Argentina, Mexico Back Infantino as 54-Nation Africa Bloc Bolsters FIFA Rift
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Updated · Al Jazeera English · Aug 7
Argentina, Mexico Back Infantino as 54-Nation Africa Bloc Bolsters FIFA Rift
3 articles · Updated · Al Jazeera English · Aug 7
Summary
Argentina and Mexico publicly backed Gianni Infantino, giving the FIFA president fresh support as fallout widens over his scrapped plan to sell World Cup commercial rights.
Mexico broke with CONCACAF’s call for a “comprehensive reckoning,” while Argentina went beyond CONMEBOL’s procedural stance to endorse Infantino’s leadership before FIFA’s March Congress in Morocco.
54-member CAF unanimously backed Infantino a day earlier, strengthening his numbers against UEFA, which still stands by its boycott vote and faces a direct resignation demand from Norway.
The split now runs across every major region: the AFC criticized FIFA’s consultation process but stopped short of a boycott, while several Asian federations, including Qatar and Indonesia, have backed Infantino.