This year’s World Cup in Qatar has been tagged “the best ever”, by Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, football’s global governing body.
Speaking on Friday, December 16 in Doha, after a FIFA council meeting, Infantino said the success of the world cup was down to the “unique, cohesive power that this World Cup has shown”.
Describing what he called “the transformative legacy of this World Cup”, he said “many people from around the world have come to Qatar and have discovered the Arab world, which they didn’t know or they knew only for what was portrayed to them.”
Morocco made history as the first African team to reach a World Cup semifinal, losing to defending champions France, who defeated the Atlas Lions 2-0.
Infantino hailed the new set of countries making it to the tournament’s knockout phase, as well as the first female referee at football’s showpiece event.
“Teams from all the continents moved to the knockout phase, showing that there…
Source: Linda Ikeji
