Published: December 07, 2022
- Fifa president hails shocks and rise of African and Asian nations
- ‘There are no more small teams and no more big teams’
Gianni Infantino has hailed the group stage of the Qatar World Cup as the “best ever” and Fifa’s president said the number of upsets and geographic breadth of the teams progressing indicated that football was becoming ever more global.
Argentina, Spain, Germany and Brazil all suffered shock group-stage losses and Africa, Asia and North America were represented in the last 16 along with traditional powerhouses South America and Europe.
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