FIFA President Gianni Infantino is praying for the White House’s support as he tries to quell outrage caused by plans to sell stakes in the World Cup to private equity firms, but it remains unclear whether President Donald Trump will intervene. Spain’s Rodri (16) shakes hands with FIFA President Gianni Infantino as President Donald J. Trump makes a point during the World Cup final soccer match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Sunday, July 19, 2026. The FIFA president acknowledged that the proposal “created divisions of a nature that, regardless of the level of support, are no longer in the interest of the objective set out in the first place.” FILE – FIFA President Gianni Infantino gestures as he meets the media at the FIFA World Cup closing press conference in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. Wales also claimed the FIFA president “has lost the confidence of the FAW to remain at the helm of world football.”