FIFA can afford to have Morocco host the 2026 World Cup, according to President Gianni Infantino, even if the rival North American bid promises billions of dollars more in revenue.
Ahead of next week's vote by FIFA member federations in Moscow, Infantino said on Monday: "FIFA can afford whatever the congress decides."
However, Infantino insisted his Club World Cup proposal part of a $25 billion offer by unidentified investors to back new FIFA competitions was "nothing to do with Saudi Arabia."
"We should be proud and happy for that. We need to get away in FIFA from having just one tournament, one month, every four years and thinking that this is enough to develop football in the world."
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