Could Russia Lose the 2018 World Cup?

... to boycott all FIFA tournaments while the organization is still headed by Sepp Blatter, that is, until 2019. With his resignation this is no longer possible, which makes the first scenario all the more likely. Nevertheless, it is worth noting that a UEFA boycott of FIFA was definitely on the table, and may have been carried out had Blatter stayed in office. The main architects of the plan to boycott were the English, who, as we know, have not given up hopes of hosting the 2018 World Cup themselves ...