US EditionGerman Soccer Federation Official Wants World Cup Boycott Considered because of Trump
Oke Göttlich urges debate on boycotting the 2026 World Cup, citing Trump’s policies that threaten values and travel access for fans from several nations.
- On Friday, Oke Göttlich, president of Bundesliga club St. Pauli and a DFB vice-president, urged Germany to seriously consider a World Cup boycott ahead of the 2026 tournament.
- Responding to recent U.S. actions, Göttlich cited Donald Trump's Greenland bid and tariff threats against eight European countries, which observers say have strained NATO ties.
- Göttlich argued society forgets to set taboos and defend values, invoking the 1980 U.S. Olympic boycott and dismissing harm to St. Pauli players Jackson Irvine, Connor Metcalfe, and Joel Chima Fujita.
- Bernd Neuendorf, president of the German Football Federation, and Gianni Infantino, FIFA president, are expected to resist Göttlich's boycott call, while the German federal government says DFB and FIFA decide participation.
- A poll shows that public opinion in Germany is split, with around 47 per cent supporting a boycott while 35 per cent oppose it, as fans face high ticket prices and travel bans in the United States hosting 78 of 104 matches.
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