RABAT, Morocco (AFP)—FIFA president Gianni Infantino held emergency talks with directors of world football’s governing body in Morocco on Wednesday, a source told AFP, amid a wave of criticism over his now shelved plan to open the World Cup to private investment.

Infantino has come under increasing pressure, even from within his organisation, over his handling of the proposal, and calls for him to step down have grown since he abandoned it last Saturday.

The meeting began in the morning at FIFA’s Africa headquarters in the Mohammed VI complex in Sale, near Rabat, a source close to the talks told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.