Ilham Aliyev meets FIFA President Gianni Infantino

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met with FIFA President Gianni Infantino on September 29 to discuss the development of football within Azerbaijan and the wider region.

During the meeting, Aliyev highlighted the high-level preparations for upcoming international tournaments, including the FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival, which will be hosted in Azerbaijan for the first time next month, and the 2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Infantino noted that the upcoming U-15 event will draw significant attention from the global sports community.

The leaders also discussed the successful cooperation between FIFA and the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan (AFFA), exploring future prospects for partnership and celebrating recent achievements in the sport.