FIFA has blamed an "external third party" for failing to show Crimea as part of Ukraine in the map during 2026 World Cup qualifying draw. Reuters FIFA, world football’s governing body, issued an ...

FIFA on Tuesday apologised for not showcasing the territory of Crimea as part of Ukraine in a map during the 2026 World Cup qualifying draw and blamed an ‘external ...

FIFA issued an apology to the Ukrainian Football Federation for displaying a map during its World Cup qualifying draw that excluded Crimea, which is occupied by Russia, from Ukraine's territory. "We ...

(AP Photo/Martin Meissner) FIFA apologized to the Ukrainian football federation for displaying a map during its World Cup qualifying draw that excluded Russia-occupied Crimea from the country’s ...

FIFA apologized to the Ukrainian soccer federation for displaying a map during its World Cup qualifying draw that excluded Russia-occupied Crimea from the country’s territory. “We fully understand the ...

FIFA apologized to Ukraine for a map error during the World Cup qualifying draw that omitted Crimea from Ukraine's territory. Ukraine demanded a public apology after ...

The 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifying draw took place in Zurich on 13 December Fifa says it "sincerely regrets" that a map shown during the 2026 World Cup qualifying draw appeared to exclude Crimea ...

FIFA apologized to the Ukrainian football federation for displaying a map during its World Cup qualifying draw that excluded Russia-occupied Crimea from the country’s territory. “We fully understand ...

02:19 PM IST Ukraine has strongly criticised FIFA after the global football governing body displayed a map that appeared to exclude Crimea as part of Ukraine. The controversy arose last week during ...

Ukraine has lashed out at FIFA after the governing body of world football showed a map that seemingly omitted Crimea as part of the country. The incident took place last week when FIFA held a ...

ZURICH — (AP) — FIFA apologized to the Ukrainian soccer federation for displaying a map during its World Cup qualifying draw that excluded Russia-occupied Crimea from the country’s territory.