World Cup countdown enters final week as focus sharpens on Qatar
The week-long countdown to the World Cup in Qatar began on Monday as the world's leading footballers focused their attention on one of the most controversial tournaments in history.
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The week-long countdown to the World Cup in Qatar began on Monday as the world's leading footballers focused their attention on one of the most controversial tournaments in history.
Qatari officials have promised a successful World Cup despite the West’s misgivings.
List of players who have been called up for the Nov. 20-Dec. 18 World Cup in Qatar:
PARIS: Leaders Paris St Germain crushed Auxerre 5-0 with four second-half goals in Ligue 1 on Sunday (Nov 13) to go into the mid-season World Cup break with a five-point lead over second-placed Lens.
PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain’s stars came through their final game before the World Cup unscathed, with France forward Kylian Mbappe opening the scoring in the unbeaten league leader’s 5-0 home win against Auxerre on Sunday.
PARIS : Leaders Paris St Germain crushed Auxerre 5-0 with four second-half goals in Ligue 1 on Sunday to go into the mid-season World Cup break with a five-point lead over second-placed Lens.
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.
RIYADH: Thousands of football fans in Saudi Arabia and the region will be able to watch adrenaline-pumping World Cup games at a special Coca-Cola FIFA Fan Festival in Riyadh.