Is Europe ready to boycott the 2026 FIFA World Cup over Trump’s threats to Greenland?

Jan 22, 2026 - 23:01
Is Europe ready to boycott the 2026 FIFA World Cup over Trump’s threats to Greenland?
Five months before kickoff, the 2026 World Cup is being pulled into geopolitics, as Donald Trump’s rhetoric over Greenland strains US–Europe relations. While no European federation has committed to a boycott, politicians and football officials are openly debating withdrawal, raising the once-unthinkable prospect of a politically fractured World Cup.