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title: "Infantino urges critics of World Cup to reflect or pray"
description: "The Express Tribune led with Infantino's call for critics to \"reflect, meditate, pray,\" while Samaa added context about the controversy surrounding the 2026 World Cup, including issues with visas, security, and officiating."
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# Infantino urges critics of World Cup to reflect or pray

sports · updated 27 Jul 2026, 3:48 PM PKT · 27 Jul 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> The Express Tribune led with Infantino's call for critics to "reflect, meditate, pray," while Samaa added context about the controversy surrounding the 2026 World Cup, including issues with visas, security, and officiating.

## Same story from 3 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Samaa** — [Infantino tells FIFA critics to 'meditate, pray or watch football'](https://www.samaa.tv/2087354274-infantino-tells-fifa-critics-to-meditate-pray-or-watch-football) · 27 Jul 2026, 3:48 PM PKT
  > FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended the 2026 World Cup and urged critics to "meditate, pray or watch football" amid ongoing controversy over visas, security and officiating.
- **ARY News (English)** — [Infantino slams World Cup critics for ‘spreading hate’](https://arynews.tv/infantino-slams-world-cup-critics-for-spreading-hate) · 27 Jul 2026, 3:28 PM PKT · 68% identical wording to the newest filing
- **The Express Tribune** — [Infantino slams World Cup critics](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2620590/infantino-slams-world-cup-critics) · 27 Jul 2026, 2:50 PM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing
  > He urged detractors to "take a moment to reflect, meditate, pray"

## Part of a bigger story

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- [FIFA President Gianni Infantino faces leadership and personal allegations](https://harzaviya.com/stories/2358-fifa-controversy) · 9 Aug 2026 · 8 outlets · 73% related

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