Qatar hoping to show its football passion as World Cup host
2 years, 1 month ago

Qatar hoping to show its football passion as World Cup host

The Hindu  

Qatar made a promise to fans 12 years ago when it started campaigning to host the World Cup: We love football just like you, so come and enjoy it with us. The message acknowledged there would be sceptics that a tiny emirate whose team had never been to a World Cup — never played a qualifying game until 1977 — could match the passion for football’s biggest event shown by the previous host at that time, Germany in 2006. “This whole country is going to turn into a festival — we are all aware of that,” Hamad Al Amari, who watches Premier League matches with a Liverpool fan group, said in a telephone interview. “So, no, we’re not going.” The lure and a World Cup adventure still drives many fans to invest the time and money. “We know we are a minority in our own country,” said Al Amari, adding when asked if some citizens would take vacation until the World Cup ends.

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The absurd image that sums up Fifa’s ‘tinpot dictatorship’ as Saudi Arabia awarded World Cup
1 week, 5 days ago

The absurd image that sums up Fifa’s ‘tinpot dictatorship’ as Saudi Arabia awarded World Cup

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Fourteen years on, on Thursday 11 December 2024, Fifa’s congress remotely applauded …

Lionel Messi and the World Cup have left Qatar with a richer sports legacy
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Lionel Messi and the World Cup have left Qatar with a richer sports legacy

The Independent  

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‘No place for genocide’: Qatar football fans stand for Gaza against Israel
1 year ago

‘No place for genocide’: Qatar football fans stand for Gaza against Israel

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of football fans gather to help raise funds and show solidarity with the people of Gaza, amid Israel’s war. Doha, Qatar – While football players and fans around the world are being reprimanded for displays of solidarity with Palestine, thousands gathered at the Education City Stadium in Qatar to show their support and help raise money for Palestinians facing …

Diplomatic victory for Qatar after FIFA World Cup 2022 success
2 years ago

Diplomatic victory for Qatar after FIFA World Cup 2022 success

The Hindu  

Qatar fought a “culture war”, corruption claims and accusations over rights abuses in hosting the FIFA World Cup but experts say the Gulf state has reinforced its image everywhere except parts of Europe. “Qatar has been able to use the World Cup effectively to establish its brand, especially in the Global South,” said Krieg. The World Cup “gave Qatar a …

Rise of emerging economies trend of the times
2 years ago

Rise of emerging economies trend of the times

China Daily  

The success of the 2022 Qatar World Cup, which concluded on Sunday, is beyond doubt, despite the great lengths some Western countries went to in their attempts to smear the tournament with lies and unfounded charges on so-called human rights issues. How the Qatar World Cup has unfolded over the past few weeks demonstrates how the most popular sport on …

Analysis: Six key takeaways from the Qatar World Cup
2 years ago

Analysis: Six key takeaways from the Qatar World Cup

Al Jazeera  

From the end of the Messi saga to the first Arab tournament, and the mixing of politics and sports – here’s what FIFA, and the rest of us, will have to think about. Having the World Cup in the Middle East allowed people from the region to have a tournament which they could attend and not feel foreign. It allowed …

Qatar World Cup shows immigration is great for football, but integration is key for society
2 years ago

Qatar World Cup shows immigration is great for football, but integration is key for society

Firstpost  

Mobs going on rampage on Europe’s streets and demanding Sharia have nothing to do with multiculturalism. They are simply bigoted, brainwashed parasites waiting to turn their host nations into the hell they had to leave behind As Morocco started its startling ascent this World Cup with more than half its squad coming from families who had immigrated to Europe, liberal …

Special report: Qatar, the World Cup and the war on truth
2 years ago

Special report: Qatar, the World Cup and the war on truth

New York Times  

For a brief few moments it looked like the World Cup was being rigged in real time, amplifying an explosive conspiracy theory seen by millions around the world. We will outline: The London “research centre” which doesn’t exist How ‘Qatar’s rivals’ allegedly pushed to switch this World Cup to the UK The mysterious case of ‘Denmark Uncensored’ Curious conferences, fake …

Far from Qatar, fans in Morocco's diaspora are celebrating a historic World Cup run
2 years ago

Far from Qatar, fans in Morocco's diaspora are celebrating a historic World Cup run

