Europe eyes World Cup leverage to counter Trump's Greenland push

Europe is weighing using a possible boycott of the 2026 FIFA World Cup—a competition jointly hosted by the U.S., Mexico, and Canada—as leverage against Donald Trump’s Greenland ambitions and tariff threats. While decisions would rest with national sports bodies rather than governments, several European soccer leaders warn that a boycott could deal a severe financial blow to FIFA and shift the political balance in the transatlantic relationship, potentially affecting Trump’s second-term calculus even as France and other nations downplay imminent government action.