Soccer's governing body FIFA apologized after organizers of the 2018 World Cup in Russia displayed a map that showed Crimea as part of the host country. Russia annexed the Black Sea peninsula in March after the ouster of Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine's former pro-Moscow president, in an uprising. The takeover prompted the U.S. and the European Union to impose sanctions on Russian individuals and companies.
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Bloomberg: FIFA apologizes for map error putting Crimea in Russia
People watch as the facade of the historical Bolshoi Theatre is illuminated with the official emblem of the 2018 FIFA World Cup to be held in Russia in central Moscow on late Oct. 28, 2014.
