Gianni Infantino had a plan: sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors. He gave the federations just 53 days to decide and even promised 40 million dollars to those who supported him.
But UEFA did not stay silent. Its 55 federations held an emergency meeting and voted unanimously: if Infantino does not back down, they will boycott everything. The men’s World Cup, the women’s World Cup, the Club World Cup. Everything.
If this holds, the 2030 World Cup in Spain and Portugal could be played without 6 of the 8 teams that reached the quarter-finals this year, and without the reigning champion. A blow that could change football forever.