The World Cup opened Sunday with Qatar getting outplayed and embarrassed in a 2-0 loss to Ecuador. ... Qatar's first-ever World Cup match ends in defeat. November 20, 2022 2:28 PM ET. By .

Qatar, which did not play its first official match until 1970 and counts only 300,000 citizens among the population of 2.9 million, did not land the World Cup to win the World Cup.

Qatar is the first Arab country to ever host the World Cup. And for the first time, soccer's biggest tournament is happening in November and December, instead of June and July, when it's normally ...

Qatar is exhausted at defending itself to the world, especially to the Europeans who are seen as particularly negative and cynical about the first World Cup to be held in a Muslim country, which ...

The draw for the fourth round of AFC qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup has been made in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.

Qatar went on to lose 2-0 to Ecuador and the story fizzled out. But the curious case of the fake tweet — and the man behind it — provides a window into how this very controversial World Cup is ...

World champions: Argentina has won the World Cup, defeating France in penalty kicks in a thrilling final in Lusail, Qatar, for its first world championship since 1986.

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As the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar comes to a close with Argentina and France facing off Sunday in the lavish golden bowl-shaped Lusail Stadium, pundits are beginning to deliver their verdicts on ...

The Qatar World Cup is just nine months away, which is both good and bad news for Fatma Al-Nuaimi, the communications director for the local organizing committee. “I’m excited because, you ...

Qatar offers a rare World Cup perk — a chance to watch two elite matches in one day Fans cheer at the FIFA Fan Festival after Japan’s Takuma Asano scored a goal against Germany during a World ...

It said the World Cup had been a "catalyst for positive changes in Qatar," namely the improvements in laborers' rights. The run-up to this World Cup was dominated by debate about Qatar's human rights.