New York, July 19 (dpa/GNA) – FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, wasn’t able to travel to Miami to watch the World Cup match for third place between England and France due to adverse weather conditions in New York. “Well, today I should actually be in Miami for the bronze medal match between England and France,” Infantino said in a video on Saturday, recorded at the stadium in East Rutherford, near New York, which will host Sunday’s final between Spain and Argentina.
“Unfortunately, the weather conditions here didn’t allow us to fly to Miami so we came to the stadium of the final the meantime to check that everything is ready.
Infantino was in New York for a media appearance with United States President Donald Trump on Friday. Several flights from and to the city were cancelled, due to the weather conditions, which also forced Spain to cancel their training session on Saturday.
England beat France in a thrilling 6-4 victory to take third place. Argentina and Spain play for the title on Sunday.
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