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Ukraine links World Cup host bid to beating horrors of war

Portuguese Soccer Federation President Fernando Gomes, left, President of the Spanish Royal Federation of Soccer (RFEF), Luis Rubiales, right, Ukrainian Football Federation President Andriy Pavelko, center, welcome during a press conference about the announcing that Ukraine is joining Spain and Portugal in their joint bid to host the World Cup in 2030, at the UEFA Headquarters, in Nyon, Switzerland, Wednesday, October 5, 2022. The proposal harnesses the idea that football can restore hope and peace, while Ukraine has been at war with Russia for months. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP) Portuguese Soccer Federation President Fernando Gomes, left, President of the Spanish Royal Federation of Soccer (RFEF), Luis Rubiales, center, Ukrainian Football Federation President Andriy Pavelko, right, shake hands during a press conference about the announcing that Ukraine is joining Spain and Portugal in their joint bid to host the World Cup in 2030, at the UEFA Headquarters, in Nyon, Switzerland, Wednesday, October 5, 2022. The proposal harnesses the idea that football can restore hope and peace, while Ukraine has been at war with Russia for months. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP) Ukrainian Football Federation President Andriy Pavelko, speaks during a press conference about the announcing that Ukraine is joining Spain and Portugal in their joint bid to host the World Cup in 2030, at the UEFA Headquarters, in Nyon, Switzerland, Wednesday, October 5, 2022. The proposal harnesses the idea that football can restore hope and peace, while Ukraine has been at war with Russia for months. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP) Portuguese Soccer Federation President Fernando Gomes, left, President of the Spanish Royal Federation of Soccer (RFEF), Luis Rubiales, center, Ukrainian Football Federation President Andriy Pavelko, right, speak during a press conference about the announcing that Ukraine is joining Spain and Portugal in their joint bid to host the World Cup in 2030, at the UEFA Headquarters, in Nyon, Switzerland, Wednesday, October 5, 2022. The proposal harnesses the idea that football can restore hope and peace, while Ukraine has been at war with Russia for months.(Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)
Ukraine links World Cup host bid to beating horrors of war