Zurich: Now that Gianno Infantino has shelved his plans to create a commercial subsidiary for the World Cup and other FIFA events, UEFA’s boycott of FIFA events is over and matches now appear less in danger. Nevertheless, the European governing body says it is now “rebuilding trust” with FIFA – and the story continues to develop rapidly.

According to Deutsche Welle, increased focus will be put on women’s football when the U20 World Cup starts on September 5 in Poland, and when the U17 World Cup starts in October in Morocco. There are also matches around the world that will decide the qualifiers for next summer’s World Cup in Brazil in the same month. Despite there being scant mention in FIFA’s subsidiary proposal of the women’s game, it will be the first test of life after it.

While a boycott is now off the table, the games will be harder to navigate given the current chaos around the sport’s governing body. This is far from ideal for the teams competing, particularly given the tournament’s importance.

With UEFA, Europe’s football governors, forming a united front, it is assumed that most, if not all, football associations on the continent will withdraw their support in the coming days. The first nation to publicly drop their support for Gianni Infantino was Finland, last week. Wales followed on Monday, expressing that “failing to put the best interests of football first is a failure we cannot accept,” before England followed suit later in the day.

Germany’s FA (DFB) is the biggest sports association in the world, but has yet to officially withdraw its support. It is expected to though, especially when considering the recent words of DFB Director Andreas Rettig. The 63-year-old recently told Stern magazine in an interview that Infantino’s recent actions have led to “an irreparable loss of trust” and that football needs to “hit the reset button. We need a different culture. Because trust is the hardest currency.”

“From my perspective, Mr. Infantino has invested a great deal of time, money, and energy into maintaining his power structure. Clearly, many decisions served primarily to consolidate his own position,” added Rettig.