Infantino

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

* Today, the first finalist of the World Cup is decided when the top favorite France meets Spain. Both are former world champions; although the scales tip with Mbappé and his teammates, Lamine Yamal and his friends will have a strong presence and say.

* The world's top star Lionel Messi leads his country's national team with a group of players whose technical abilities are insufficient to surpass the group stage of the tournament. Yet he managed to take them to the semi-finals. Technical analyses of the Argentine national team indicate it will not be able to overcome this round.

* Some names being circulated in the media and social media platforms for the presidency of the Football Association's board of directors cause depression and bring frustration.

* The next candidate for the presidency of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation must, before assuming his duties, develop a set of development plans: first for the federation as an organization (organizational structure, committees, regulations); second for attracting talent; third for developing the first national team; and fourth a comprehensive plan for the development of Saudi football starting from the youth and grassroots stages. Each plan must be linked to a timeline.

* It is clear that increasing the number of teams in the World Cup has pleased FIFA President Infantino, so he promised an additional increase in the next World Cup. FIFA may move toward adopting a group stage where major teams do not participate based on their ranking, starting their participation in the next stage with those who qualify from the group stage. FIFA aims to develop football worldwide by increasing exposure of medium-ranked teams to top teams, as well as achieving greater financial returns.

* The mention of striker Raphinha as a target for Al-Hilal has caused concern among many Al-Hilal fans. This player is injury-prone and frequently absent. Al-Hilal might get entangled with him if they sign him, just as they were previously entangled with Neymar.

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