Spain’s chances of hosting the 2030 World Cup final would be “minimal or nonexistent if Gianni Infantino is re-elected as FIFA president,” LaLiga president Javier Tebas said on Tuesday, according to Spanish media outlet El Confidencial.
Speaking on the sidelines of the World Football Summit in Madrid, Tebas described the FIFA president “as not credible” and said that, according to him, it would be “a disgrace for football if Infantino continued to lead FIFA after the election scheduled for next March.”
The LaLiga president stated that Spain should rethink its position on the 2030 World Cup, which it will co-host with Morocco and Portugal.
“At the very least, we need to rethink our situation with the World Cup. I don’t know whether to withdraw or not, but we definitely need to rethink everything we’re doing regarding the World Cup.” Tebas told reporters.
He recalled what happened during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, when FIFA lifted the suspension of U.S. forward Folarin Balogun following his red card in the Round of 32, reportedly after Trump called the FIFA president to request a review of the ban.
The incident raised concerns in the Spanish media over what they saw as the potential influence of political pressure on FIFA’s decisions.
“Is it credible that someone can call to have a red card overturned and then see it overturned in a World Cup, with so much at stake for national teams?” Tebas questioned.
FIFA hasn’t announced the venue for the 2030 World Cup final yet, with both Morocco and Spain stepping up efforts to host the tournament’s showpiece.
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