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Infantino could have stood up for the World Cup - but he said 'chill, relax'
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- Figure caption, 'Have you lost control?' - BBC sports editor Dan Roan asks Gianni Infantino
- Football issues correspondent Published16 minutes ago Listening to Fifa president Gianni Infantino and you would think the controversy surrounding the 2026 World Cup in recent days had been insignificant.
- "Just, you know, chill, relax," Infantino told a news conference at the Azteca Stadium on the eve of Thursday's opening match between Mexico and South Africa.
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Figure caption, 'Have you lost control?' - BBC sports editor Dan Roan asks Gianni Infantino
Football issues correspondent Published16 minutes ago Listening to Fifa president Gianni Infantino and you would think the controversy surrounding the 2026 World Cup in recent days had been insignificant.
"Just, you know, chill, relax," Infantino told a news conference at the Azteca Stadium on the eve of Thursday's opening match between Mexico and South Africa.
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