Vladimir Putin was dealt a blow with Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk oblast but his forces ended the year with ...

FIFA has apologized to the Ukrainian soccer federation for displaying a map during its World Cup qualifying draw that ...

Fifa has apologised to the Ukrainian Association of Football for displaying a map of the country during its World Cup ...

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

Crimea has been under Russian occupation since 2014 and just a handful of countries recognise the peninsula as Russian ...

The map highlighted Ukraine, but did not include the Crimean Peninsula as part of the country's territory. It also appeared ...

Ukraine has criticized FIFA for an "unacceptable error" after a map displayed during the 2026 World Cup draw appeared to ...

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.

Russia, which has been banned from FIFA competitions because of the military invasion of Ukraine, has illegally occupied Crimea since 2014 ... “We fixed the map for you and expect a public ...

The map highlighted Ukraine but did not include the Crimea peninsula as part of the country. Russia occupied and unilaterally annexed Crimea from Ukraine during its initial invasion in 2014.

FIFA Apologizes to Ukraine Soccer Body for Crimea Map Error at 2026 World Cup Draw ZURICH (AP) — FIFA apologized to the Ukrainian soccer federation for displaying a ...