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Uefa countries to boycott World Cup over Fifa proposals
Spain players celebrate with the trophy after winning the World Cup as US President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino look on at New York/New Jersey Stadium on July 19, 2026.
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What you need to know:
- World soccer's ruling body said on Tuesday it plans to create a $20 billion subsidiary to run the World Cup and its other events.
- The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and CONCACAF also strongly criticised Fifa earlier, saying they were not consulted in the process.
Uefa's member associations have unanimously voted to boycott the World Cup and other Fifa competitions in protest at Fifa's plan to sell stakes to external investors in a subsidiary that will run the global governing body's tournaments, European soccer's governing body said following a virtual meeting on Thursday.
World soccer's ruling body said on Tuesday it plans to create a $20 billion subsidiary to run the World Cup and its other events and will offer stakes of up to 20 per cent in it to external investors.
