German FA Official Issues Statement on Boycotting World Cup Over Donald Trump
A German Football Association (DFB) official has delivered an honest take on a potential boycott of the 2026 World Cup because of Donald Trump.
USA will host this summer's World Cup, along with Canada and Mexico.
US president Trump has been a prominent figure in his nation's campaign, having won the FIFA Peace Prize at last month's official World Cup draw ceremony.
But his recent actions and comments have contradicted FIFA's award given his controversial attempt to acquire Greenland, which is controlled by Denmark.
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He angered European leaders by threatening to impose tariffs on the nations, including Germany, who opposed his plan.
England and Scotland have been urged to boycott the World Cup, with Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, standing up to Trump's warnings.
The Netherlands issued a statement over plans to potentially boycott the World Cup, while the Danish Football Association state it is 'aware of the current sensitive situation'.
As for the French government, they said it is not currently in favour of a boycott.
Germany have become the latest nation to speak out on a potential boycott, with Oke Gottlich, a DFB vice-president, saying it is time to consider a boycott in the wake of Trump's actions.
Gottlich told the Hamburger Morgenpost newspaper: "I really wonder when the time will be to think and talk about this [a boycott] concretely.
"For me, that time has definitely come."
Gottlich also referenced a US-led boycott of the 1980 Olympics following the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan.
He added: "What were the justifications for the boycotts of the Olympic Games in the 1980s?
"By my reckoning the potential threat is greater now than it was then. We need to have this discussion."
USA will host 79 of the 104 matches at the World Cup, including the final as well as most of the knockout matches, including both semi-finals and each quarter-final tie.
As things stand, Germany open their World Cup campaign against Curacao in Houston.
They then face Ivory Coast in Canada, with Toronto hosting their Group E fixture.
The four-time World Cup winners also play Ecuador in New York/New Jersey.
Topics: Donald Trump, FIFA World Cup, Football, Germany
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