Russia demands FIFA expel USA from World Cup

Members of the United States congress asked FIFA to suspend Russia because of the situation in Crimea. Well the Russian Parliament has responded by asking FIFA to expel the United States from the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, also citing military aggression.

From Fox Sports:

"Alexander Sidyakin and Michael Markelov, two members of Russia’s Duma (parliament), have written an open letter to FIFA President Sepp Blatter asking him to expel the United States Soccer Federation from world soccer’s governing body and prevent the United States men’s national team from competing in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, according to ESPN and Reuters.In their March 11 letter, Sidyakin and Markelov claim the “USA’s military aggression against several sovereign states” (namely Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya and Syria) and  cases of human rights violation all over the world revealed by E. Snowden, “are reason enough for FIFA to “urgently convene an emergency session to consider suspending USA’s membership in FIFA and denying the U.S. team the right to participate in the upcoming 2014 World Cup in Brazil.”"

FIFA is now put in the cross hairs and might be forced to address the situation. It might not be able to send either team home from the World Cup with the pots already assigned.