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FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, Speaks On Trump’s Election

<h4>FIFA President<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that President of the Federation Internationale de Football Association&comma; FIFA&comma; Gianni Infantino&comma; has made a remark on the emergence of Donald Trump as the President-Elect of the United States of America in the November 5 contest&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In the remark&comma; Gianni Infantino congratulated Donald Trump on his victory at the poll&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He noted that Trump’s victory resonates well with the FIFA body on account of the next World Cup which will be played in the United States of America&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Gianni Infantino expressed optimism that with Trump in office as President&comma; the 2026 World Cup will be interesting&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to Gianni Infantino&comma;<em><strong> &&num;8220&semi;We will have a great FIFA World Cup and a great FIFA Club World Cup in the United States of America&&num;8221&semi; in 2026&period; <&sol;strong><&sol;em><em><strong>&&num;8220&semi;Football Unites the World&comma;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;strong><&sol;em> he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It would be noted that the 2026 FIFA World Cup&comma; also known as the quadrennial international men&&num;8217&semi;s soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;vanguardngr&period;com&sol;">FIFA<&sol;a> will be the 23rd FIFA World Cup&comma; will take place from June 11 to July 19&comma; 2026&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It will be jointly hosted by 16 cities in three North American countries&colon; Canada&comma; Mexico&comma; and the United States&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;27326" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-27326" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-27326" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;11&sol;HA-1-300x156&period;jpg" alt&equals;"FIFA President&comma; Gianni Infantino&comma; Speaks On Trump's Election" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"156" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-27326" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>FIFA President and Trump<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The tournament will be the first hosted by three nations and the first North American World Cup since 1994&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;This tournament will be the first to include 48 teams&comma; expanded from 32&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The United 2026 bid beat a rival bid by Morocco during a final vote at the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;It will be the first World Cup since 2002 to be hosted by more than one nation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>With its past hosting of the 1970 and 1986 tournaments&comma; Mexico will become the first country to host or co-host the men&&num;8217&semi;s World Cup three times&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The United States last hosted the men&&num;8217&semi;s World Cup in 1994&comma; whereas it will be Canada&&num;8217&semi;s first time hosting or co-hosting the men&&num;8217&semi;s tournament&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The event will also return to its traditional northern summer schedule after the 2022 edition in Qatar was held in November and December&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Argentina is the defending champion&comma; having won its third title in Qatar 2022&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;18868" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-18868" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-18868" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;12&sol;FIFA-Logo-by-SportsMirchi-300x225&period;jpg" alt&equals;"FIFA President&comma; Gianni Infantino&comma; Speaks On Trump's Election" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"225" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-18868" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>FIFA<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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