UEFA, CONCACAF and the AFC accuse FIFA of “deception” and a “fundamental breach of trust” related to World Cup plans, in a joint “open letter to the football family” reported Monday. The confederations say the dispute centers on FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s proposal involving a sale of an interest connected to the World Cup.
The organizations say the issue concerns the integrity of the process and FIFA’s relationship with the sport’s governing bodies. Multiple outlets report that FIFA’s subsequent decision to drop the plan has not resolved the concern raised by the confederations. Coverage frames the disagreement as a governance and trust matter between FIFA and the regional confederations rather than a change in tournament structure.
While outlets use slightly different phrasing, they consistently describe the same coordinated accusation, the open-letter format, and the specific allegation that FIFA leadership acted without trust in connection with the FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal. The confederations’ stance underscores an ongoing institutional fallout despite FIFA backing away from the contested plan.
