Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has long vowed to end Russia's occupation of Crimea, which Moscow annexed in 2014.

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 ...

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA apologized to the Ukrainian soccer federation for displaying a map during its World Cup qualifying draw ...

Ukraine demands Fifa apology over Crimea map Ukraine foreign ministry spokesman Heorhiy Tykhy demanded "a public apology" from Fifa following the qualifying draw. Writing on X, Tykhy said Fifa ...

ZURICH — FIFA apologized to the Ukrainian soccer federation for displaying a map during its World ... of the military invasion of Ukraine, has illegally occupied Crimea since 2014.

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".

FIFA has sparked anger after the soccer organization showed a map during a qualifying draw for the 2026 World Cup that showed Ukraine without Crimea as a part of it. The map was shown during a ...

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 ...