The fastest way for Infantino to leave would be for the Swiss president to step down voluntarily, as Sepp Blatter did in 2015.
However, he still has backing and could try to hold on until March, when he is due to seek a fourth and final term.
What other options exist?
The Fifa Council could attempt to force the issue by calling an emergency meeting.
Such a meeting would be triggered if 19 of the 37 council members request one.
The council’s makeup is: Uefa 9, AFC 7, Concacaf 5, Africa 6, Conmebol 5, Oceania 3, plus Infantino and secretary general Mattias Grafstrom.
There are doubts that the 19 signatures can be secured.
If they are, the meeting must be held within two weeks, and the council could ask Infantino to resign—though he could refuse.
Even so, it would increase the pressure on him.
The next step would be an extraordinary congress of Fifa’s 211 member associations, which can be convened if one-fifth (43) submit a written request.
With 55 members, Uefa could trigger this on its own.
It would take at least two months from initiation—more likely three—and success is not assured.
This would effectively be a no-confidence vote needing 106 votes to pass, a de facto election without an opposing candidate.
Regional counts are: Uefa 55, Africa 54, Asia 46, Concacaf 35, Oceania 11 and Conmebol 10.
Africa, Conmebol and Oceania have not criticised Infantino’s plan.
Could Uefa reach 106? While 136 associations officially rejected the investment proposal, opposing a plan is not the same as voting to remove the president.
Among those 136, Qatar has publicly backed him and Mexico has stepped back from the joint Concacaf statement.
That leaves the possibility of finding a candidate to challenge him in March.
Infantino ran unopposed in 2019 and 2023; anyone wishing to stand must declare by 18 November.