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The FIFA Congress is the supreme legislative body of the International Association Football Federation (French: Fédération Internationale de Football Association), commonly known by the acronym FIFA / ˈ f iː f ə /. FIFA is the international governing body of association football, futsal and beach soccer. The congress may be ordinary or ...
It was the first time since 1966 the FIFA World Cup Host was selected by the FIFA Congress. The bidding process was originally scheduled to start in 2015, with the appointment of hosts scheduled for the FIFA Congress on 10 May 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
On 31 March 2022, during the 72nd FIFA Congress in Doha, incumbent FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced his candidacy for a third term. [2] After the deadline on 18 November 2022, he was the only candidate, thus he won the election by acclamation .
On 13 June 2018, during the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow, incumbent FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced his candidacy for a second term. [2] After the deadline on 5 February 2019, he was the only candidate. [3]
The 2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress was held at the Hallenstadion in Zürich, Switzerland, on 26 February 2016.This special session of the FIFA Congress, called as a result of the 2015 FIFA corruption case, [1] included the passage of a major statutory reforms proposal as well as the election of Gianni Infantino to replace Sepp Blatter as the President of FIFA.
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The Netherlands and Hungary withdrew, followed by Sweden withdrawing in favour of Italy. Then both Italy and Spain withdrew, in favour of the only remaining candidate, Uruguay. The FIFA Congress met in Barcelona, Spain on 18 May 1929 to ratify the decision, and Uruguay was chosen without a vote. [citation needed] Results: Uruguay Italy withdrew
The 51st FIFA Congress was held between 6 and 8 June 1998, at the Equinox congress hall in Paris, France, just before the start of the 1998 FIFA World Cup.It was the last biannual meeting of the international governing body of association football FIFA, since 1998 the congress has been held on an annual basis. [1]