France is not considering a boycott of Greenland during the World Cup for the time being

France’s sports minister says her country is currently not considering boycotting the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, amid growing tensions over Donald Trump’s quest to control Greenland.

“At the moment there is no desire from the ministry to boycott this big, long-awaited match,” Sports Minister Marina Ferrari told reporters on Tuesday evening. “That said, I’m not anticipating what might happen.”

Ferrari added that she wants to keep sports separate from politics.

“The 2026 World Cup is an extremely important moment for all sports fans,” she said.

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With the tournament set to kick off in June in the United States, Canada and Mexico, the US president’s ambitions to wrest control of Greenland from NATO ally Denmark have the potential to tear relations with European allies.

In France, left-wing lawmaker Eric Coquerel said the possibility of a boycott by France, two-time men’s World Cup winners, should be considered.

“Seriously, can we really imagine playing the World Cup in a country that attacks its ‘neighbors’, threatens to invade Greenland, undermines international law, wants to torpedo the UN,” he asked in a post on social media.

“The question arises seriously, especially since it is still possible to refocus the event on Mexico and Canada,” he wrote.

France lost to Argentina in the 2022 World Cup final.

Published on January 21, 2026