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Uefa to boycott World Cup if Fifa plans go through

Uefa and its 55 member associations have rejected Fifa’s proposal to sell stakes to private investors.

All members of Europe's football federation have voted to boycott the World Cup if Fifa goes ahead with plans to sell stakes in the tournament to private investors. We get reaction from around the world. The decision was taken at an emergency meeting of Uefa's member associations.

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Presenter: Andrew Peach.

(Photo: UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin (left) and FIFA president Gianni Infantino, 29 Jun 2024. Credit: Nick Potts/PA Wire)

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