The German Football Association (DFB) has rejected calls from Football Association chairman Greg Dyke for a collective UEFA boycott of the 2018 World Cup.
When European football's governing body meets prior to Saturday's Champions League final in Berlin, a boycott of the next World Cup in protest at the re-election of FIFA president Sepp Blatter will be considered.
Speaking on BBC Radio 5, Dyke said that at least "10 large countries" have to get behind the proposal and hoped that Germany -- which boasts the largest football association in the world with over six million members -- would be one of those nations.
"There would certainly be us, there would certainly be the Dutch, there would certainly be the Germans, who have been demanding change and would demand change," Dyke said.
However, speaking to FAZ, DFB president Wolfgang Niersbach said that Germany will not back the call for a boycott.
"A boycott is a bad weapon. We have spoken out against a boycott numerous times, and that should also be the tenor," Niersbach, who does not "have high hopes" for the UEFA meeting, said.
The DFB chief added that Europe was not able to find "one common conception or a striking strategy" after Blatter's announcement to stand for a fifth term last year.
Niersbach also clarified that he is against the creation of a breakaway association in order to put more pressure on FIFA.
"We don't want a situation like in boxing where several associations compete against each other. It just doesn't work," he said.