After numerous instances of abuse hurled at Real Madrid and Brazil forward Vinicius Junior, among others, Infantino told a meeting of South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) there were "problems" in the sport.
The proposal from football's rule making body to introduce 'blue cards', which gives referees the power to send players off for 10 minutes for dissent or committing cynical fouls, was discussed with FIFA at the IFAB's Annual General Meeting in Scotland.
The head of the world governing body said there was no place for discrimination of any kind in football or broader society.
Tempers had flared in the Maracana stands moments before kick-off, with Brazilian police using batons.
The sport's governing body expects 2 billion people to tune in for the 64-game tournament being co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, with the event set to kick off in Auckland on Thursday
"There will be no more football with racism in it. The games should be stopped immediately when it happens. Enough is enough," Infantino said on Thursday
For the first time the next World Cup will include 48 teams -- up from 32 -- and will be co-hosted by three countries, another first
FIFA chief Gianni Infantino insisted Wednesday he would never be disrespectful to Pele as he came under fire over a photo call at the Brazilian legend's wake.
There has been demands for FIFA to set up a compensation fund for migrant workers.
After numerous instances of abuse hurled at Real Madrid and Brazil forward Vinicius Junior, among others, Infantino told a meeting of South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) there were "problems" in the sport.
The proposal from football's rule making body to introduce 'blue cards', which gives referees the power to send players off for 10 minutes for dissent or committing cynical fouls, was discussed with FIFA at the IFAB's Annual General Meeting in Scotland.
The head of the world governing body said there was no place for discrimination of any kind in football or broader society.
Tempers had flared in the Maracana stands moments before kick-off, with Brazilian police using batons.
The sport's governing body expects 2 billion people to tune in for the 64-game tournament being co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, with the event set to kick off in Auckland on Thursday
"There will be no more football with racism in it. The games should be stopped immediately when it happens. Enough is enough," Infantino said on Thursday
For the first time the next World Cup will include 48 teams -- up from 32 -- and will be co-hosted by three countries, another first
FIFA chief Gianni Infantino insisted Wednesday he would never be disrespectful to Pele as he came under fire over a photo call at the Brazilian legend's wake.
There has been demands for FIFA to set up a compensation fund for migrant workers.
Pro-migrant, anticolonial discourse has been weaponised to support Qatar’s hosting of the FIFA World Cup