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Peru's Raul Ruidiaz rides on the back of teammate Christian Ramos, after Ramos scored his team's second goal against New Zealand during a play-off qualifying match for the 2018 Russian World Cup in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Karel Navarro)

Russia is lowest-ranked team in draw for its home World Cup

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The Latest: Mexican TV network denies claims in FIFA case

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Hassan Al Thawadi, secretary general of the 2022 Qatar World Cup Supreme Committee for Delivery &amp; Legacy, poses for a photo following an interview with The Associated Press in Sheffield, England on Thursday Nov. 9 2017. Following comments earlier this year attributed to German soccer federation president Reinhard Grindel, Al Thawadi said Thursday that &quot;Qatar does not support terrorism. Qatar is at the forefront of the fight against terrorism.&quot; (AP Photo / Rob Harris)

Isolated in Gulf, Qatar campaigns to protect 2022 World Cup

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

Senegal qualifies for World Cup via contentious replay

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

Hassan Al Thawadi, secretary general of the 2022 Qatar World Cup Supreme Committee for Delivery &amp; Legacy, poses for a photo following an interview with The Associated Press in Sheffield, England, on Thursday Nov. 9 2017. Following comments earlier this year attributed to German soccer federation president Reinhard Grindel, Al Thawadi said Thursday that &quot;Qatar does not support terrorism. Qatar is at the forefront of the fight against terrorism.&quot; (AP Photo / Neil Barker)

2022 World Cup head tells Germany: Qatar doesn’t back terror

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, April 10, 2017, file photo, Victor Montagliani, left, President of the Canadian Soccer Association, Sunil Gulati, center, President of the United States Soccer Federation, and Decio de Maria, President of the Mexican Football Federation, show their unified bid to co-host the 2026 World Cup, in New York. FIFA has pledged to publish all votes by soccer officials in the 2026 World Cup bidding after corruption claims tainted the 2018-2022 contests. FIFA published documents Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017 to guide the process, and explained how bidders must detail a strategy to respect human rights and labor standards in all construction projects linked to the expanded 48-team tournament. The joint United States-Canada-Mexico bid is strongly favored to win. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)

FIFA to reveal all 2026 World Cup votes, aims for clean bids

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Serbia fined $160K for fan politics at World Cup qualifiers

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FILE - This is a Saturday, June 4, 2016 file photo of Croatia's Luka Modric as he controls the ball during the international friendly soccer match between Croatia and San Marino, in Rijeka, Croatia. Modric Croatia's top player will be well-rested and fully focused when Croatia attempts to secure a World Cup spot in the playoffs against Greece beginning on Thursday Nov. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic/File)

World Cup qualifying tournament reaching its climax

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino addresses a press conference in Kolkata, India, Friday, Sept. 27, 2017. The 2018 World Cup champion will get $38 million from a prize fund FIFA has increased by 12 percent to $400 million. FIFA said Friday that each of the 32 competing national federations in Russia will get at least $8 million, the same as in 2014 when the overall prize fund was $358 million. (AP Photo)

Palestinian soccer officials get court date for FIFA case

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Players to get more power from new FIFA contract rules

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Column: Global league can revive stale international soccer

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

ANOC president Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah of Kuwait, left, and IOC President Thomas Bach, right, arrive at the general assembly of The Association of National Olympic Committees in Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Corruption, doping issues aired at global Olympic meeting

By KAREL JANICEK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016 file photo, Real Madrid players celebrate on the podium after defeating Kashima Antlers in the final of the FIFA Club World Cup soccer tournament in Yokohama, near Tokyo. A member of FIFA’s ruling council says there are proposals for a 24-team Club World Cup to be played every four years from 2021, it was reported on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)

FIFA exec says 24-team Club World Cup from 2021 discussed

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

FIFA to give 2018 World Cup champion $38M from $400M fund

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FILE - In this June 2, 2017, file photo, former Guatemalan judge Hector Trujillo leaves Brooklyn federal court after pleading guilty in New York. Trujillo, a former judge who led Guatemala's soccer federation, is set to be the first person sentenced in the U.S. in the world soccer scandal. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Wednesday, Oct. 25, in federal court in the Brooklyn Borough of New York. Trujillo pleaded guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy in June. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Ex-judge 1st sentenced in US in FIFA scandal, gets 8 months

By LARRY NEUMEISTER - Associated Press

Hector Trujillo, a former judge and former secretary general of the Guatemalan soccer federation, enters Federal Court in Brooklyn for the sentencing phase of his trial in connection with a global FIFA soccer probe, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, in New York. Trujillo pleaded guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy in June. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

The Latest: Prosecutor says soccer scandal affected US banks

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Spanish long-distance runner Fifa detained in doping raid

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Sentencing latest chapter in FIFA scandal

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FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2016 file photo, President of Paris Saint-Germain soccer club, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, gestures during the UEFA Champions League draw at the Grimaldi Forum, in Monaco. Al-Khelaifi was questioned Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, by Swiss investigators who allege he bribed a top FIFA official in a World Cup broadcasting rights deal. He met with Switzerland’s federal prosecutors, two weeks after they revealed criminal proceedings against him. Al-Khelaifi is also Qatari soccer and television executive. (AP Photo/Claude Paris, File)

Qatari exec quizzed by investigators in FIFA bribery case

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Soccer legends Diego Armando Maradona, left, and Ronaldo laugh as they present the Best FIFA Men's player award during The Best FIFA 2017 Awards at the Palladium Theatre in London, Monday, Oct. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

The Latest: Ronaldo wins FIFA player of year for 5th time

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