Several senior politicians in German Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling conservative party raised the possibility on July 23 of stripping Russia of its right to host the 2018 World Cup after the downing of a passenger plane over Ukraine.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Guardian: German politicians question Russia’s suitability to host 2018 World Cup
FIFA President Joseph Blatter, Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, German President Joachim Gauck and South Africa's President Jacob Zuma, World Cup, July 13, 2014.
