It has been one of the unavoidable experiences for FIFA World Cup viewers.At some point during the game, usually before the first hydration break, the television footage will cut to the FIFA president Gianni Infantino.It was a theme of the men’s World Cup in Qatar in 2022, when, as first reported by The Times of London, emails were sent to television crews to ensure that Infantino was shown during the game, with further instructions that Infantino should not be shown on his mobile phone.In this tournament, Infantino sought to attend two World Cup games per day during the group stage by using a private jet provided to him by Qatar Airways, a FIFA sponsor. Qatar previously provided Infantino’s residence in the Gulf State ahead of the last men’s World Cup.For example, Infantino attended the opener between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City on June 11, before flying the 285 miles on a private jet to arrive in Guadalajara in time for South Korea’s game against Czech Republic later that evening. On June 15, he was in Seattle for Belgium’s group game against Egypt before flying to Los Angeles to attend Iran vs. New Zealand later that night.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino applauds the second goal of the day by the Dutch pic.twitter.com/RNBTedWJ1a
