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Gianni Infantino

FIFA president since 2016; his public Trump alignment and Iran World Cup guarantee are under simultaneous scrutiny.

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#109 May

Reiterated Iran would play as scheduled despite the ultimatum

2026 FIFA World Cup: Iran names the players the US must clear
#106 May

Defended 2026 ticket pricing at Spain conference citing demand figures and framing resale as market-driven

2026 FIFA World Cup: Infantino cites 500m requests, skips the 163% rise
#930 Apr

Invited both federation representatives on stage for a photograph

2026 FIFA World Cup: Rajoub refuses Suliman handshake on stage
#930 Apr
#815 Apr
#815 Apr

Voiced internal support for moratorium request but made no public request to Trump

2026 FIFA World Cup: FIFA executives push ICE moratorium ask
#815 Apr
Internally supported moratorium request toDTDonald Trump
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#815 Apr
Spoke same day without coordinationWHWhite House
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#815 Apr
Interviewed at forumSESara Eisen
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#71 Apr

Met FFIRI delegation in Antalya and offered training camp in Turkey

2026 FIFA World Cup: Infantino tells Iran in Antalya: you will play
#730 Mar
Met withAGAmir Ghalenoei
met head coach on squad logistics
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#730 Mar
Met withFFFIRI
met to confirm world cup participation
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#116 Mar
#19 Dec