Conmebol backs Infantino's re-election as Fifa president | OneFootball

The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) declared this Thursday its support “unanimously” for a possible reelection of Gianni Infantino as FIFA president.

Infantino has not yet made public his intention to seek reelection, although a bid for a fourth four-year term in the 2027 elections is likely.

Conmebol is the first football organization to publicly support the reelection of the Swiss-Italian executive, who took over the presidency in 2016 after the “Fifagate” scandal. He was already reelected by acclamation in 2019 and 2023.

“President, thank you for your permanent commitment to the development of South American football and for the leadership promoted at the global level,” Conmebol president Alejandro Domínguez wrote on X.

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Conmebol’s support, which includes ten national teams, among them Argentina and Brazil, came after a meeting of the organization’s Council this Thursday.

The South American confederation highlighted in a statement “the leadership of Gianni Infantino and the progress achieved during his administration.”

The support for the FIFA president comes amid Domínguez’s campaign to expand the 2030 World Cup from 48 to 64 teams.

In honor of the centenary of the 1930 tournament, held on Uruguayan soil, part of the 2030 World Cup will be played in Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina, although the main hosts will be Spain, Portugal, and Morocco.

Infantino has not publicly backed the idea of increasing the number of participants, a proposal that has sparked broad rejection from other football authorities.

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