Iceland Announces Diplomatic Boycott Of 2018 World Cup

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Iceland on Monday announced it would stage a diplomatic boycott of the 2018 World Cup in Russia over the poisoning of a former double agent in Britain. “Icelandic officials will not go to the FIFA World Cup in Russia this summer,” a statement from the foreign ministry read.The EU member states have said it was highly likely Russia was responsible for the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and via IFTTT