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Greenland rejected for CONCACAF membership
- During its extraordinary congress held prior to this month's Gold Cup in Miami, Concacaf’s member associations collectively voted against Greenland’s bid to join the confederation.
- Last year, Greenland sought to become a member of Concacaf, the governing body for soccer in the regions of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean, due to its location within the North American continent.
- Following a comprehensive evaluation under Concacaf rules, Greenland's bid to join the organization was unanimously denied, dashing their ambition to participate in official international football competitions for the first time.
- Concacaf announced that after a comprehensive evaluation by its administration and Council, the Member Associations collectively declined the bid from the Greenlandic Football Association to join the organization.
- The decision implies Greenland will continue playing only non-FIFA-sanctioned friendlies despite having 76 clubs and 5,500 registered players amid challenging Arctic conditions.
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Greenland application to join North American football federation rejected
Greenland has had its application for membership of Concacaf unanimously rejected. Larger than the whole of Western Europe, 81% of the Arctic territory belongs to Denmark but is unable to join UEFA because the European body only admits countries recognised by the United Nations. Concacaf though, which governs football in North and Central America and the Caribbean, doesn’t have this restriction, so Greenland applied to join them in the hopes of …
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GREENLAND’S hopes of playing competitive football on the world stage were dashed when the country was told it cannot join the confederation that also represents the Caribbean. The Arctic territory of Denmark started exploring entry to Concacaf — which covers North and Central America — three years ago. AlamyIncredible playing views, like this one in Qeqertarsuaq on Disko Island, couldn’t help Greenland get accepted[/caption] GettyFootball is hug…
At football you can also play among the ices: 76 teams, 5,500 footballers in activity (about 10% of a population that does not reach 57 thousand inhabitants), national sport along with the Pallamano, but... no official game at international level. It is the paradox of Greenland, which submitted the application for membership to the Concaf, the Confederation of North and Central America, promptly rejected. But why has it been rejected? Why is Gre…
The Confederation of North America, Central America and the Caribbean of Football (Concacaf) has refused to accept Greenland as a member, reported this...
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