The exclusion of Russia from the 2026 World Cup, following their ban from Euro 2024, firmly reinforces the international condemnation of Russia's actions in Ukraine and the significant impact on ...

FIFA has backed away from expelling Russia from World Cup qualifying but instead said the squad can play using the “RFU” acronym for the country’s football federation.

In the World Cup, Russia’s potential future opponents Sweden and the Czech Republic had joined Poland in saying they would refuse to take the field. The World Cup is scheduled to begin on Nov ...

U.S. expands Russia sanctions, targets Central Bank 02:19. FIFA and UEFA have suspended Russian national teams and clubs from all international soccer competitions "until further notice," the ...

The memory of Russia hosting the World Cup in 2018 now seems unreal, as does the quality of Russia’s soccer back then. (The national team made it to the quarterfinals and made fans genuinely proud.) ...

Russia is running out of World Cup qualifying opponents fast, and FIFA’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is unlikely to change that.

Banners promoting the Russia World Cup sit on display near St Basil's cathedral on Red Square in central Moscow. Photo: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg News ...

Russia's scheduled opponent, Poland, refused to travel to Moscow to play, as did the other teams in the playoff bracket. That raised the prospect of Russia qualifying for the World Cup by default.

Russia banned from international soccer, including World Cup qualifiers The move comes after the IOC urged sports bodies to exclude the country’s athletes and officials from international events.