Gianni Infantino was re-elected as FIFA’s president until 2027 at the 73rd Convention held in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, on Thursday.

He did not oppose during the voting.

The 52-year-old Italian-Swiss, who was renewed under the same conditions in 2019 by the delegates of 211 member federations, can remain at the head of world football until 2031, with his first three-year contract considered unfinished.

Re-election of Infantino is on the agenda Frequent opposition by FIFA’s member associationsfor his support of the Qatar World Cup.

The voting system used this time did not allow the counter votes to be counted.

In his defence, the 52-year-old can demonstrate FIFA’s solid financial balance sheet with an 18% increase in revenue and a 45% increase in reserves over the previous 2019-22, allowing the institution to further increase its subsidies. to confederations and federations.

On the governance side, his latest mandate has been marked by broader transfer and maternity leave for professional players, along with more protective disciplinary procedures for victims of sexual violence.

Major projects for the next few years have already been confirmed: starting with the Men’s World Cup expansion from 32 to 48 in the 2026 edition, which will be shared between the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Its format, agreed in 2017, was set on Tuesday.

Choosing a group stage of twelve groups of four teams, the tournament will run from 64 games to 104 games;

More precisely, FIFA comes out on December 16. Expanding the Club World CupFrom an annual seven-team format to a 32-team four-year competition from the summer of 2025 – a project Infantino has been trying to bear fruit for years to compete with the lucrative UEFA Champions League.