Infantino Championship descends as “the most successful competition in the world”

FIFA GANNI Infantino President of the Club World Cup praised the “most successful competition in the world”, despite the widespread criticism of the tournament.

Infantino, who has led the Global Football Authority since 2016, claims that the newly expanded summer competition has been born more than two million dollars (1.5 billion pounds) of revenues, which he says deserves “33 million dollars (24 million pounds) for each match.

As a result, Infantino says he believed it was “great success”, adding that “the Golden Age of World Football has started.”

The championship of 32 new teams held in the United States attracted a lot of criticism, as former Liverpool President Yorgen Klopp was highlighting it as “the worst idea that has ever implemented in football.”

Many have criticized the lack of density in games, comparing them with friendly matches before the season, while the teams had to deal with harsh weather conditions and poor quality playgrounds. The normal empty seats in the games were also a criticism point for the championship.

But speaking at Trump Tower in New York on the eve of Sunday between Chelsea and Paris Saint -Germain (20:00 GMT), Infantino said: “The Golden Age of World Football started.

“We can definitely say that this FIFA World Cup was a great, huge and large success. Of course, there are many positives and some negatives.

“We respect everyone’s opinion. It was successful. We had more than 2.5 million on the field. This is about 40,000 spectators for each match – there is no league in the world with this number, except for the Premier League that of course contains local teams and these are neutral stadiums.

“We heard financially will not work, but I can say that we have achieved more than $ 2 billion in this competition. We got on average $ 33 million per game. There is no other cup competition in the world approaching $ 33 million per game.

“It is already the most successful club in the world with all the different measurements.”

World Cup 2026: Covered stadiums for their use

The Metlife Stadium in New Jersey, which will host on Sunday, has witnessed temperatures up to 38 degrees Celsius in recent days.

Infantino admitted that extremist temperatures are “definitely a problem” after Chelsea midfielder Inzo FIFA called to make more effort to protect the welfare of the player, and he says it is possible that the stadiums per day will be covered in the World Cup next summer.

“Of course, the heat is definitely a problem,” said Infantino. “It is an issue around the world. I remember that it was the same in the Olympic Games in Paris and in other football games.

“Conditions need cooling breaks, watering the stadium and seeing how we can do things better.

“But we have a covered and one stadiums in America in Canada in Vancouver that are covered, and we will definitely use these stadiums more during the day.”