“Put very simply and very clearly, this has been the best group stage of a World Cup, ever. So it’s very promising for the remainder of the World Cup. But the matches have been of great, great quality in beautiful stadiums – we knew that already – however, as well, the public who was there was incredible”, he said joyfully.
Infantino also highlighted the record-breaking TV figures, with over two billion viewers, and the fact that national teams from all continents have reached the knock-out phase for the first time in history. “This shows that football is really becoming truly global,” he added. Festivals in Qatar have gathered fans from all over the world and the different fan zones were also very crowded.
