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FIFA has banned 17 countries for breaking official regulations as major 2026 World Cup decision made

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Updated 13:26 13 Feb 2025 GMTPublished 14:09 12 Feb 2025 GMT

FIFA has banned 17 countries for breaking official regulations as major 2026 World Cup decision made

One of the nations currently banned from competing in FIFA-sanctioned matches are Russia.

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare

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Topics: FIFA, FIFA World Cup, Russia

Jack Kenmare
Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare is the Senior Journalist for SPORTbible, one of the world’s biggest social publishers. He specialises in long-form feature writing and has an encyclopedic knowledge of Football Manager wonderkids from 2005 to the present day. He has a BA (Hons) in Journalism and News Practice.

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