“A clown in the stands”: ORF commentator made fun of Infantino

It wasn’t just the Brazilian team who were in an attacking mood in the clear 4-1 victory in the round of 16 against South Korea – ORF commentator Daniel Warmuth also went on the offensive verbally during the broadcast. Shortly after the start of the second half, FIFA President Gianni Infantino was brought into the picture by the international direction, prompting Warmuth to make a verbal jab: “The circus is here in the stadium. A clown in the stands shouldn’t be missing either.”

Magenta TV man Christian Strassburger made a very similar statement during the group match between Ecuador and Senegal (1:2). When Infantino was shown, Straßburger compared the stadium to a ring, “but unlike in the circus, the clowns sit in the stands.”

However, the FIFA President has not only got his fat from TV commentators, but also from fans in the stadiums. During the match between Wales and England (0:3), Infantino was shown on the video wall in the Ahmad bin Ali stadium, which did not exactly make the British fans ecstatic.

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