Participation in Football-2026 Football World Cup: Trump found an unexpected way to stop war in Ukraine

While communicating with FIFA President Gianni Infantino, the US President expressed surprise when he learned that Russia's national team did not participate in international competitions. Infantino confirmed that such a restriction was approved because of a full -scale war against Ukraine, but stated that he hopes for the termination of hostilities and the further return of the Russian national team to the football community.

"They are now forbidden to play, but we hope something will happen and peace will come so that Russia can accept again. It can be a good incentive, right?" Trump said. He also stressed that it did not affect the decision -making on the participation of national teams in tournaments. After the full -scale invasion of Russia in Ukraine in 2022, FIFA and UEFA made a decision to remove the Russian national team from participating in international football competitions.

According to the current rules, the Russian Federation will not participate in the World Cup in 2026, which will be hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico. The qualifying stage began in September 2023, and for the tournament, except for three host countries, there are 45 vacancies for national teams.

Recall that Trump Special Special Special Supporter Kit Kellogg, stated that the fire between Ukraine and the Russian Federation can be stopped by creating a demilitarized area with a 30 km wide area along the front line. He explained that the truce would allow the parties to maintain control of current territories, and the land for which Ukrainians fight will remain under their control at this time.