# UEFA set to end boycott threat over FIFA events after Infantino plan fails

https://mins.news/en/item/33464

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-26 18:13 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/8/26/uefa-set-to-end-boycott-of-fifa-events-over-infantinos-failed-selloff?traffic_source=rss

> UEFA is expected to formally withdraw its threat to boycott FIFA competitions after receiving assurances that FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s failed plan for a privately backed World Cup commercial-rights subsidiary will not return in another form. The move would clear six European teams to prepare for the Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland.

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