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Ukraine unlikely to face suspension

Football's world and European governing bodies said they were satisfied progress had been made to end political interference in the Ukraine Football Federation (FFU), which had faced a February 4 deadline.

"The latest developments are seen positively and... this is an important step forward to unify and strengthen football in Ukraine," FIFA and UEFA said in a joint statement.

"Under these circumstances, FIFA and UEFA are convinced that there will be no need to suspend the FFU, but they will continue to monitor the situation over the next few weeks to have the confirmation that the situation in Ukrainian football is definitely stabilised."

Ukraine's preparations for the event have also been dogged by delays in building stadiums and other infrastructure, earning the warnings from UEFA.