WHAT THE PRIMARY STATEMENT SHOWS

The football associations of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the Faroe Islands published a joint statement saying they had lost confidence in the FIFA president and had serious concerns about governance and decision-making at the highest level of the organisation.

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WHAT THE ASSOCIATIONS REQUEST

The six associations called for binding assurances that FIFA governance and competitions would not again be opened to private ownership. They supported a fully independent external review of the events surrounding FIFA Forward Enterprise and called for a comprehensive independent review of FIFA's governance framework, including independence, checks and balances, transparency and accountability.

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INDEPENDENT CONFIRMATION AND CONTEXT

The Associated Press and Reuters independently reported the joint statement and identified the same six associations. Their reports place it within the wider dispute over FIFA governance and the withdrawn FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal.

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WHAT THIS DOES NOT ESTABLISH

The statement is not a documented vote of the FIFA Congress, a formally initiated removal process or confirmation of a named challenger for the 2027 presidential election. InFIFAntiNo does not draw a broader conclusion than the published positions support.

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