Poland says Women’s World Cup plan on course despite UEFA boycott of FIFA

Poland says their preparations to host the Women’s Under-20 World Cup remain on schedule, despite UEFA-FIFA fallout.Published On 11 Aug 202611 Aug 2026Hosts Poland have said that preparations for next month’s Under-20 Women’s World Cup remain on schedule, as the ⁠tournament prepares to become the first FIFA event staged amid the backlash against global football chief Gianni Infantino.It will be the first FIFA competition since UEFA’s 55 member associations unanimously voted to support a boycott of FIFA events after Infantino proposed, ⁠and then abandoned, a plan to carve off the commercial rights to the World Cup and sell 20 percent of them to private investors to raise about $4.2bn.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Liverpool fans seek clarity on Bezos bid to buy stakelist 2 of 4Hockey World Cup 2026: India-Pakistan blockbuster headlines tournament drawlist 3 of 4Bangladesh and India battle to save cricket series after political turmoillist 4 of 4Palestinian club football to restart in September after Gaza war suspensionend of listThat triggered a massive football governance dispute.“Preparations for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup are progressing according to the agree...