Ecuador's Castillo not selected for World Cup due to sanctions risk
QUITO : The Ecuadorean Football Federation (FEF) said on Tuesday that it has not included Byron Castillo in the country's World Cup squad due to the risk of "unfair" sanctions.
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Commentary: World Cup Qatar will be great football but an ugly game
LONDON: When the World Cup kicks off next weekend, a Western sense of fair play will be outraged that a country without any native tradition in the game has won the right to host the tournament through financial muscle.
World Cup 2022 fixtures: full schedule of games and kick-off times
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar - the first edition to be held in the Middle East and second in Asia after Japan and South Korea hosted the 2002 tournament - begins on Nov. 20 with the home side taking on Ecuador.
World Cup 2022: start date, schedule, teams, venues and final
Here's what you need to know about the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which will be held in Qatar:
PICS | Qatar looms: Which country has the best World Cup kit?
As the 2022 FIFA World Cup looms ever closer, 32 nations will don new football kits for the globe to admire.
FIFA appeals for World Cup ceasefire in Ukraine
[FILES] The FIFA logo is seen outside the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, December 17, 2015. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich
Not just Neymar: Tite plans Brazil’s attack at World Cup
SAO PAULO: Wingers, false nines, target men and center forward in the Brazil squad for the World Cup are giving coach Tite a nice selection headache up front. As the five-time champion aims to win the title for the first time in 20 years, Tite also knows his attack has limited experience on the sport’s biggest stage. That’s something which he hopes will be offset by an abundance of skill, speed and aggressiveness to worry — or terrify — opposing defenses.
Neymar arrives late for Brazil training due to flight delay
TURIN, Italy: Neymar and Marquinhos arrived late for the first day of World Cup training on Monday (Nov 14) due to problems with their flight from Paris to Turin where Brazil are holding a five-day camp before flying to Doha.