Unfancied Qatar and Ecuador eye best chance for early points
World Cup debutants Qatar and South America's lowest-qualifying nation Ecuador both know Sunday's opener is their best chance for a win in Group A before facing much scarier rivals.
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As England celebrate T20 World Cup win, underperforming teams begin inquests into what went wrong
Fortunately, the T20 World Cup was played last Sunday in Melbourne without interruption, much to the relief of the organizers. At the start of the tournament, Australia were favorites to win, narrowly followed by India and England. Pakistan and South Africa were the next-favored teams. Given the outcome, performance reviews are already underway.
Echoes of 2002 suggest this World Cup may be hard to call
If only Sepp Blatter hadn't pulled Qatar's name out of the hat on that December day in 2010.
Saudi Arabian Football Federation thanks Qatar 2022 for their warm welcome and looks forward to a wonderful FIFA World Cup 2022
Yasser Almisehal, President of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF), has thanked Qatar for the warm welcome and praised the hosts of the FIFA World Cup 2022, following the arrival of the Saudi National team in Doha on the evening of November 16th 2022.
Infantino unopposed to get 4 more years as FIFA president
DOHA: FIFA President Gianni Infantino is getting four more years in charge of soccer’s governing body after no candidate stepped up to challenge him.
FIFA unveils this year's World Cup winner's trophy in Doha
FIFA has unveiled the winner's trophy that 32 nations will be hoping to get their hands on at this year's World Cup in Qatar, which kicks off on Sunday.
Doha Diary: Hot but some are not bothered as World Cup nears
DOHA: “No, no, this is not hot. Summer is hot,” insisted a helpful attendant at one of Qatar’s new metro stations.
Infantino to serve another four-year term as FIFA President
DOHA: FIFA President Gianni Infantino will serve another four-year term at the helm of world soccer’s governing body after emerging as the only candidate for the next election in March.