United States President Donald Trump (left) joins FIFA President Gianni Infantino while watching the final match of the FIFA Club World Cup at MetLife Stadium on July 13, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo: AFP)PARIS, France (AFP) — FIFA President Gianni Infantino said Wednesday that the proposed launch of a private subsidiary to expoit the commercial benefits of the World Cup was “an opportunity but not an obligation”. In June, ahead of the World Cup, FIFA, which folds competition income into revenue for the whole year, anticipated record revenues exceeding seven billion euros ($8b) for 2026. It was the first World Cup with 48 teams and there is talk of further expanding it to 64. In 2019, a FIFA stakeholders’ committee rejected an Infantino-backed plan for a $25b private investment in an expanded Club World Cup.