FIFA Confirms Infantino Will Seek Re-Election as President in 2027

FIFA officially confirmed that embattled president Gianni Infantino will stand for a fourth term at the presidential election set for March 18, 2027, in Rabat, Morocco. A FIFA spokesperson said 'the FIFA president announced in April that he will stand for re-election in 2027. Of course, nothing has changed.' The confirmation lands amid deep tension with UEFA, which has led criticism of Infantino's leadership since his now-scrapped FIFA Forward Enterprise plan to sell a stake in World Cup commercial rights to private investors led by Josh Kushner's Thrive Capital, and as UEFA presses US courts for discovery to support a planned Swiss criminal complaint against him. Candidates wishing to challenge Infantino must declare by November 18, 2026; as of this confirmation, no formal challenger has emerged, though UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin has said he is seeking a single viable candidate and CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani is widely viewed as the most likely contender, alongside AFC president Sheikh Salman and PSG's Nasser Al-Khelaifi (who has denied interest). A winning candidate needs at least 106 of FIFA's 211 member-association votes.