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, soccer's world governing body, is facing backlash over a map it showed of Ukraine. The map appeared to show Ukraine without Crimea as part of it. A spokesperson for Ukraine's Foreign ...

FIFA has issued a brief and general comment ... in the commentary highlighted a territory largely occupied by Ukraine but without Crimea. In response, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry condemned the ...

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.