NPR  

Far from Qatar, fans in Morocco's diaspora are celebrating a historic World Cup run Enlarge this image toggle caption Abdelali Essaouis Abdelali Essaouis Morocco's success at the World Cup has turned the Atlas Lions into a Cinderella team, winning over fans who love a good underdog story. Enlarge this image toggle caption Abdelali Essaouis Abdelali Essaouis In upsetting European powerhouses …

FIFA World Cup: Motherly love does the magic for lion-hearted Morocco stars in Qatar
2 years ago

FIFA World Cup: Motherly love does the magic for lion-hearted Morocco stars in Qatar

India Today  

The Morocco fairytale has been the biggest story to emerge out of the FIFA World Cup 2022. Sturdy defence, counter-attacks at break-neck speed and never-say-die spirit have been the main ingredients of Morocco's success recipe at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Paris Saint-Germain star Achraf Hakimi was Explaining the logic behind travelling with families to the World Cup, Regragui …

Fans wrestle with a (largely) beer-free World Cup in Qatar
2 years ago

Fans wrestle with a (largely) beer-free World Cup in Qatar

Associated Press  

DOHA, Qatar — Let’s be clear: They definitely wanted beer. So a group of guys from Nottinghamshire, England – veterans of boozy soccer matches back home — fumed when they discovered no beer would be sold until halftime of the Brazil-Croatia game at the main Doha fan zone, one of the few places where World Cup fans can have alcohol. …

This is the side of the World Cup that Qatar would prefer you ignore
2 years ago

This is the side of the World Cup that Qatar would prefer you ignore

The Independent  

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Enjoying the Qatar World Cup? Here is the reality hiding in plain sight
2 years ago

Enjoying the Qatar World Cup? Here is the reality hiding in plain sight

The Independent  

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Arab fans in Qatar rally behind Morocco at World Cup
2 years ago

Arab fans in Qatar rally behind Morocco at World Cup

Associated Press  

DOHA, Qatar — Moroccans in Qatar are feeling the love from across the Arab world ahead of their country’s World Cup clash with Spain on Tuesday. After their own teams were eliminated from the first World Cup in the Middle East, many Qatari, Saudi and Tunisians fans in Doha are now rallying behind Morocco — the last Arab team left …

How FIFA World Cup host Qatar is seeking to change mindset on Islam
2 years ago

How FIFA World Cup host Qatar is seeking to change mindset on Islam

Firstpost  

Qatar has taken advantage of the FIFA World Cup to reach out to the hundreds of thousands of visiting fans to change their minds about Islam or even make conversions. The campaign is being pursued across Qatar offering booklets in different languages, explaining Islam and the Prophet Muhammad Doha: Proudly Muslim Qatar has taken advantage of the World Cup to …

In pictures: Which political cause is allowed in World Cup stadiums? Fans see double standard
2 years ago

In pictures: Which political cause is allowed in World Cup stadiums? Fans see double standard

The Hindu  

When is it and is not it acceptable to display a political banner at the World Cup in Qatar? | Photo Credit: Getty Images But while airing pro-Palestinian sympathies has been allowed - people were even handing out “Free Palestine” T-shirts ahead of Argentina’s match with Poland on Wednesday - security forces have clamped down on fans seeking to show …

Arabs unite in celebration as Morocco advances in World Cup
2 years ago

Arabs unite in celebration as Morocco advances in World Cup

Associated Press  

DOHA, Qatar — First Qatar was out, exiting the World Cup with the worst record of a host country. Now, at the first World Cup ever to be held in the Middle East, Morocco is the Arab world’s last hope. Morocco’s success sparked angry street riots in Belgium after a match earlier this week, but on Thursday triggered an outpouring …

Virtue or Signalling? FIFA World Cup 2022 Protests Get Mixed Reaction
2 years ago

Virtue or Signalling? FIFA World Cup 2022 Protests Get Mixed Reaction

News 18  

Human rights protests at the World Cup have drawn everything from sympathy to indifference and outright hostility, with Qatar’s critics often finding themselves in the firing line. FIFA World Cup 2022 Points Table | FIFA World Cup 2022 Schedule | FIFA World Cup 2022 Results | FIFA World Cup 2022 Golden Boot “Put your hands over your mouths and we …

LGBTQ Arabs fear backlash after World Cup 'spotlight'
2 years ago

LGBTQ Arabs fear backlash after World Cup 'spotlight'

