Say farewell to Golden Boot winner Kylian Mbappe, player of the tournament Rodri and household names such as Erling Haaland, Jude Bellingham and Lamine Yamal. It would amount to a spectacular act of asset stripping.

Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell off part of the World Cup has backfired and has now been scrapped. Following this summer’s tournament in North America, it emerged that Infantino was looking for private investors to buy a stake in the competition for somewhere around $20bn.

Jared Kushner‘s younger brother, Joshua Kushner, has seen his high-profile FIFA World Cup investment bid collapse after world soccer leaders The Jared Kushner’s Brother Loses Out As FIFA World Cup Dea

Teams including England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales might not take part in the World Cup if Fifa's plans continue.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said his proposal "will not proceed" after UEFA — the European football association that includes powerhouses such as Spain, France, England and Germany — unanimously threatened to boycott all FIFA competitions going forward.

With its superstar striker Erling Haaland and its fans doing the Viking Row in the stands, Norway was one of the better storylines at the 2026 World Cup.

Gianni Infantino's FIFA presidency is on life support after his abandoned attempt to sell a stake of the World Cup to private equity draws international outrage.