Record-scorer Mitrovic spearheads Serbia's 26-man World Cup squad
:Serbia's all-time top scorer Aleksandar Mitrovic, who is nursing an ankle injury, was named by coach Dragan Stojkovic in their 26-man squad for the World Cup in Qatar on Friday.
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FIFA World Cup 2022: What can fans expect when coming to Qatar?
But what exactly can this army of football lovers expect when they arrive for one of the biggest events in sports in just a few weeks? From fan festivals to fire-breathing spiders… there's something for everyone.
Direct Tel Aviv-Doha flights to operate during World Cup - FIFA
DOHA :Direct charter flights will operate between Israel and Qatar, which do not have formal diplomatic ties, during the upcoming World Cup in Doha, FIFA said Thursday, facilitating attendance by eligible Israeli and Palestinian fans.
World Cup squads: Gotze and Lukaku given the nod for Germany and Belgium, while US seek 'revenge mission'
Germany handed a surprise call-up to Borussia Dortmund teenager Youssoufa Moukoko in their World Cup squad as 2014 World Cup winner Mario Gotze marked a sensational return to the national team set up after five years.
Qatar unveils World Cup fan village consisting of 6,000 cabins
Qatar has unveiled a 6,000-cabin village built on a car park near its airports for fans attending the World Cup.
Fans book 90,000 nightly rooms in group stage of Qatar World Cup, more available - organiser
DOHA : Fans have booked accommodation in more than 90,000 rooms, tents, apartments, villas and portacabins on each of the peak days of the World Cup in Qatar, organisers said Wednesday, adding that at least 25,000 rooms are still available.
World Cup ambassador calls homosexuality 'damage in the mind'
Former Qatari international and World Cup ambassador Khalid Salman has called homosexuality a "damage in the mind" in an interview to be aired on German TV on Tuesday, sparking condemnation by Berlin.
'They have to accept our rules here' - Qatar World Cup ambassador makes anti-gay comments
A Qatar World Cup ambassador has told German television broadcaster ZDF that homosexuality was "damage in the mind", as the Gulf state prepares to host the global tournament in less than two weeks. In an interview filmed in Doha and to be screened later on Tuesday, former Qatar international Khalid Salman addressed the issue of homosexuality, which is illegal in the conservative Muslim country. Some players have raised concerns over the rights of fans travelling to the event, especially LGBTQ+ individuals and women, whom rights groups say Qatari laws discriminate against. The country expects more than one million visitors for the World Cup. "They have to accept our rules here," Salman said, in an excerpt of the interview. "(Homosexuality) is haram. You know what haram (forbidden) means?" he said. When asked why it was haram, Salman said: "I am not a strict Muslim but why is it haram? Because it is damage in the mind." The interview was then immediately stopped by an accompanying official. Qatar's World Cup organisers, when contacted by Reuters, declined to comment. World football's ruling body FIFA did not immediately respond to a request for a comment. Organisers have repeatedly said everyone was welcome in Qatar during the World Cup. Qatar is the first Middle Eastern country to host the World Cup but the small nation has come under intense pressure in recent years for its treatment of foreign workers and restrictive social laws.