Multiple outlets report that European football associations and countries are considering not participating in FIFA competitions if Gianni Infantino’s proposed privatization plans for the World Cup move forward. The Yahoo Sports and The Independent pieces both describe the position as an explicit threat—stating that European teams “will not participate” in any FIFA competition tied to, or resulting from, the proposal. The reporting frames the issue as a dispute over FIFA’s direction for the tournament and governance, with European countries signaling they would withdraw rather than play under a privatized model. While the articles focus on the possibility of exclusion from FIFA events, they do not provide detailed specifics in the provided excerpts about how the privatization would work, which competitions would be affected, or the immediate timeframe for FIFA’s decision. Overall, the accounts converge on the same core claim: that a number of European nations are prepared to boycott FIFA events if Infantino’s World Cup privatization proposals are implemented.