Before the draw proceedings began, US President Donald Trump was honoured with FIFA’s first-ever Peace Prize, presented by FIFA President Gianni Infantino in recognition of his contribution towards promoting peace through sport.
"In World Cup 2026, there will be nine or ten African countries (and regions) participating in the World Cup," said Infantino on Tuesday, noting that the increase is to be made in line with FIFA's expanded World Cup format.
Gianni Infantino was re-elected as the president of the International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) for the term of 2023-2027 at the 73rd FIFA Congress, held here on Thursday.
A criminal case has been initiated by a Swiss Special Federal Public Prosecutor over FIFA chief's dealings with Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber.
Infantino also praised the Bundesliga players for showing solidarity with Floyd.
The pandemic has not only seen sporting events called off, even players have been asked to take pay cuts and big clubs like Barcelona have done that.
He said that FIFA will discuss with the Chinese government and the Chinese Football Association to postpone the new Club World Cup.
Notably, racist chants from supporters forced the match officials to stop the Euro 2020 qualifier tie between England and Bulgaria twice on Tuesday.
The United States Women’s National Team won the FIFA Women’s World Cup earlier this year and following their historic win, the discussion has quickly turned towards equal pay with the men’s team.
FIFA is still not clear as to how many teams will participate in the tournament with president Gianni Infantino keen on his plan to expand the tournament from 32 to 48 teams.
