Mexico City, June 10, 2026 (AFP) - World Cup in US 'impossible without Trump': Infantino

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2026-06-10

FIFA chief Gianni Infantino said on Wednesday it would have been "impossible" to organise the World Cup in the United States without US President Donald Trump. Infantino has established a firm friendship with Trump, even awarding the president a newly created FIFA Peace Prize in December, before US military operations in Venezuela and Iran. "I have a great relationship with President Trump," Infantino said at a press conference in Mexico City on......

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