Uefa blocks Fifa’s World Cup sell-off if it stands up to Infantino againUefa has acted as a check on some of Fifa boss Infantino's more radical plansIf Gianni Infantino’s plan to carve out the commercial rights to Fifa events including the World Cup is to be nipped in the bud, the rearguard action will – as it has in the recent past with similar power grabs – likely have to be led by Uefa. The trump card was the threat of a World Cup boycott from Uefa nations. “As far as I know the South Americans are on the same page, so good luck with a World Cup like that.” Fifa needs Uefa more than it would like to admitThe truth is that Fifa needs Uefa more than it would like to admit. Europe provided three of the four semi-finalists at this summer’s World Cup and five of the last six winners of the tournament.