FIFA approves record 104 matches for 2026 World Cup
Last year’s 32-team World Cup in Qatar saw 64 matches completed in 29 days. The 2026 World Cup will have 104 matches instead of the traditional 64 games, with 48…
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OPINION: No stone left unturned at Qatar’s World Cup
Qatar did not bend. They stuck to their morals, values and religion and still managed to host the perfect World Cup. While the west was hoping and waiting for Qatar…
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Sanchez bows out as Qatar head coach after ‘mutual decision’: QFA
The decision came after Qatar’s Al-Annabi made an early exit from the FIFA World Cup 2022 – its first appearance at the tournament as host nation. Qatar’s footballing body will…
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‘Protests for what?’ SC chief says World Cup has always been a celebration
The World Cup tournament has always been a celebratory event, a top Qatari official said on Wednesday. Speaking at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha, Hassan Al Thawadi, the Secretary General…
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It took Europe hundreds of years to do what Qatar did: FIFA’s Infantino
Qatar’s major transformation since winning the bid for the FIFA World Cup 2022 has been carried out in just a few years, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said, noting such moves…
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K-pop’s BTS World Cup sponsorships are as much politics as they are business
Sport sponsorship has become a sensitive matter in recent years, meaning it is no longer just a matter of business but increasingly a matter of politics too. If you take…
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FIFA commends UN for resolution recognising the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar
The recent UN resolution recognises the importance of Qatar hosting the FIFA World Cup. FIFA has commended the United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA) consensus resolution during its 76th session, which…
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Jordan advertising security jobs for retired soldiers at Qatar World Cup
Jordanian authorities are offering security jobs at the Qatar World Cup to retired soldiers later this year, local media reported. Jordan’s Security Directorate’s announced posts to previously serving personnel under…
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Qatar made more human rights reforms ‘than any other mega-event host’: expert
Qatar’s major reforms in labour laws since 2010 has been carried out in over a span of just few years, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said, adding such moves took Europe…
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