### [2026-07-30](/feed/2026/07/30/index.md)

##### 2030 FIFA World Cup controversies
# In association football, UEFA announces that it will boycott the 2030 FIFA World Cup, scheduled to be hosted by current champions Spain along with Portugal and Morocco, if FIFA president Gianni Infantino proceeds with plans to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors. 




### Sources:

1. [Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/13568511/uefa-will-boycott-fifa-tournaments-if-gianni-infantino-continues-with-plans-to-sell-off-stake-in-world-cup)

### Changes:

1. UEFA announces that it will boycott the 2030 FIFA World Cup, scheduled to be held by hosts and current champions Spain along with Portugal and Morocco, if FIFA president Gianni Infantino proceeds with plans to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors.  _2026-07-31 07:55:39 (First version)_
2. UEFA announces that it will boycott the 2030 FIFA World Cup, scheduled to be hosted by current champions Spain along with Portugal and Morocco, if FIFA president Gianni Infantino proceeds with plans to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors.  _2026-07-31 15:55:44 (Update)_
2. In association football, UEFA announces that it will boycott the 2030 FIFA World Cup, scheduled to be hosted by current champions Spain along with Portugal and Morocco, if FIFA president Gianni Infantino proceeds with plans to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors.  _(Current version)_

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1. [Carlos Cordeiro, senior FIFA executive and adviser to FIFA president Gianni Infantino, resigns in protest of Infantino's plans, calling them "a bad deal for FIFA's members, a bad deal for football, and a bad deal for the long-term future of the game". ](/feed/2026/07/31/carlos-cordeiro-senior-fifa-executive-and-adviser-to-fifa-president-gianni-infantino-resigns-in-protest-of-infantino-s.md) _Context: 2030 FIFA World Cup controversies, Gianni Infantino, football, president_
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