Uefa had threatened the boycott after Fifa's president Gianni Infantino's ill-fated plan to sell stakes in the World Cup sparked a backlash. Despite exchanging barbs in public, the two governing bodies have been in private talks. Uefa's position that Infantino must be replaced has not changed. However, Fifa has provided binding assurances that no equivalent of the plan will be put on the table. This decision will allow England's under-20s to travel to Poland in time for the opening game against Canada on 5 September, with England's under-20s in line to go to the World Cup in Poland.
Uefa poised to lift boycott threat after Fifa promises no World Cup sale repeat
Uefa and Fifa are understood to have been having private discussions over the terms of removing the boycott threat for several weeks, according to The Guardian Football. The European governing body has finally received the reassurances it required.
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