Gianni Infantino’s Trumpian ramble is shambolic start to World Cup“Just chill,” Gianni Infantino said, as Fifa continue to endure a shambolic build-up to this World Cup. This notional press conference on the eve of the opening game at the Azteca was just another part of it.As the stand-out line - outside the Fifa president praising himself for the “impossible” of ensuring Iran play - “just chill” wasn’t quite up there with all of Infantino's feelings from four years ago.It also meant this didn’t really live up to billing, even if it did inadvertently say more than the actual words intended.Miguel Delaney11 June 2026 07:35Welcome!It’s World Cup day!Good morning and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of everything World Cup related, as the tournament get underway this evening!Mexico play host to South Africa in a repeat of the 2010 opener in Johannesburg, only with the role of home nation flipped.That game gave us one of the all-time World Cup moments - “TSHABALALAAAAAA!!!” - so let’s hope after last night’s disastrous Gianni Infantino press conference, we can get things off on a right note.(Reuters)Will Castle11 June 2026 07:31