Strong backing for Claudio "Chiqui" Tapia from FIFA and CONMEBOL | OneFootball

On the eve of the Copa Libertadores final, CONMEBOL organized an ‘express’ Congress and Council to address, among other topics, the end of the calendar year and the planning for the upcoming year, which will be a World Cup year.

At the Congress, the South American Confederation and, by extension FIFA, expressed their support for Claudio ‘Chiqui’ Tapia, president of the AFA, amid a turbulent climate in Argentina, resulting from PasilloGate and subsequent clashes with the National Government.

Tapia, like the other presidents of the member Federations, was present at the JW Marriott Lima and received the backing of Alejandro Domínguez and Gianni Infantino, while his positions within FIFA were unanimously ratified: one of the 37 members of the Executive Council (and one of the four representatives from South America), President of the Rules of the Game Committee of the parent organization, and Vice President of Conmebol.

It is worth noting that ‘Chiqui’ Tapia is one of the vice presidents of CONMEBOL, since March once again a member of the FIFA Council and President of the Rules of the Game Committee, a position to which he was appointed at the last Executive Committee of the International Federation.

This also comes amid ongoing harassment on social media and public statements from the National Government. In recent hours, as a result, Argentine football officials have once again voiced their support for the leadership of the parent organization and its president through statements and speeches at the Alumni Awards ceremony.

As a result of this international support for Tapia in Lima from both Conmebol and FIFA, Javier Milei decided to cancel his trip to Washington scheduled for December 5 for the World Cup Draw, where he had been invited by Donald Trump.

The topics to be addressed at the CONMEBOL Council

The Council meeting in Lima will focus on two main issues: the first will be to continue debating the format for the Qualifiers for the 2030 World Cup, for which Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay are already qualified as hosts of that World Cup.

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