2022 World Cup: France's kit has been leaked and fans are loving it
France are looking to become the first men’s national team to retain the FIFA World Cup since Brazil in 1962 when they take to Qatar this winter.
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Qatar World Cup will be most luxurious yet, says hospitality firm boss
FIFA packages to the well-heeled is predicting record sales for the World Cup in Qatar, but its owner insists the tournament will be "good value" for all fans. Jaime Byrom, who has sold millions of hotel rooms over 10 World Cups, said wealthy supporters will be flocking to the tiny Gulf state from around the globe on private planes and yachts. Byrom's Match Hospitality has contracted 450,000 of the three million tickets for the tournament that starts November 20.
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Stadiums
With just 100 days to go until the greatest show on earth, we profile each and every stadium that will be utilized throughout the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, taking place between November 21 and December 18.
Qatar's ground control on alert for World Cup disasters
Facing a bank of screens that look like NASA mission command, technicians counting down to the World Cup in Qatar control the temperature, gates, 15 000 cameras and much more in the eight stadiums.
Surprise date-change overshadows World Cup 100-day countdown
FIFA and Qatar organisers on Friday counted the cost of bringing forward the start of the World Cup by a day as they launched the 100-day countdown to the event. Football's ruling body and the wealthy Gulf state both promised action to help fans, sponsors and broadcasters hit by the change, announced late Thursday, but did not give details. The sudden move to bring forward Qatar's match against Ecuador by 24 hours -- to make it the gala opening match -- has only added to the public relations concerns as the conservative host country counters criticism of its rights record and fan worries about what to expect when they arrive.
FIFA confirms change to start date of 2022 Qatar World Cup
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Saudi weightlifter Mansour Al-Saleem wins gold and two silvers at Islamic Solidarity Games
Vice President of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee Prince Fahd bin Jalawi on Thursday presented Saudi weightlifter Mansour Al- Saleem with a gold and two silver medals in the 55 kg competition at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey.
Qatar to kick off World Cup as finals brought forward by one day
This year's World Cup in Qatar will start a day earlier than originally scheduled with the opening ceremony now taking place before the host nation kick off the tournament on Sunday, Nov 20, against Ecuador, world governing body FIFA said on Thursday (Aug 11).