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FIFA vows to go ahead with private investor proposal

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 FIFA President Gianni Infantino and US President Donald Trump at the 2026 World Cup final at the New Jersey Stadium on July 19, 2026. [AFP]

World football's governing body FIFA vowed on Friday to press ahead with an "open and democratic" consultation on a proposed private investment plan despite widespread opposition to the proposal.

That opposition included a pledge by Europe's governing body UEFA to boycott the World Cup if FIFA went ahead with its private investor plan.

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