European teams may still consider boycotting major competitions, including the World Cup, as Uefa insists that Fifa's backing of its president, Gianni Infantino, "changes nothing."

The English Football Association (FA) has formally withdrawn its support for Infantino following plans to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors. Despite the proposal being aborted, Uefa stated that its conditions remain unmet. "First, the proposals to sell off the major competitions had to be withdrawn and secondly," Uefa said, "assurances have to be made that such attempts to disfigure the game in this way will never be made again."

Uefa has expressed a loss of confidence in Infantino, describing the Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal as a "shabby, back room, unclear deal."

In contrast, Conmebol (the South American confederation), the Confederation of African Football (Caf), and the football associations of World Cup co-hosts Mexico and runners-up Argentina have publicly backed Infantino.

Fifa acknowledged "mistakes" regarding the FFE during a meeting on Wednesday, stating it was "not the intention" for the Fifa Council and member associations to "feel excluded from the process and that the process should have been handled differently."

Following the meeting, Infantino and his deputy Grafstrom were seen together, smiling at a Women's Africa Cup of Nations match between Malawi and Zambia, suggesting a temporary easing of tensions.

Concacaf, overseeing football in North and Central America and the Caribbean, issued a statement after the proposal was aborted but did not express loss of confidence in Infantino as Uefa did.

Uefa reiterated on Saturday that it has lost confidence in Infantino's presidency and that this position remains firm. The organization emphasized that "the time has now come for football's political leaders to ask themselves the right questions and make the right decisions."

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