Under-fire FIFA president to attend Under-20 Women's World Cup opener in Katowice

[p]The Swiss administrator ‌called off the plan, ⁠which valued ‌the commercial rights of the World ​Cup and other FIFA tournaments at $20 billion, in ​late July in the face of a fierce backlash from ⁠regional ​governing bodies, including Europe's UEFA and major stakeholders in the sport.[/p][p]A spokesperson for the Polish ‌Football Association confirmed the embattled Infantino would be at the opening game. Some 15,000 people are expected to attend the first two matches on Saturday.[/p][embed guid="1aaf9208-69bb-40de-a5d3-7395bb3abb08" url="https://x.com/FIFAcom/status/2095935172298592334" social-type="twitter" /][p]The event is an important development tournament in the women's game, ‌with many of the players hoping ​to feature at the senior ‌Women's World Cup in Brazil next year.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/poland/r3J96JXR/"]Poland[/a] face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/argentina/lxNhyHF7/"]Argentina[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mexico/IyoiOZNM/"]Mexico[/a] play [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/benin/rNj0UdzJ/"]Benin[/a] in Katowice on the opening ⁠day.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/world/world-cup-women-u20/"]Follow the tournament with Flashscore.[/a][/p]