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Who will win it? Europe's World Cup stranglehold tested by Brazil, Argentina

FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks before the 2022 soccer World Cup draw at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center in Doha, Qatar, Friday, April 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

When Gianni Infantino told a gathering of European soccer officials in Vienna he hoped the winner of the World Cup came from their continent, the FIFA President quickly stated - with a smile - he adapts the comment to whichever region he's in.

It's no laughing matter for the rest of the world.

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["World Cup","FIFA"]