Overview
- French lawmaker Éric Coquerel urged FIFA to hold no matches on U.S. soil and to stage the tournament only in Mexico and Canada.
- Germany’s Sports Office said any decision on participation rests with the DFB and FIFA, and the federal government will accept their assessment.
- European federation presidents have privately discussed a possible boycott, according to reporting cited from The Guardian.
- A German poll by Insa for Bild found 47% would support a boycott if the United States were to annex Greenland.
- With five months to kickoff in a tournament co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico from June 11 to July 19, observers note significant legal and logistical hurdles to relocation as critics highlight FIFA chief Gianni Infantino’s recent presentation of a new ‘Peace Prize’ to President Donald Trump.