Austria joins Germany in ruling out a boycott of 2026 World Cup in US

January 28 – The Austrian FA (OFB) has joined the German FA in ruling out a World Cup boycott, arguing that ‘football and politics’ should be separated.

On Monday, Austria’s ministry of defence attached a risk factor to the United States, one of three co-hosts of the 2026 World Cup, but OFB president Josef Pröll told Der Standard: “There is the principle of keeping sport and politics separate. I also follow this principle.

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