Europe agrees to boycott World Cup over controversial sell-off planEuropean football’s 55 member associations have voted to boycott World Cups if the sport’s governing body proceeds with a plan to sell stakes in its competitions to private investors. “The World Cup cannot be treated as an investment product,” it said on Thursday. The World Cup is not for sale.” The plans and way they have emerged provoked renewed fury within UEFA at how Infantino is running FIFA. It’s understood the Football Association was completely unaware of the plans before the rushed announcement by FIFA.