FIFA president Gianni Infantino sat down for a rare press conference on the eve of the 2026 World Cup, where he fielded question after question about Iran, ticket prices and visas, among other controversies, ahead of this summer’s showpiece event.
Infantino’s responses to such concerns were not as poor as his infamous comments ahead of the Qatar edition four years ago, but they still downplayed major issues overshadowing the biggest World Cup in history, none more so than when he urged the public to just “chill” over Somali referee Omar Artan’s visa troubles.
