With relations between European governments and the United States strained, calls for European teams to boycott World Cup 2026 are beginning to gain traction in some quarters. Politicians, fans and football executives are among those who believe that the actions of Donald Trump's administration — particularly in relation to Greenland — make participating in the tournament problematic.

Though Trump said in his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week that he won't use force to annex Greenland, he immediately preceded that by saying: "We probably won't get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force, where we would be, frankly, unstoppable."