Uefa agrees to boycott Fifa competitions if World Cup sell-off plans proceed

<ul><li><p>Uefa vote passes 55-0 at emergency meeting on Thursday</p></li><li><p>Boycott would begin with Under-20 Women’s World Cup</p></li></ul><p>European countries have agreed to boycott all Fifa competitions if Gianni Infantino pushes forward with his proposals to sell chunks of the World Cup to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/30/fifas-sale-of-the-century-how-kushners-and-trump-are-at-centre-of-a-tangled-web">US-based private investment</a>.</p><p>In an extraordinary development all 55 Uefa members resolved not to participate in future World Cups or other Fifa-run events, saying in a statement that they “unanimously and unequivocally reject” the proposals. An emergency meeting that lasted just short of two hours ended with a united front despite earlier fears that smaller countries, attracted by the money on offer through Infantino’s scheme, would be swayed in favour.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/30/uefa-agrees-to-boycott-fifa-competitions-if-world-cup-sell-off-plans-proceed">Continue reading...</a>