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Infantino: ‘Every two years, the World Cup could prevent Africans from crossing the Mediterranean’

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4 years ago

January 26, 2022

Infantino: ‘Every two years, the World Cup could prevent Africans from crossing the Mediterranean’

The Council of Europe, which includes 47 countries on the continent and its eastern periphery, five as observers and three as observers, was not convinced by Infantino.

While praising FIFA’s efforts on other issues previously raised by its president, such as labor reforms in Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup, the CoC rejected the proposal, arguing that it would pose major problems for European football and the Olympics Games would cause as it coincides with the top soccer event.

“The Council questions the validity of FIFA’s plan to host the World Cup every two years. “It could also damage the entire sports ecosystem, with two major world sporting events, the World Cup and the Olympics, competing for television coverage and therefore financial support.” states the CoC in its conclusions on this subject.

Source: sport24

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The results of the 2026 emergency draw have been announced

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1 hour ago

December 23, 2025

Thomas

The results of the 2026 emergency draw have been announced

Today, on the 5th anniversary, Washington had a draw for the group stage of the World Championship.

The participants in the World Cup and the teams that still have to make it there recognized their competitors.

Group A

Mexico

STEAM
Korea
Denmark/Primary Macedonia/Czech Republic/Ireland

Group B

Canada
Italy/Primary Ireland/Wales/Bosnia and Herzegovina
Qatar
Switzerland

Group C

Brazil
Morocco
Haiti
Scotland

Group D

USA
Paraguay
Australia
Turkey/Romania/Slovakia/Kosovo

Group E

Nimechchina
Curacao
Ivory Coast
Ecuador

Group F

Holland
Ukraine/Sweden/Poland/Albania
Japan
Tunisia

Group G

Belgium
Egypt
Iran
New Zealand

Group H

Spain
Cape Verde
Saudi Arabia
Uruguay

Group I

France
Senegal
Iraq/Bolivia/Suriname
Norway

Group J

Argentina
Algeria
Austria
Jordan

Group K

Portugal
DK Congo/Jamaica/New Caledonia
Uzbekistan
Colombia

Group L

England
Croatia
Ghana
Panama

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The Football World Cup will take place next summer – in 2026. It will take place in three countries: the USA, Canada and Mexico.

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Legionnaires named the main force of the Ukrainian national team before the match with Sweden

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1 hour ago

December 23, 2025

Kyle

Legionnaires named the main force of the Ukrainian national team before the match with Sweden

Defender of the Ukrainian national team Alexander Svatok The blue and yellows will face the Swedish national team in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

– Despite this, the “blue-yellows” advanced to the play-offs in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers and will face Sweden in the semi-finals in March next year. What can you say about this competitor?

– The opponent is strong and authoritarian. It will be a difficult match for both teams, but our team believes in its strength. We really want to go to the World Cup.

– I can’t help but ask about the potential rivals of the Ukrainian national team at the final stage of the competition: Netherlands, Japan and Tunisia?

– It is difficult for me to say anything about the Japanese and Tunisians right now, but on paper the Netherlands will probably be seen as the favorites of this group. But I don’t want to look that far yet; We need to beat the Swedes first,” said Svatok.

In case of victory, Ukraine will play with the winner of the Poland-Albania doubles for a ticket to the World Cup. Ukraine will play the final match at home on March 31, again conditionally.

In addition to the 12 teams that finished second in their groups, the 4 winners of the Nations League quartet will also participate in the play-offs. All 16 participants are divided into 4 paths. Each route will include a semi-final and a final. The semi-finals will be held on March 26, and the finals will be held on March 31, 2026.

Source: Sport UA

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I am a writer at Sportish, where I mainly cover sports news. I’ve also written for The Guardian and ESPN Brasil, and my work has been featured on NBC Sports, SI.com and more. Before working in journalism, I was an athlete: I played football for Colgate University and competed in the US Open Cross Country Championships.

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Infantino: This will be the biggest world championship in history

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2 hours ago

December 23, 2025

Thomas

Infantino: This will be the biggest world championship in history

FIFA President Gianni Infantino spoke about the upcoming 2026 World Cup, which will be held in the US, Canada and Mexico.

“FIFA is the official leader of happiness for humanity.

This will be the biggest world championship in history. This is much more than just a sporting approach. This is simply the greatest decline in human history. It will be unique, prominent and unique.

Stadiums attract these millions of people. Another two, three or even many times more people came to the US, Canada and Mexico to capture the atmosphere of the World Cup. The house tournament is played for six billion dollars. That’s 104 Super Bowls in one month,” Infantino said.