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".

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Ukraine was one of 54 national teams included in the draw Friday in Zurich for European ... adding: "We fixed the map for you and expect a public apology." Mammadov replied that the map was ...