Concacaf “unanimously rejected” Greenland’s software for membership on Monday.
The governing physique made the choice at its extraordinary congress earlier than June’s Gold Cup.
“Moreover, based mostly on a radical evaluation carried out by the Concacaf administration and Council, and in accordance with the Concacaf Statutes, the Member Associations reviewed the membership software submitted by the Greenlandic Soccer Affiliation and unanimously rejected it,” Concacaf mentioned in a information launch.
The choice offers a big blow to Greenland’s makes an attempt to play worldwide soccer for the primary time.
Greenland is a territory of Denmark with a inhabitants close to 56,500. For comparability, the Faroe Islands are a Danish territory with a inhabitants slightly below 55,000, however they’re a member of FIFA and UEFA, the latter governing European soccer.
Final 12 months, Greenland utilized for membership in Concacaf, which governs North and Central America and the Caribbean. Its nearest neighbor is Canada, and U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed curiosity in taking management of the island.
Greenland’s soccer crew takes half in non-FIFA-sanctioned friendlies. In response to Reuters, the island has simply 18 soccer pitches.
