Mexico’s football federation has publicly backed Fifa president Gianni Infantino, breaking with Concacaf’s wider push for a review of Fifa governance after the World Cup sell-off controversy. Argentina’s federation then also endorsed Infantino, widening divisions between national and regional bodies over Fifa’s leadership ahead of next March’s presidential election.

Concacaf, whose members include Mexico and the United States, supports Uefa’s calls for significant reform but has not threatened a tournament boycott. Mexico said it would reject any process outside Fifa’s established framework, while Argentina praised Infantino’s leadership and acknowledgement of mistakes; Conmebol is reported to be broadly united behind him, amid speculation Mexico could seek to join the South American confederation.