Two sports shoes painted in the colours of the Ukraine flag with an anti-Putin message are hung from a tree in Berlin's Kreuzberg district on March 4, 2026. (Photo by David GANNON / AFP via Getty Images)

Two sports shoes painted in the colours of the Ukraine flag with an anti-Putin message are hung from a tree in Berlin's Kreuzberg district on March 4, 2026. (Photo by David GANNON / AFP via Getty Images)

France's Sports Minister Marina Ferrari looks at her phone as she leaves after the weekly cabinet meeting at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on March 4, 2026. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP via Getty Images)

France's Sports Minister Marina Ferrari (L), France's Urbanity and Decentralisation Minister Francoise Gatel (C) and France's Higher Education, Research and Space Minister Philippe Baptiste discuss as they leave after the weekly cabinet meeting at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on March 4, 2026. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP via Getty Images)

France's Sports Minister Marina Ferrari leaves after the weekly cabinet meeting at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on March 4, 2026. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Iran fans cheer ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Asia zone qualifiers group A football match between Iran and the United Arab Emirates at the Azadi Sports Complex in Tehran on March 20, 2025. After days of strikes on sites all over Iran, and Tehran's military lashing out at US targets and allies in the Gulf, Iran's participation in the 2026 World Cup is in serious doubt. (Photo by Atta KENARE / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Iran supporters cheer during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Asia zone qualifiers group A football match between Iran and the North Korea at the Azadi Sports Complex in Tehran on June 10, 2025. After days of strikes on sites all over Iran, and Tehran's military lashing out at US targets and allies in the Gulf, Iran's participation in the 2026 World Cup is in serious doubt. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Iran's midfielder #18 Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh celebrates scoring his team's third goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Asia zone qualifiers group A football match between Iran and the North Korea at the Azadi Sports Complex in Tehran on June 10, 2025. After days of strikes on sites all over Iran, and Tehran's military lashing out at US targets and allies in the Gulf, Iran's participation in the 2026 World Cup is in serious doubt. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images)