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France, New Zealand confirm U20 Women’s World Cup participation
New Zealand and France have confirmed they will take part in next month's FIFA U20 Women's World Cup in Poland, the first teams to publicly commit amid UEFA's threat to boycott all…
The Story in Brief
New Zealand and France have confirmed they will take part in next month's FIFA U20 Women's World Cup in Poland, the first teams to publicly commit amid UEFA's threat to boycott all FIFA competitions. A New Zealand Football spokesperson told Reuters the tournament is critical for developing women's football. France had earlier announced its participation.
The dispute stems from FIFA president Gianni Infantino's abandoned proposal to sell 20% of World Cup commercial rights for about Rs 35,000 crore ($4.2 billion). UEFA's 55 member associations unanimously backed a boycott and said they have lost confidence in Infantino. Poland, the host, said preparations are on schedule and it has received no withdrawal notices.
The Indian Opinion
UEFA's boycott threat is meant to pressure Infantino, but it risks punishing young athletes who had no role in the governance row. Both sides have staked out positions that make compromise hard. The test now is how many European federations actually follow through on the boycott call. The number of European teams at the tournament will tell whether the threat was real or just posturing.
Sources (2): timesnownews.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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