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"Associated Press", "title": "Nordic soccer associations say they have lost confidence in FIFA president Infantino", "url": "https://apnews.com/article/fifa-infantino-nordic-soccer-associations-faf19663d2f14c6a151afc08895090fa", "publicationDate": "2026-08-23", "sourceType": "news_report", "evidenceRole": "independent_confirmation", "supports": "Independent confirmation of the six named Nordic associations and the scope of their statement." } ], "relatedWatchUrls": [ "https://infifantino.com/fifa-watch/six-nordic-associations-lost-confidence-in-infantino/" ], "classificationNotes": [] } ], "history": [ { "date": "2026-07-15", "summary": "Yle reported that, after a mid-June board vote, the association publicly stated support for another Infantino term on 15 July.", "superseded": true, "reasonForChange": "The board changed position on 29 July and the association published its withdrawal on 30 July.", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Yle", "title": "The Football Association of Finland was 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No restriction was bypassed; the Reuters-origin report was verified through public syndication." } ], "relatedWatchUrls": [], "classificationNotes": [ "Excluded from official counters." ] } ], "history": [] }, { "id": "mexico-fmf", "association": "Mexican Football Federation", "officialName": "Mexican Football Federation", "fifaCode": "MEX", "countryOrTerritory": "Mexico", "confederation": "Concacaf", "actorType": "member_association", "recordBasis": "reported_only", "lastVerified": "2026-08-28", "url": "https://infifantino.com/fifa-watch/infantino-support-tracker/#mexico-fmf", "currentPositions": [ { "id": "mexico-leadership", "scope": "current_leadership", "category": "backs", "publicLabel": "CURRENT LEADERSHIP SUPPORT REPORTED — NOT A 2027 PLEDGE", "summary": "The FMF publicly backed Infantino's leadership; no stable official web statement or express 2027 pledge was identified.", "decisionBody": "Association statement reported by Reuters", "eventDate": "2026-08-06", "evidenceStatus": "CONFIRMED", "institutionalStatus": "reported_position", "recordBasis": "reported", "lastVerified": "2026-08-28", "includedInOfficialCounters": false, "sources": [ { "publisher": "Reuters", "title": "Mexico, Argentina back Infantino as FIFA fight rages on", "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/world-news/soccermexico-argentina-back-infantino-as-fifa-fight-rages-on-4845086", "publicationDate": "2026-08-07", "sourceType": "news_report", "evidenceRole": "independent_confirmation", "supports": "Reports the FMF's support for current leadership and does not establish a 2027 pledge." }, { "publisher": "EFE", "title": "Mexican federation backs Infantino's FIFA leadership", "url": "https://efe.com/deportes/2026-08-07/federacion-mexicana-futbol-apoyo-infantino-fifa/", "publicationDate": "2026-08-07", "sourceType": "news_report", "evidenceRole": "independent_confirmation", "supports": "Independent Spanish-language confirmation of the association statement." } ], "relatedWatchUrls": [], "classificationNotes": [ "Excluded from official counters because a stable official FMF publication was not identified." ] } ], "history": [] }, { "id": "mongolia-mff", "association": "Mongolian Football Federation", "officialName": "Mongolian Football Federation", "fifaCode": "MNG", "countryOrTerritory": "Mongolia", "confederation": "AFC", "actorType": "member_association", "recordBasis": "reported_only", "lastVerified": "2026-08-28", "url": "https://infifantino.com/fifa-watch/infantino-support-tracker/#mongolia-mff", "currentPositions": [ { "id": "mongolia-2027", "scope": "candidacy_2027", "category": "backs", "publicLabel": "2027 SUPPORT REPORTED", "summary": "Independent reporting says the MFF announced full support for Infantino's re-election on its official social account; 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The official NFA Facebook page was identified, but no stable matching post permalink was verified." }, { "publisher": "The Namibian", "title": "Football association supports Infantino", "url": "https://www.namibian.com.na/football-association-supports-infantino/", "publicationDate": "2026-08-28", "sourceType": "news_report", "evidenceRole": "independent_confirmation", "supports": "Independently confirms the same current-leadership support position by directly quoting the NFA president saying the association supported Infantino at the moment and had confidence in him." } ], "relatedWatchUrls": [ "https://infifantino.com/fifa-watch/namibia-fa-reaffirms-support-for-infantino-leadership/" ], "classificationNotes": [ "No formal NFA board decision was identified.", "The official statement supports current leadership only; it does not establish a 2027 candidacy endorsement or voting pledge.", "The NFA position is not converted into the position of CAF or every African association." ] } ], "history": [ { "date": "2026-08-26", "summary": "In an interview published on 28 August, the NFA president said the association supported Infantino at the moment and had confidence in him.", "superseded": true, "reasonForChange": "The NFA's 1 September institutional publication supplied direct