23/11/2025
Russia wants to organise its own World Cup next summer with non-qualified teams! 🇷🇺
The tournament would be held on the same date as next year's World Cup. Its goal is to push for Russia's return to international competition for the 2030 World Cup qualifiers.
Deprived of international competitions since the invasion of Ukraine, Russia are trying to pressure FIFA to lift the sanctions.
If the plan goes ahead, the expected teams would be:
🇷🇺 Russia
🇨🇲 Cameroon
🇨🇱 Chile
🇨🇳 China
🇬🇷 Greece
🇳🇬 Nigeria
🇵🇪 Peru
🇷🇸 Serbia
🇻🇪 Venezuela
The project is still in the planning phase. Nothing official yet.