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The Greenland national team suffered a huge setback in their quest to play official international matches when their ...
BBC Sport pundit Julien Laurens believes Lucas Chevalier recovered well from his early mistake in his PSG debut and has dealt ...
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Despite the strong local interest, this year's championship comes hot on the heels of a massive disappointment for Greenland's international footballing aspirations. Last month, CONCACAF — the ...
The Arctic island's ambitions of playing competitive international football remain a pipe dream after its pathway to FIFA membership was blocked.View on euronews ...
Greenland's soccer dreams hit a roadblock as its application to join CONCACAF was rejected. Despite this, soccer remains a unifying force on the island, with nearly 10% of the population as registered ...
CONCACAF didn't respond to a request for comment. Greenland, technically European territory, might have been expected to seek membership in UEFA.
But Patrick Frederiksen, captain of the national team, thinks CONCACAF’s rejection came down to money. “We all know it’s really expensive to travel to Greenland,” he said.
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