A timeline of how the US and Europe have been at odds

The dispute between the United States and Europe over the future of Greenland isn’t the first time the allies have been at loggerheads.

Deep disagreements have flared up from time to time since World War II, bringing trans-Atlantic diplomatic crises.

Here’s a look at some of them.

When France, the United Kingdom and Israel invaded Egypt in 1956, aiming to topple Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser and take back control of the Suez Canal, the U.S. employed heavy diplomatic and economic pressure to stop it.

The U.S. intervention severely strained Washington’s relations with London and Paris, which were key allies during the Cold War, and was a milestone in Europe’s waning postwar influence.

While European countries except France gave diplomatic backing to the U.S., they refused to provide troops.

Street protests in Europe against the war had a significant political cost for the continent’s governments, which had to reconcile their support for the U.S. with an erosion of their domestic popularity, and were a burden on trans-Atlantic relations.

Russia’s deployment of its new SS-20 missiles that could quickly hit targets in Western Europe compelled NATO to install U.S. Pershing nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles and cruise missiles in Europe in order to maintain the balance of the nuclear arms threat.

The move ignited an uproar on the continent, where fears of a new arms race deepened. Huge anti-nuclear peace demonstrations, with protesters often aiming their ire at Washington, filled the streets of European capitals in the 1980s.

The U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 sparked a major crisis in relations with Europe, especially France and Germany after they refused to support the attack on President Saddam Hussein’s government.

Washington officials rebuked Paris and Berlin, with U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld referring to them as “Old Europe” and praising Eastern European countries as “New Europe.”

As part of its “war on terror,” the United States captured and sometimes kidnapped suspects, and then transferred them to locations in countries where they were interrogated and often tortured outside the reach of U.S. law.

While some European governments were complicit in the program, a public outcry forced political leaders to denounce the practice.

When U.S. President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January 2025, he upended three years of American policy toward Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Trump spoke warmly of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was cold toward Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and then significantly reduced U.S. military aid for Kyiv.

Alarmed European leaders, who see their own security at stake in Ukraine, have pressed Trump to be on Ukraine’s side.

The Trump administration set out a new national security strategy last December that portrayed European allies as weak.

It was scathing of their migration and free speech policies, suggested they face the “prospect of civilizational erasure” and cast doubt on their long-term reliability as American partners.

With relations between the U.S. and Europe deteriorating, Trump threatened the continent last July with heavy trade tariffs in what was seen as a deeply hostile move.

Trump initially announced tariffs of 30% on the 27-nation European Union, which is the biggest trading partner of the United States. Both sides later agreed to a trade framework setting a 15% tariff on most goods.

FILE - Shipping containers line the Ever Most cargo vessel docked at the Port of Oakland, April 3, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

FILE - A trader sits on the trading floor of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in front of the display board showing the DAX stock index in Frankfurt, Germany, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks before he signs a presidential memorandum imposing tariffs and investment restrictions on China in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, March 22, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

FILE - Smoke from fireworks falls on Trafalgar Square in London during a Labor Party rally in protest of the British government's handling of the Suez Canal crisis, Nov. 4, 1956. (AP Photo, File)

FILE - A huge crowd fills Trafalgar Square in London, as Britain's Labor Party held a rally in protest against Prime Minister Eden's government's handling of the Suez Canal crisis, Nov. 4, 1956. (AP Photo, File)

FILE - Anti-Vietnam war demonstrators mass on the Ellipse in Washington on May 9, 1970. (AP Photo/Charles Tasnadi, File)

FILE - College students from various nearby schools march down Commonwealth Avenue in Boston on Oct. 16, 1965 to attend rally on Boston Common protesting U.S. involvement in Vietnam. (AP Photo/Frank C. Curtin, File)

FILE - Nuclear missiles are paraded through Red Square in Moscow, Russia, during the Military May Day parade, May 1, 1988. (AP Photo/Boris Yurchenko, File)

FILE - A Hungarian military orchestra marches through the site of the new spectacle, a Soviet SS-24 intercontinental ballistic missile, erected by the Technical Museum of War in Kecel, Hungary, 160 km south of Budapest Tuesday, Nov. 15. 2005. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky, File)

FILE - An Iraqi prisoner of war comforts his 4-year-old son at a regroupment center for POWs of the 101st Airborne Division near An Najaf, March 31, 2003. (AP Photo/Jean-Marc Bouju, File)

FILE - Cpl. Edward Chin of the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines Regiment, covers the face of a statue of Saddam Hussein with an American flag before toppling the statue in downtown Baghdad, Iraq, on April 9, 2003. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

FILE - Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein yells at the court as the verdict is delivered during his trial held under tight security in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, Sunday Nov. 5, 2006. (AP Photo/David Furst, Pool, File)

