Yahoo Sports· 2h ago· 1 min read
Uefa has declared that it will stage a boycott of the World Cup if Gianni Infantino’s plans to privatise Fifa competitions are voted through.
“No Uefa national teams will participate in any Fifa competition for so long as these proposals remain alive, unless this proposal has been abandoned in its entirety and binding assurances have been given that Fifa will never again open its governance or competitions to private ownership,” a Uefa statement confirmed following Thursday’s emergency meeting .
Six of the eight quarter-finalists at this summer’s World Cup were European, as well as three of the four semi-finalists. Since 1966, five of the seven winners of the World Cup have been European: England, Germany, Italy, France and Spain, with Argentina and Brazil the others.
Argentina would immediately become the favourites to win the World Cup if European teams were not competing (AP) This…
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