ENGLAND are still on course to boycott the World Cup, despite Fifa’s hated bid to sell off the World Cup collapsing.

Gianni Infantino plunged world football into chaos last week with his plot to create, and sell off a chunk of, a new Fifa subsidiary in charge of money-making assets including the World Cup.

Uefa nations vowed to boycott Fifa competitions unless the project was dropped.

Infantino’s plot subsequently collapsed on Friday night.

But Uefa have now confirmed that its conditions for dropping its boycott have not yet been met by Infantino and Co.

A spokesperson told Sky News: “Uefa’s associations were very clear about the conditions attached to the non-participation in Fifa competitions.

“First, the proposals to sell off the major competitions had to be withdrawn, and secondly, assurances have to be made that such attempts to disfigure the game in this way will never be made again.

“These conditions have not been met. In addition, Uefa made it abundantly clear in its statement on Saturday that it has lost confidence in Gianni Infantino’s presidency. That position holds.

“Yesterday’s announcement that some people employed by the Fifa president (and whose careers depend on his favour) agree with him changes nothing.”

Infantino yesterday apologised for his hated plot to sell the World Cup.

But the 56-year-old vowed to stay on and fight for his job, rather than resign as Uefa would like.

In a joint letter signed by Infantino and secretary general Mattias Grafstrom, senior officials said: “We sincerely apologise for these errors and commit to them not happening again.

“We acknowledge that errors were also made after the proposal was leaked to media.

“With this in mind, we will conduct a necessary review, and a report will be presented to the FIFA Council at its next scheduled meeting.”

The statement also contained a strongly worded warning after confidential details of the proposal were leaked.

It said: “With the project withdrawn, Fifa will no longer tolerate any attacks on its integrity, good governance and due process and will take all necessary measures to protect and safeguard its name and reputation.”

But in spite of the apology, Fifa covered bases as they defended the legality of their actions.

They wrote: “Everything that was done, was done in full compliance with the Fifa regulatory framework.”

The letter also added unanimous backing for Infantino from Fifa’s senior leadership following a meeting in Rabat, Morocco.

They detailed how the president, secretary general, and administration spoke with “one voice and working as one team”.

According to The Guardian, Uefa are set to form a commission in order to evaluate Fifa’s World Cup plot.

The move comes amid concerns that Fifa were set to flog future World Cup profits for “below the market rate”.