England fans at World Cup: Was Gianni Infantino fair about behaviour of supporters at past tournaments

Gianni Infantino was elected as Fifa president in February 2016

Maybe Fifa president Gianni Infantino just thought he was making a light-hearted quip.

But it fell flat in England.

Referencing concerns about this year's World Cup in north America and criticism in the build-up to Qatar 2022, Infantino said: "For the first time in history, also, no Brit was arrested during a World Cup."

To laughter at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, he added: "Imagine. This is something really, really special."