Island nation 9 times larger than the UK prohibited from the World Cup as a statement released
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The hope of Greenland to play competitive football on the world stage was interrupted when the country was told that it cannot participate in the confederation that also represents the Caribbean.
The Arctic Territory of Denmark began to explore access to Concacaf three years ago – which covers North and Central America.
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With a route in UEFA Blocked, the Confederation, which also includes the Caribbean area turned by the sun as the only alternative to the world’s largest island, which is usually covered with ice and has a population of only 57,000.
The country has 5,500 registered players.
But the prevailing committee of Concacaf The dream of the polar teddy bears killed At his congress.
A statement said that their membership application had been assessed and “unanimously rejected”.
Greenland is the world’s largest island and larger than Western Europe, but 81% of its country is covered with leaf ice.
And it never officially played international football.
Although it is a sovereign territory of Denmark, it is considered geographically as part of North America.
Participating in UEFA was a no – no – because European football heads only accept countries that are formally recognized by the United Nations.
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Greenland has played friendly matches – but they are not punished by the world regulations of football FIFA.
And now Concacaf has refused to help the country, which is nine times larger than the UK, to take the next big step forward.
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The organization said in a statement: “Based on a thorough assessment carried out by the Concacaf administration and council, and in accordance with the Concacaf statutes, the membership associations submitted the membership application submitted by the Greenlandic Football Association and unanimously rejected.”
It comes with US President Donald Trump claim that he wants his country to take control of Greenland.
But the ice -covered nation, as well as Denmark, insist that there is no chance that it will happen.
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