New Indian Express  

Gestures in support of the local LGBTQ community have unleashed a torrent of homophobia, activists and community members say, creating new risks for people who have long relied on discretion to survive. "It's not great to live in the shadow, but it's also not great to live under a spotlight," said a 32-year-old entrepreneur from neighbouring Gulf nation Bahrain, who …

World Cup Qatar 2022: Dress code and five things banned for fans
2 years ago

World Cup Qatar 2022: Dress code and five things banned for fans

The Independent  

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Analysis: As Qatar World Cup unfolds, planet keeps spinning
2 years ago

Analysis: As Qatar World Cup unfolds, planet keeps spinning

Associated Press  

LONDON — Soccer — or football, to most of the global billions watching the World Cup this month — is not human society itself, with all its thorny issues. In early November, just weeks before the most heavily scrutinized World Cup in the tournament’s history kicked off in Qatar, top FIFA officials sent a letter urging teams to “let football …

No wins, few fans… Qatar prove it’s time for every side to earn World Cup place
2 years ago

No wins, few fans… Qatar prove it’s time for every side to earn World Cup place

New York Times  

Yesterday marked the midway point of the Qatar World Cup — 32 matches played, 32 remaining. With 10 minutes remaining of Qatar’s World Cup dream today, the stands were around 30 per cent full. Today’s empty seats came on a day when Hassan Al-Thawadi, secretary general of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy of this World Cup, announced that …

Watching the World Cup with Qatar’s migrant workers and hearing about their lives
2 years ago

Watching the World Cup with Qatar’s migrant workers and hearing about their lives

New York Times  

Inside a cricket stadium on the outskirts of Doha, hundreds of men gather together. Asian Town is a shopping and entertainment complex close to “Labour City”, which opened in 2015 and accommodates close to 70,000 migrant workers who assisted the construction projects that were critical to the state’s World Cup. Migrant workers have helped build Qatar's World Cup from scratch …

WORLD CUP 2022 | Is criticism of the Qatar World Cup racist?
2 years ago

WORLD CUP 2022 | Is criticism of the Qatar World Cup racist?

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 26, 2022 15:46 IST It seems as though every day, criticism of Qatar, host nation of this month’s football World Cup, grows louder. “But so far, its hosting of the World Cup doesn’t seem to merit the level of negativity we have seen from some Western media outlets.” Abdel Aziz had noticed a strong cultural bias in …

Arab teams turn Qatar World Cup into a ‘home’ tournament
2 years ago

Arab teams turn Qatar World Cup into a ‘home’ tournament

Al Jazeera  

With their unexpectedly good results and shared excitement, Arab fans unite to celebrate their teams’ heroics on the pitch. Doha, Qatar – Like thousands of other Saudi fans, Muhammad al-Dabbagh travelled by car last week to Qatar to watch live the first-ever World Cup to be held in the Middle East. “Had it not been in Qatar,” he said, “it …

FIFA World Cup: England fans face stadium ban over crusader costumes in Qatar
2 years ago

FIFA World Cup: England fans face stadium ban over crusader costumes in Qatar

The Hindu  

England fans will be barred from Friday’ match in Qatar against the United States and future World Cup games if they wear crusader replica costumes which are considered culturally insensitive in a Muslim country, FIFA has said. But images of some fans dressed as crusaders at Monday’s 6-2 win over Iran in the Qatari capital Doha were criticised online, prompting …

Pro-regime Iranian fans hunt anti-government supporters outside Qatar stadium
2 years ago

Pro-regime Iranian fans hunt anti-government supporters outside Qatar stadium

Daily Mail  

Pro-regime Iran fans hunted down anti-government supporters and attacked them outside a stadium in Qatar on Friday, ahead of their team's 2-0 World Cup victory over Wales. Iranian fans have used the world cup to show their solidarity with anti-government protesters at home A woman shows the words "Woman, Life, Freedom" written on her hand in Farsi language, ahead of …

Qatar World Cup officials interrupt live broadcast and order TV crew to leave
2 years ago

Qatar World Cup officials interrupt live broadcast and order TV crew to leave

Daily Mail  

This is the moment heavy-handed Qatari officials interrupted a live TV broadcast. Qatari officials interrupting a live TV broadcast after telling an Argentinian journalist to stop filming as he interviews a football fan in a wheelchair The TV reporter tries to reason with the unnamed officials after they interrupt his broadcast An official holds up his hand toward a reporter's …

