欧洲足球联盟的55个成员协会投票决定，若国际足联批准向私人投资者出售世界杯竞赛股份的计划，将抵制世界杯[1]。北美足球联盟的41个成员协会也已拒绝了这一提议[1]。两大洲际足联合计代表96个协会，而国际足联需要其211个成员中的106票才能通过该方案[1]。
欧足联强烈反对将世界杯商业化，称其为足球最伟大的遗产，不应出售给私人投资者[1]。欧足联副主席劳拉·麦卡利斯特表示，该提案对足球构成"真正的生存威胁"[1]。欧足联的官方立场是"世界杯不能被视作一项投资产品"[1]。
国际足联主席因凡蒂诺向各国提供4000万美元（3000万英镑）支持该提案[1]。计划投资方为美国风投公司Thrive Eternal，其创始人约书亚·库什纳是特朗普女婿贾里德·库什纳的兄弟[1]。该提案的截止投票日期为2025年9月19日[1]。女子世界杯预选赛将于10月举行，将成为首次测试欧足联这一立场的机会[1]。
UEFA's 55 member associations have voted unanimously to boycott the FIFA World Cup should the international governing body approve its plan to sell competition equity stakes to private investors [1]. The North American confederation has similarly rejected FIFA President Gianni Infantino's proposal, with 41 member associations opposing the initiative [1]. Together, UEFA and CONCACAF represent 96 of FIFA's 211 member federations, leaving the governing body short of the 106 votes needed to pass the measure by a September 19, 2025 deadline [1].
UEFA has characterized the proposal as fundamentally incompatible with football's values, stating that "the World Cup cannot be treated as an investment product" [1]. UEFA Vice President Laura McAllister described the plan as posing a "genuine existential threat" to the sport [1]. The investment vehicle behind the initiative is Thrive Eternal, a U.S. venture capital firm founded by Joshua Kushner, the brother of Jared Kushner [1]. Infantino has offered $40 million (£30 million) to individual nations to support the proposal [1].
The women's World Cup qualifying tournament scheduled for October will serve as the first test of UEFA's stated position on the matter [1].