'Football is for everyone' - Bruno Fernandes questions Qatar World Cup call
Portugal and Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has questioned hosting the World Cup in Qatar.
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Fans, trophy and teams arrive in Qatar for World Cup countdown
One week from kickoff, the World Cup trophy returned to Qatar on Sunday, teams and fans started arriving, and safety barriers went up across Doha ahead of one of the most controversial football tournaments ever.
Free World Cup screenings at 65 community locations across Singapore
SINGAPORE: Matches from the World Cup, which kicks off in just over a week, will be screened for free at more than 60 locations islandwide, including 58 community clubs and the Sports Hub.
Cillessen surprise omission as Van Gaal names Dutch squad
Cillessen, 33, whom pundits say recently moved from Valencia to NEC Nijmegen to improve his chances of selection, was dropped in favour of Feyenoord's Justin Bijlow, Ajax's Remko Pasveer and the surprise inclusion of Heeenveen's Andries Noppert, the Dutch Royal Football Federation announced in a statement.
Ecuador is launching a digital nomad visa, offering low cost of living and good quality of life
Ecuador has launched a new digital nomad visa, promising remote workers “low cost of living” and “authentic experiences.”
Hosts Qatar name fully home-based squad for World Cup
Qatar coach Felix Sanchez selected a 26-man squad World Cup on Friday exclusively made up of home-based players led by attacking trio Akram Afif, Almoez Ali and Hassan Al-Haydos. The tournament hosts are playing at the World Cup for the first time and face Ecuador in the opening match on November 20. Qatar will also meet Senegal and the Netherlands in Group A. Sanchez and his players have been staying together in near-lockdown since June while holding training camps in Spain and Austria. It is a similar approach to that of South Korea 20 years ago when the co-hosts made a shock run to the semi-finals of the 2002 World Cup. Sanchez, who learned his trade over 10 years with Barcelona's youth teams, guided Qatar to a 3-1 victory over Japan in the 2019 Asian Cup final for the country's first major international title. "In 2019, it was difficult to imagine that Qatar could win the Asian Cup," Sanchez said recently in an interview with Spanish sports daily Marca. "Obviously, I'm not talking about winning the World cup but to play at a good level against these three opponents is our challenge. Afterwards, it's football and anything can happen."
Attacking pair Ali and Afif spearhead Qatar World Cup squad
:Qatar's all-time top scorer Almoez Ali and Akram Afif are set to lead the attack for the World Cup hosts after coach Felix Sanchez named his 26-man squad for the tournament on Friday.