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FIFA Abandons World Cup Investment Plan

Published August 1, 2026 · Updated August 1, 2026 · Mundo Deportivo

FIFA has renounced its plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to external investors after just four days, following backlash and divisions.

The plan, first revealed by The Times on Tuesday, aimed to bring in external investors to the World Cup. However, FIFA stated that the project had generated divisions that were no longer in the interest of the original objective. afsport.lat

"After listening carefully to all opinions, it has become evident that the project has generated divisions of a nature that, regardless of the level of support, are no longer in the interest of the initially established goal," FIFA said in a statement.

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