World football's governing body has removed the image omitting Crimea from Ukrainian territory, which Kyiv called an ...

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 ...

Armed conflict in eastern Ukraine erupted in early 2014 following Russia’s annexation of Crimea. The previous ... Armed conflict in the regions quickly broke out between Russian-backed forces ...

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 ...

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.