2026 World Cup/boycott debate: “Let us instead strengthen the unifying power of sport” (DFB)

News Tank Football - Paris - News #428720 - Published on 02/02/26 at 14:00
©  DFB / P. Reinhard
2026 World Cup: Germany to face Curaçao, Côte d’Ivoire and Ecuador (Group E) - ©  DFB / P. Reinhard

"We believe in the unifying power of sport and in the global impact a football World Cup can have. Our objective is to strengthen this positive force, not to prevent it," said the executive committee of the German Football Association following its meeting on 30/01/2026, in response to calls for a boycott of the 2026 World Cup as a sign of...

©  DFB / P. Reinhard
2026 World Cup: Germany to face Curaçao, Côte d’Ivoire and Ecuador (Group E) - ©  DFB / P. Reinhard

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