The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar this November will be a first in many respects, for example it will be the first in the Middle East, in a Muslim state and no other tournament has ever taken place in the northern hemisphere winter. It will also be unlike any other final that has taken … Read more
Hosts Qatar were drawn on Friday to open the 2022 World Cup against Ecuador on November 21, while France will begin their World Cup title defense against a playoff winner. The draw in Doha will also possibly pit England against Wales or Scotland, who are in another delayed play-off alongside Ukraine, and the group stage … Read more
The world of football gathered this Friday in the Qatari capital in anticipation of the draw for the final phase of the World Cup that will begin at 1600 GMT. National team coaches, World Cup-winning players, Qatari dignitaries and football officials from around the world will discover the group stage clashes during a ceremony hosted … Read more
Human rights activists called on Friday for FIFA to sanction Iran and even expel it from the 2022 World Cup over the country’s decision to ban women from attending an international soccer match. Iranian news agencies confirmed this week that 2,000 women who had bought tickets for Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier against Lebanon in the … Read more
The Qatar 2022 World Cup, the first to be held in the Middle East, has already sold some 804,186 tickets in the first sales phase, confirmed this Wednesday the governing body of world soccer and organizer of the tournament, FIFA. FIFA said interest in tickets came mainly from Qatar, the United States, England, Mexico, the … Read more
Veteran soccer superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will meet their opponents at the Qatar 2022 World Cup on Friday, which will almost certainly be their last. The two biggest names in the game have amassed a host of club and individual honors as well as continental trophies with their countries, but neither have managed … Read more
Mexico beat El Salvador 2-0 to head to an eighth straight World Cup, while the United States stuck with it despite a 2-0 loss to Costa Rica in the final round of CONCACAF qualifying on Wednesday. On the final day, the USA, who missed out on the 2018 tournament, knew that a win, draw or … Read more