Iran should be expelled from the World Cup, the demand of the Ukrainian Football Federation from FIFA.

Accusing Iran of human rights violations and supplying weapons to the Russian army, the Ukrainian Football Federation has called on FIFA to expel Iran from the World Cup, which began this month in Qatar.

According to the AP news agency, this demand of Ukraine was made three weeks before the start of the first match of Group B between Iran and England. The group also includes the United States and Wales.

The executive committee of the Ukrainian Football Federation did not call for Iran to be replaced at the tournament by Ukraine, which lost to Wales in the European play-off final in June.

Ukraine's proposal to replace Iran was suggested last week by the country's biggest club, Shakhtar Donetsk, in a similar appeal to FIFA.

FIFA has not commented on Ukraine's requests and does not normally suspend member federations over military decisions by national governments.

Russia and Iran have denied claims by an international intelligence assessment that Russian forces bombed Ukraine using Iranian-made 'Shahid' drones.

FIFA's statutes also commit to 'respecting all internationally recognized human rights' and endeavoring to promote the protection of those rights.

However, FIFA did not live up to its human rights pledge when it suspended Russian teams from international competitions, including World Cup playoffs, within days of the invasion of Ukraine that began in February. Instead, FIFA cited threats to the integrity of its competitions and the decision was upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

FIFA has already resisted calls from Iranian fan groups to suspend the national team amid a crackdown on street protests in support of women's rights.