2026 World Cup: French, German, and British parliamentarians discuss a boycott

News Tank Football - Paris - Selection #427175 - Published on 20/01/26 at 19:00
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Éric Coquerel, French MP (LFI, left wing), on 20/01/2026 - ©  LCP

Several French, German, and British parliamentarians are calling for or discussing a boycott of the 2026 World Cup, including French MP Éric Coquerel (LFI, left wing), who questioned the idea of "playing the World Cup in a country that attacks its neighbors, threatens to invade Greenland, destroys international law, wants to torpedo the UN...

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Éric Coquerel, French MP (LFI, left wing), on 20/01/2026 - ©  LCP

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