FIFA World Cup: Muslim body laments craze for soccer among youth in Kerala
2 years ago

FIFA World Cup: Muslim body laments craze for soccer among youth in Kerala

Firstpost  

Nasar Faizy Koodathayi, general secretary of the Qutba committee under the Samastha Kerala Jam-Iyyathul Ulama, expressed concern over football fans spending too much money on erecting huge cutouts of their favourite soccer stars on the streets Thiruvananthapuram: An influential Sunni Muslim body in Kerala on Friday came out against soccer-crazy Muslim youth in the state who have erected huge cutouts …

FIFA World Cup: Host Qatar must conquer nerves before Senegal
2 years, 1 month ago

FIFA World Cup: Host Qatar must conquer nerves before Senegal

The Hindu  

There’s a good chance the World Cup will go from bad to worse for the Qatar team if the players don’t conquer their nerves when they face African champion Senegal in their second group match. Qatar’s next chance to show it deserves a place on a World Cup field comes Friday against Senegal, a team still boasting an array of …

Qatar pulls off miracle to leave gleaming legacy
2 years, 1 month ago

Qatar pulls off miracle to leave gleaming legacy

China Daily  

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Doha, Qatar - November 23, 2022 General view of Mexico fans looking over Doha skyline, Qatar, November 23, 2022 I'll admit, it's quite surreal watching the World Cup unfold in the small Gulf emirate of Qatar. While these were the arenas which hosted the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in the January …

Fifa criticised for letting Qatar ‘run the show’ over LGBTQ+ protest threats
2 years, 1 month ago

Fifa criticised for letting Qatar ‘run the show’ over LGBTQ+ protest threats

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Germany’s players covered their mouths during a team photo ahead of their 2-1 defeat …

Leah Williamson interview: ‘Football is everyone’s game - the Qatar World Cup is wrong’
2 years, 1 month ago

Leah Williamson interview: ‘Football is everyone’s game - the Qatar World Cup is wrong’

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The England captain says the staging of the men’s World Cup in …

World Cup 2022 One Love armband: If now is not the time to walk out of a World Cup, when?
2 years, 1 month ago

World Cup 2022 One Love armband: If now is not the time to walk out of a World Cup, when?

The Independent  

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World Cup: Reporter Grant Wahl refused entry to stadium in Qatar over rainbow t-shirt
2 years, 1 month ago

World Cup: Reporter Grant Wahl refused entry to stadium in Qatar over rainbow t-shirt

Daily Mail  

FIFA said players could face being booked and even banned for wearing it It came after some captains reversed the decision to wear OneLove armband In Qatar it is illegal to be gay and the conservative host nation has faced criticism American soccer reporter Grant Wahl claimed he was refused entry to a World Cup stadium in Qatar for wearing …

England will not wear OneLove rainbow armband against Iran after Fifa sanction threat
2 years, 1 month ago

England will not wear OneLove rainbow armband against Iran after Fifa sanction threat

The Independent  

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In a stadium of their own, migrant workers say their sweat made World Cup happen
2 years, 1 month ago

In a stadium of their own, migrant workers say their sweat made World Cup happen

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 21, 2022 16:09 IST Taking selfies from the stands and sitting on the grassy pitch, thousands of migrant workers gathered in a Doha stadium to watch the opening match of the first World Cup in West Asia. Rights groups have accused authorities of failing to protect lower-income workers - including those who built the stadiums and hotels …

Qatar World Cup begins amid fan criticism as FIFA boss intervenes
2 years, 1 month ago

Qatar World Cup begins amid fan criticism as FIFA boss intervenes

China Daily  

A FIFA World Cup trophy replica is pictured on the pitch as fireworks go off ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group A soccer match between Qatar and Ecuador at the Al-Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, north of Doha on Sunday. ODD ANDERSEN/AFP Global soccer's biggest event, the FIFA World Cup, began in Qatar on Sunday, but many fans …

Sportswashing and spectacle as Qatar’s World Cup of conflicts kicks off
2 years, 1 month ago

Sportswashing and spectacle as Qatar’s World Cup of conflicts kicks off

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. For all the World Cup’s many historical problems, one of its positives …

Thousands of Qatar fans appear to leave World Cup opener at half-time
2 years, 1 month ago

Thousands of Qatar fans appear to leave World Cup opener at half-time

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thousands of Qatar fans appeared to leave at …