official association evidence for the same current-leadership position.", "sources": [ { "publisher": "The Namibian", "title": "Football association supports Infantino", "url": "https://www.namibian.com.na/football-association-supports-infantino/", "evidenceRole": "direct_evidence" } ] } ] }, { "id": "netherlands-knvb", "association": "Royal Netherlands Football Association", "officialName": "Royal Netherlands Football Association", "fifaCode": "NED", "countryOrTerritory": "Netherlands", "confederation": "UEFA", "actorType": "member_association", "recordBasis": "official_only", "lastVerified": "2026-09-22", "url": "https://infifantino.com/fifa-watch/infantino-support-tracker/#netherlands-knvb", "currentPositions": [ { "id": "netherlands-2027", "scope": "candidacy_2027", "category": "does_not_back", "publicLabel": "CALLS FOR NEW FIFA LEADERSHIP FROM 2027", "summary": "The KNVB said FIFA needs new leadership from 2027 onwards. This rules out continued Infantino leadership from that point but is not presented as a voting pledge or support for a named alternative.", "decisionBody": "Official association statement", "eventDate": "2026-08-30", "evidenceStatus": "CONFIRMED", "institutionalStatus": "official_association_statement", "recordBasis": "official", "lastVerified": "2026-08-31", "includedInOfficialCounters": true, "sources": [ { "publisher": "Royal Netherlands Football Association", "title": "KNVB calls for new direction for FIFA", "url": "https://www.knvb.com/news/extra/fifa/1527/knvb-calls-new-direction-fifa", "publicationDate": "2026-08-30", "sourceType": "primary", "evidenceRole": "direct_evidence", "supports": "The KNVB's call for new FIFA leadership from 2027 and its governance-reform proposals." }, { "publisher": "Reuters via CNA", "title": "Dutch FA calls for complete FIFA overhaul, proposes global summit in Amsterdam", "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/dutch-fa-calls-complete-fifa-overhaul-proposes-global-summit-in-amsterdam-6350351", "publicationDate": "2026-08-30", "sourceType": "news_report", "evidenceRole": "independent_confirmation", "supports": "Independent confirmation of the KNVB statement, its 2027 scope and proposed summit." } ], "relatedWatchUrls": [ "https://infifantino.com/fifa-watch/dutch-fa-calls-for-new-fifa-leadership-from-2027/" ], "classificationNotes": [ "The statement does not name an alternative candidate, promise a vote or establish the outcome of the 2027 election." ] }, { "id": "netherlands-leadership", "scope": "current_leadership", "category": "does_not_back", "publicLabel": "DOES NOT BACK CURRENT LEADERSHIP", "summary": "The KNVB said it no longer had confidence in Infantino's leadership.", "decisionBody": "Official association statement", "eventDate": "2026-08-01", "evidenceStatus": "CONFIRMED", "institutionalStatus": "official_association_statement", "recordBasis": "official", "lastVerified": "2026-09-22", "includedInOfficialCounters": true, "sources": [ { "publisher": "Royal Netherlands Football Association", "title": "KNVB response to withdrawal of FIFA plan", "url": "https://www.knvb.nl/nieuws/themas/fifa-uefa/72063/reactie-knvb-op-intrekken-fifa-plan", "publicationDate": "2026-08-01", "sourceType": "primary", "evidenceRole": "direct_evidence", "supports": "The KNVB's loss of confidence in current leadership." }, { "publisher": "Reuters", "title": "Federations question Infantino reform pledge, demand deeper FIFA overhaul", "url": "https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/fifas-infantino-letter-is-ploy-re-election-says-german-fa-chief-2026-09-22/", "publicationDate": "2026-09-22", "sourceType": "news_report", "evidenceRole": "independent_confirmation", "supports": "Reuters reports that the KNVB's trust had not been restored and attributes its spokesperson's reform comments to ANP. This supports continuity of the existing leadership position, not a new 2027 voting pledge or board decision.", "accessibilityNote": "Full Reuters original read during REV1; first published 22 September at 10:56 UTC, updated 17:15 UTC. Original catch-up cutoff remains 17:12:22 UTC; the earlier paragraph-level version was not retrieved." } ], "relatedWatchUrls": [ "https://infifantino.com/fifa-watch/dutch-fa-calls-for-new-fifa-leadership-from-2027/" ], "classificationNotes": [ "This 1 August statement did not itself establish a separate 2027 voting decision; the KNVB later published a distinct 2027 position on 30 August." ] } ], "history": [] }, { "id": "new-caledonia-fcf", "association": "New Caledonian Football Association", "officialName": "New Caledonian Football Association", "fifaCode": "NCL", "countryOrTerritory": "New Caledonia", "confederation": "OFC", "actorType": "member_association", "recordBasis": "mixed", "lastVerified": "2026-08-28", "url": "https://infifantino.com/fifa-watch/infantino-support-tracker/#new-caledonia-fcf", "currentPositions": [ { "id": "new-caledonia-2027-reported", "scope": "candidacy_2027", "category": "backs", "publicLabel": "2027 SUPPORT REPORTED FROM ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT — NOT COUNTED", "summary": "In an original interview, the association president said New Caledonia would vote for Infantino in 2027; 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