Overview

• Infantino said the expanded tournament drew almost 2.5 million fans and generated nearly $2.1 billion, with FIFA pledging to reinvest proceeds into global soccer development.
• He confirmed President Trump will attend Sunday’s final at MetLife Stadium and highlighted a new FIFA office inside Trump Tower alongside a White House task force backing.
• Viral images of empty seats at NFL-sized venues have contradicted FIFA’s attendance claims, while former coach Jürgen Klopp and players like Enzo Fernández have decried calendar congestion and extreme heat risks.
• Thirty-nine domestic leagues have filed a complaint with the European Commission, arguing that the expanded Club World Cup has disrupted the traditional football calendar.
• Questions over FIFA’s commercial transparency have mounted after a reported $1 billion Saudi-backed investment in DAZN and skepticism about the makeup of the tournament’s revenue sources.