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".

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 ...

The map appeared to show Ukraine without Crimea as part of it. A spokesperson for Ukraine's Foreign Ministry demanded a public apology from FIFA. FIFA, soccer's world governing body, is facing ...

It comes amid reports that six months into its incursion into Russia, Ukraine had seized new positions this month with what has been described as a "swift and unexpected maneuver." Newsweek has ...

Armed conflict in eastern Ukraine erupted in early 2014 following Russia’s annexation of Crimea. The previous year, protests in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, against Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s ...

FIFA has 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.

Russia employed strategic bombers, long-range bombers and Kalibr missiles from the Black Sea region, along with Iskander ballistic and cruise missiles from Crimea and mainland Russia." Details: ...

a new map shows, as Ukrainian troops in the key city risk becoming surrounded by Moscow's forces. Contacted on the reported advances on Monday, Ukraine's military pointed Newsweek to its publicly ...