The argument against privatizing the World Cup is obvious and simple: It makes no long-term strategic or financial sense. Owning the World Cup, all of it, is what gives FIFA power. The 2026 World Cup made at least $15 billion, which is more than enough for it to live off. Infantino spent June and July jetting around the U.S., rubbing shoulders with every member of the Trump administration he could. How hard could it be for Infantino to do the same thing with the World Cup?