India, July 17 -- The FIFA World Cup 2026 drama will be played out on the pitch in its grand finale, while in the corridors of football power a parallel narrative of total political dominance is unfolding. FIFA President Gianni Infantino looks set to secure a fourth successive term as the supreme leader of world football. It has emerged that an incredible number of the world's national football bodies have already sent official letters of backing to secure his position.

More than 200 countries, out of FIFA's 211 member associations, have officially declared their allegiance to the 56-year-old Swiss-Italian administrator as per The Guardian. The landslide of endorsements virtually ensures Infantino will face no opposition when the formal ...