{"id":253118,"date":"2025-03-06T13:52:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T13:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/06\/2026-world-cup-final-to-have-super-bowl-style-show-fifa-president-gianni-infantino-football-news-the-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2025-03-06T13:52:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T13:52:16","slug":"2026-world-cup-final-to-have-super-bowl-style-show-fifa-president-gianni-infantino-football-news-the-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/06\/2026-world-cup-final-to-have-super-bowl-style-show-fifa-president-gianni-infantino-football-news-the-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 World Cup final to have Super Bowl-style show: FIFA president Gianni Infantino | Football News &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-118747814,imgsize-127096,width-400,resizemode-4\/118747814.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"2026 World Cup final to have Super Bowl-style show: FIFA president Gianni Infantino | Football News &#8211; The Times of India\" title=\"2026 World Cup final to have Super Bowl-style show: FIFA president Gianni Infantino | Football News &#8211; The Times of India\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"_s30J clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cj2hz img_cptn\"><span title=\"File photo of FIFA President Gianni Infantino (L) and Vice President Vittorio Montagliani (R) with the World Cup trophy. 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