FILE - A protester holds up a poster with writing reading in Italian "Justice for Abu Omar" above a picture of Muslim cleric Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr, also known as Abu Omar, outside Milan's court house while the trial of 26 Americans and seven Italians accused of orchestrating a CIA-led kidnapping of an Egyptian terror suspect Nasr was taking place inside the courtroom, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)

FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2007 file photo, Egyptian cleric Osama Hassan Mustafa Nasr, also known as Abu Omar, shows a dark scar on his arm during his first public appearance since he was released from Egyptian custody, in Alexandria, Egypt. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File)

FILE - A man walks in front of burning residential building after a Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko, File)

FILE - A resident reacts after a Russian missile hit a multi-storey apartment during Russia's combined missile and drone air attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

FILE - President Donald Trump, left, greets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he arrives at the White House, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

FILE - An injured elderly woman looks out of her broken window as an apartment building was hit by a Russian drone during an aerial attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Dec. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

People protest against Trump's policy towards Greenland in front of the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

A Danish serviceman walks in front of Joint Arctic Command center in Nuuk, Greenland, on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco is under huge pressure to win its second Africa Cup of Nations trophy when it hosts Senegal in the tournament final in Rabat on Sunday.

The Atlas Lions are aiming to end a 50-year wait since winning their first Africa Cup in 1976.

Hundreds of fans wearing the kingdom’s red-and-green colors were milling around the 69,500-capacity Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium hours before kickoff, many still looking for tickets.

Inside, members of the official Senegalese supporters’ club — some clad in green, some in yellow and others in red to make the colors of the Senegal flag – were dancing to drums and trumpets in a section behind one of the goals at least three hours before kickoff at 8 p.m. local time (1900 GMT).

Their noise was drowned out when the Moroccan players took their first steps out on the field for a pre-game walkabout. Their Senegalese counterparts were welcomed by a deafening chorus of whistles when they emerged for their walkabout.

Morocco coach Walid Regragui was fielding his strongest side, captained by Achraf Hakimi at right back, with Nayef Aguerd, Adam Masina and left back Noussair Mazraoui completing the back line in front of goalkeeper Yassine “Bono” Bounou, the hero in the semifinal penalty shootout win over Nigeria.

Abdessamad Ezzalzouli, Neil El Aynaoui and Ismael Saibari were the midfield trio supporting Brahim Díaz attacking on the left, Ayoub El Kaabi up front, and Bilal El Khannous on the right.

Morocco left winger Eliesse Ben Seghir missed the game with injury.

Senegal coach Pape Thiaw opted for the 20-year-old Mamadou Sarr in defense in place of the suspended captain Kalidou Koulibaly alongside Moussa Niakhaté in front of goalkeeper Edouard Mendy. El Hadji Malick Diouf was at left back, with Antoine Mendy on the right in place of Krépin Diatta, who was injured in the pre-match warmup.

Ousseynou Niang also got injured during the warmup.

Idrissa Gueye and Lamine Camara formed the midfield, flanked by Pape Alassane Gueye on the left and Iliman Ndiaye on the right. Sadio Mané and Nicolas Jackson were the front two.

Senegal is also chasing its second African Cup trophy after winning the 2021 edition. Midfielder Habib Diarra is suspended alongside Koulibaly, who misses his second final after being suspended for the 2019 decider, too.

Mané was to lead the Teranga Lions in what was likely to be his last Africa Cup match after taking part in six tournaments.

The Senegalese Football Federation decried a lack of "fair play" from the Moroccan hosts less than two days before the final, citing a lack of security, problems with the team hotel, training facilities and ability to get tickets for its supporters.

Defeat at the final stage would be a demoralizing blow for Morocco, which has invested heavily in soccer facilities and infrastructure before it co-hosts the 2030 World Cup. One of the most aggressive infrastructure buildouts in African sporting history fueled protests in October from mostly young Moroccans who feel other areas are being neglected. Key issues remain health, literacy and employment.

AP at the Africa Cup: https://apnews.com/hub/africa-cup-of-nations

English actor Idris Elba performs during a closing ceremony ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations final soccer match between Senegal and Morocco, in Rabat, Morocco, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

A general view of the closing ceremony ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations final soccer match between Senegal and Morocco, in Rabat, Morocco, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

A general view of the closing ceremony ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations final soccer match between Senegal and Morocco, in Rabat, Morocco, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Darren Jason Watkins Jr., American YouTuber known as IShowSpeed, runs during the closing ceremony ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations final soccer match between Senegal and Morocco, in Rabat, Morocco, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Senegal players walk onto the pitch before the Africa Cup of Nations final soccer match between Senegal and Morocco, in Rabat, Morocco, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Morocco fan waits for the Africa Cup of Nations final soccer match between Senegal and Morocco, in Rabat, Morocco, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Senegal fans wait for the Africa Cup of Nations final soccer match between Senegal and Morocco, in Rabat, Morocco, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)