Allowing Russia to play in the 2026 World Cup could be a “good incentive” for Moscow to end the war in Ukraine, Donald Trump has said. Russia has been banned from international competitions by ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested that Russia’s men’s national team being allowed into the qualification process for the 2026 World Cup could be an incentive for the country to end the ...

FIFA President Gianni Infantino and President Donald Trump sign a football during a World Cup 2026 ceremony after a state dinner at the Lusail Palace on May 14, 2025, in Doha, Qatar.

Israel would participate in the 2014 World Cup if the head of international soccer’s governing body heeds the suggestion of two U.S. senators to sanction Russia over its Crimea actions.

In keeping with these questionable backgrounds, the conference brought together a diverse group of fringe thinkers to strategize about Russia’s future place in the world.

Mutko will lose the position on FIFA's ruling body, which he has held since 2009, just as Russia prepares to host the Confederations Cup in three months as the warmup event for the 2018 World Cup.