Qatar World Cup opens with message of inclusivity amid backdrop of controversy
2 years, 1 month ago

Qatar World Cup opens with message of inclusivity amid backdrop of controversy

The Independent  

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Qatar World Cup squad 2022 guide: Players, odds, fixtures and more
2 years, 1 month ago

Qatar World Cup squad 2022 guide: Players, odds, fixtures and more

The Independent  

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FIFA World Cup 2022: The Beautiful Game Masks The Ugly Truth in Qatar
2 years, 1 month ago

FIFA World Cup 2022: The Beautiful Game Masks The Ugly Truth in Qatar

News 18  

You know Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar. They are but four Indians who have lost their in Qatar, in the run-up to the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup. India may not have qualified for the FIFA World Cup but countless nameless, faceless hands have built the stadiums and roads on which the superstar footballers will tread at Qatar 2022. …

Fans across the Middle East celebrate historic World Cup moment
2 years, 1 month ago

Fans across the Middle East celebrate historic World Cup moment

Al Jazeera  

From cafes in Erbil to pubs in Istanbul and stadiums in Gaza City, fans gathered as the World Cup kicked off in Qatar. “I did not expect that one day an Arab country would host the World Cup,” he told Al Jazeera. “I love, and we are very happy that the World Cup is being held in an Arab country,” …

OLIVER HOLT: The players will provide the same joy as always, but this World Cup has been defiled
2 years, 1 month ago

OLIVER HOLT: The players will provide the same joy as always, but this World Cup has been defiled

Daily Mail  

Today, I feel angry. I would feel uneasy because, whatever empty assurances Infantino wishes to provide, this World Cup is being staged in a country that criminalises same-sex relationships and that makes it an uncomfortable place to visit. It was less than a fortnight ago, after all, when Qatar’s World Cup ambassador described being gay as ‘damage in the mind’. …

'Things are very disappointing': Eric Dier raises doubts about Qatar's migrant workers crisis
2 years, 1 month ago

'Things are very disappointing': Eric Dier raises doubts about Qatar's migrant workers crisis

Daily Mail  

The Spurs star is in contention to start England's opener against Iran on Monday Dier insisted the situation was 'difficult for players' to handle in Qatar The defender believes players shouldn't be the ones facing political questions Eric Dier has vowed to learn more about the political circumstances marring the upcoming World Cup in Qatar as he admitted players featuring …

Qatar set to kick off a FIFA World Cup unlike any before with Arabian Gulf flex
2 years, 1 month ago

Qatar set to kick off a FIFA World Cup unlike any before with Arabian Gulf flex

The Hindu  

Football – for the first time in the history of football – has put a mid-winter pause to its lucrative club/league schedules to squeeze in the quadrennial World Cup. | Photo Credit: GETTY IMAGES But with the World Cup about to kickstart with the opening match on November 20 at the Al Bayt Stadium between the host and Ecuador, which …

Here’s hoping this World Cup doesn’t ruin football for the kids
2 years, 1 month ago

Here’s hoping this World Cup doesn’t ruin football for the kids

The Independent  

My son has joined an important protest movement. This is my son’s first World Cup – or the first he is truly aware of. But where’s the drama of that standard window between Premier League ending and World Cup starting, in which the nation waits with bated breath to see whether so-and-so’s metatarsal will heal in time for the first …

Infantino at FIFA World Cup: ‘Today I feel Qatari... Arab... African... gay... disabled... a migrant worker’
2 years, 1 month ago

Infantino at FIFA World Cup: ‘Today I feel Qatari... Arab... African... gay... disabled... a migrant worker’

The Hindu  

FIFA president Gianni Infantino expressed support for the LGBTQ community and migrant workers in his opening press conference of the Qatar World Cup on Saturday. “I don’t want to give you any lessons of life, but what is going on here is profoundly, profoundly unjust.” He added: “For what we Europeans have been doing for the last 3,000 years we …

DC Edit | Does Qatar deserve this Cup?
2 years, 1 month ago

DC Edit | Does Qatar deserve this Cup?

Deccan Chronicle  

As the greatest show on turf, beginning on Sunday at the Al-Bayt stadium to end in a grand finale on Dec. 18 at the iconic Lusail Stadium in Doha, Qatar, billions of fans of the world’s most popular sport will be glued to their television sets, following the fortunes of their national team or their favourites at the 2022 Fifa …

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