Canada PM Carney Loses Confidence in FIFA's Infantino Over World Cup Stake Plan

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has publicly declared he no longer has confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino, calling his abandoned plan to sell stakes in the World Cup a 'fatal' move. The statement adds to mounting international pressure on Infantino following the global backlash that forced him to scrap the proposal. A sitting head of government of a 2026 World Cup host nation publicly withdrawing confidence in FIFA's president is a rare and serious escalation that could reshape the politics around football's governing body.