FIFA President Gianni Infantino has congratulated Donald Trump for winning the 2024 US Presidential Elections.
Bet With Bet365Donald Trump's return as US President has been the headline around the world as he has proclaimed victory and defeated Kamala Harris, a Democrat. Trump has now become the 47th President of the United States of America. He had 277 electoral college votes over Kamala Harris’ 224 as of this morning, according to an early report from the Press.
FIFA President Infantino congratulated Trump via his official Instagram account, saying, “We will have a great FIFA World Cup and a great FIFA Club World Cup in the United States of America! Football Unites the World.”
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be hosted in the US, Canada, and Mexico. For the first time in the Mundial’s history, the number of participating teams has been increased to 48 teams from 32 teams with 104 matches to be played.
As a result of this expansion, there will be more matches per day across the US, Canada, and Mexico, as well as a longer tournament.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament will take place from June 11 to July 19, 2026, and Argentina is the defending champion, having won its third title in 2022.