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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Matt Hughes

Oceania declares support for Infantino in boost for Fifa president but New Zealand breaks ranks

Fifa president Gianni Infantino at the Women's World Cup draw ahead of the 2023 tournament in Australia and New Zealand
Gianni Infantino at the Women's World Cup draw for the 2023 tournament in Australia and New Zealand. Photograph: Shane Wenzlick/Reuters

The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) has declared its support for Gianni Infantino following demands from Uefa, Concacaf and the Asian Football Confederation for the Fifa president to resign, in a development that further highlights world football’s civil war.

After a meeting of its executive committee in Fiji on Wednesday, the OFC issued a statement on Friday praising “the progress achieved over the last decade” by Fifa in its first public comments since the abandoned World Cup sell-off plan emerged this month.

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