Data | Potential upsets and close games in 2022 FIFA World Cup’s group stage

Data | Potential upsets and close games in 2022 FIFA World Cup’s group stage

World Cup upsets- South Korea vs Germany – Berlin, Germany – June 27, 2018 – Germany fans disappointed as South Korea beats Germany in the group stage of FIFA World Cup 2018. | Photo Credit: Hannibal Hanschke The first round of the FIFA World Cup is considered to be the least thrilling in the tournament […]

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Data | Qatar, third-worst World Cup host in terms of human rights

Data | Qatar, third-worst World Cup host in terms of human rights

Qatar FIFA Worldcup: A placard with the inscription “Boycott Qatar 2022” can be seen at Europa-Park Stadion in Germany on November 13, 2022, before the Bundesliga soccer match between Freiburg and FC Union Berlin | Photo Credit: Tom Weller With just days to go before the football World Cup begins, Qatar, the host country, and […]

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Vice President Dhankhar to attend FIFA world cup inauguration in Qatar

Vice President Dhankhar to attend FIFA world cup inauguration in Qatar

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will represent India at the inauguration of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar on November 20, the Ministry of External Affairs said here. Mr. Dhankhar will be visiting Qatar on November 20-21 at the invitation of Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, […]

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The madman and a collie: characters who lit the World Cup over the years

The madman and a collie: characters who lit the World Cup over the years

This is it, easily the biggest sporting spectacle on the planet. Cricket fans often quote Mike Marqusee’s iconic description of an India-Pakistan cricket match as ‘war minus the shooting’; in football, El Salvador and Honduras actually went to war after a bitterly contested World Cup qualifying tournament in 1969. Nothing quite matches the kind of […]

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At G-20 meet, FIFA boss urges ceasefire in Ukraine during World Cup

At G-20 meet, FIFA boss urges ceasefire in Ukraine during World Cup

FIFA President Gianni Infantino attends a working lunch at the G20 Summit on November 15, 2022 in Nusa Dua, Indonesia. | Photo Credit: via Reuters The chief of football’s world governing body FIFA issued a plea on Tuesday for a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine for the duration of the World Cup, calling for […]

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FIFA pleads with World Cup nations to ‘focus on football’ in Qatar

FIFA pleads with World Cup nations to ‘focus on football’ in Qatar

The letter from FIFA president Gianni Infantino and the governing body’s secretary general Fatma Samoura follows a number of protests made by World Cup teams against issues in Qatar The letter from FIFA president Gianni Infantino and the governing body’s secretary general Fatma Samoura follows a number of protests made by World Cup teams against […]

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France’s 2018 star N’Golo Kante to miss Qatar World Cup

France’s 2018 star N’Golo Kante to miss Qatar World Cup

AP London October 19, 2022 09:44 IST Updated: October 19, 2022 09:44 IST AP London October 19, 2022 09:44 IST Updated: October 19, 2022 09:44 IST N’Golo Kante, who suffered a hamstring injury in August, will undergo surgery and will be sidelined for four months, dealing a blow to the France national team ahead of […]

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India announce 21-member squad for FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup

India announce 21-member squad for FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup

Hosts India have been drawn in Group A alongside U.S.A., Morocco and Brazil for the FIFA U-17 World Cup that begins on October 11 Hosts India have been drawn in Group A alongside U.S.A., Morocco and Brazil for the FIFA U-17 World Cup that begins on October 11 Head coach Thomas Dennerby on Wednesday named […]

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Women’s rights group calls on FIFA to kick Iran out of WC

Women’s rights group calls on FIFA to kick Iran out of WC

The call comes as protests continued in several cities across Iran, as a human rights group said at least 83 people had been killed in nearly two weeks of demonstrations The call comes as protests continued in several cities across Iran, as a human rights group said at least 83 people had been killed in […]

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