The organization displayed a map during a qualifying draw that showed Ukraine without including Crimea as part of the country, ...

A map shown during the draw for the 2026 Fifa World Cup has been criticised by Ukraine as an "unacceptable error" after it appeared to exclude Crimea as part of the country. The graphic - showing ...

Crimea has been under Russian occupation for ... "We are writing to express our deep concern regarding the infographic map of Europe shown during the TV broadcast of the European Qualifiers ...

The Ukrainian Football Association wrote a letter to FIFA expressing its concerns and questioning the "redrawn" map.

FIFA has apologised for displaying a map during the qualifying draw for the 2026 World Cup that excluded Crimea from Ukraine's territory, which Kyiv had criticised as an "unacceptable error".

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has demanded an apology from FIFA because the organisation showed Ukraine without Crimea on a map of Europe. Source: Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhii Tykhyi in a ...