Japan FA honorary president Tashima to run for FIFA presidency

Steady4 outlets reported this in 5 reports over 2 days

Thu, 5 November 2026peak 3 reports on Thu, 5 November 2026Fri, 6 November 2026

What it is about

Tashima Japan FA FIFA Kozo Tashima Infantino Ramon Vega Spurs Fifa-Wahl Fußball-Weltverband Fifa-Boss

Who published it, and when

original reportfirst to report

Channel News Asia

Anadolu Agency (AA)

Al Jazeera English

Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)

5 Nov, 10:39over 27 hours6 Nov, 13:56

How it spread - 5 original reports

Thu, 5 November 2026
3 reports
- Channel News Asia10:39first to report
  Japan FA honorary president Tashima to run for FIFA presidency
- Anadolu Agency (AA)14:30
  Former Japan FA chief Kozo Tashima to challenge Infantino for FIFA presidency
  Tashima 2nd challenger to announce candidacy ahead of Nov. 18 nomination deadline
- Al Jazeera English15:52
  Top Japan FA official to stand against Infantino for FIFA presidency
  Kozo Tashima second person to declare he will challenge Infantino, after former Spurs defender Ramon Vega.
Fri, 6 November 2026
2 reports
- Al Jazeera English06:43
  Who is Kozo Tashima, the Japanese official running for FIFA presidency?
  Tashima has served as a football player, coach and bureaucrat, and has a reputation for being a safe pair of hands.
- Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)13:56
  Fifa-Wahl: Mindestens ein Joker gegen Infantino
  Die Kandidatur des Japaners Kozo Tashima läutet die finale Phase des Wahlkampfes beim Fußball-Weltverband ein. Zugleich geht es um die Frage, ob Fifa-Boss Infantino überhaupt noch mal antreten darf.