Unease still exists about Qatar hosting World Cup
On Thursday, Qatar was defeated in the Concacaf Gold Cup semifinal to the United States. Despite the loss, the Qatar national team impressed a lot of neutrals during the …
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USA vs. Qatar preview: Gold Cup Final awaits
Much like most of the Group Stage (and much like the Gold Cup quarter-final two years ago against Curacao) the US looked somewhat sluggish and disjointed during the bulk …
Asian champions Qatar, Mexico reach Gold Cup semi-finals
Phoenix (AFP) – Mexico took another step towards defending their CONCACAF Gold Cup title Saturday, scoring three first-half goals en route to a 3-0 rout of short-handed Honduras in …
Football: Gulf crisis could hit Qatar 2022
Doha (AFP) – The diplomatic crisis sweeping the Gulf could invigorate a campaign by critics of Qatar to strip Doha of the 2022 World Cup, experts said Monday. Saudi …
Qatari official wins FIFA ethics appeal
Zurich (AFP) – Qatari football official Saoud Al-Mohannadi on Thursday won his appeal over a one-year ban handed to him by an independent ethics committee for refusing to help …
Qatar World Cup labourers working 18-hour days: report
Doha (AFP) – Migrant World Cup stadium labourers in Qatar can work 18-hour days — more than twice the maximum amount permitted by law — an external report into …
Qatar’s Lekhwiya hit groove in Doha
Doha (AFP) – Moroccan international Youssef al-Arabi registered a brace as Qatar giants Lekhwiya downed UAE’s Al Jazira 3-0 on the opening day of the Asian Champions League on …
Qatar spending $500m a week on World Cup projects
Doha (AFP) – High-spending World Cup 2022 hosts Qatar are splurging almost $500 million every week on major infrastructure projects for football’s biggest tournament, the country’s finance minister said …
Qatar 2022 attacks ‘malicious’: organiser
Doha (AFP) – Qatar’s much-criticised 2022 World Cup has been the victim of “malicious and unwarranted attacks”, a senior tournament official in the Gulf said on Monday. Nasser Al-Khater, …
China joint-venture to build Qatar World Cup stadium
Doha (AFP) – A Chinese state-owned construction company will build the Qatar 2022 World Cup final stadium in a joint venture, Qatar’s World Cup organisers said Monday. The China …
