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On the 15th local time, the FIFA Council meeting was held in Zurich. This was the first council meeting since the World Cup business plan promoted by FIFA President Infantino came to light. At the conference, key issues such as a commercial plan to sell World Cup rights to private capital, the suspension of the red card ban of US striker Balogone, and the allocation of funds from FIFA member associations were all mentioned. According to European representatives attending the meeting, Infantino apologized for its World Cup sales plan. He regretted not being able to inform the Council of the plan earlier, but Infantino did not provide relevant documents, communications, and decision records requested by the European side to be disclosed.

Zhitongcaijing·10/15/2026 16:01:18
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On the 15th local time, the FIFA Council meeting was held in Zurich. This was the first council meeting since the World Cup business plan promoted by FIFA President Infantino came to light. At the conference, key issues such as a commercial plan to sell World Cup rights to private capital, the suspension of the red card ban of US striker Balogone, and the allocation of funds from FIFA member associations were all mentioned. According to European representatives attending the meeting, Infantino apologized for its World Cup sales plan. He regretted not being able to inform the Council of the plan earlier, but Infantino did not provide relevant documents, communications, and decision records requested by the European side to be disclosed.