Gianni Infantino was present at the World Cup final and also took the opportunity to attend the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Colombian Football Federation, where he sent a message to the national team.
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The U-20 Women’s World Cup that was being played these days in Colombia brought a good balance in terms of support for women’s football in the country and also had the presence of the highest football leader.
At the Federation’s celebration, Infantino made a brief intervention in which he spoke about Colombia’s reception at the event and also took the opportunity to give a message to the National Team.
‘Colombia should have won more titles’
Speaking at the event on Saturday, September 21, the leader spoke about the support of the fans for the tricolor and referred to the good moment the National Team is going through.
“When the Colombian national team plays, it is not eleven players, but 52 million and you can see this in every corner of the world,” Infantino said.
He also highlighted the team’s performance and named them as a favourite to win titles in the coming years. “Colombia deserved to win more titles, a Copa América, but the World Cup is still missing, hopefully in 2026,” he said.
In addition to praising the players, he highlighted the collective spirit and the performance of the national team in the previous Copa América. “This team is playing very well, to be honest. We have seen an exceptional Copa América and the qualifiers so far as well.”
Several Colombian football personalities were also present at the event, as well as coach Néstor Lorenzo and the president of CONMEBOL, Alejandro Domínguez.
Infantino and Jesurún booed at El Campín
In the framework of the final of the Women’s Under-20 World Cup, which was won by the North Korean team, The two leaders were present to present the awards. However, the fans showed their discontent towards them by booing them in the Bogotá stadium.
In several videos posted on social media, it can be seen how, every time the presidents’ images were shown, the public began to sabotage.
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