Qatar is moving beer stands to less prominent areas inside World Cup stadiums. Tournament organizers have made the move just days before the start of the competition in Qatar. The decision has affected all eight stadiums hosting the World Cup. Alcohol sales at the upcoming World Cup have been a contentious issue for months. Under […]

The rainbow-colored symbols for the USMNT returned in the national team's training facilities in Qatar. A rainbow-colored badge and pattern appears in the media room for the USMNT's training facilities, according to the Guardian. The training area, located for the United States on the north side of Doha, features a part of the side's inclusion […]

FIFA unveiled the official intro credits for World Cup 2022 in Qatar. FIFA's World Cup Twitter account released a 40-second video that television viewers see prior to every single match of the tournament. The video begins with the official logo of the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Then, there are children playing soccer near the sand […]

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter claims awarding Qatar the 2022 World Cup was a mistake. The Swiss soccer official was at the helm when the Middle Eastern country won the bid for the upcoming tournament. Blatter, however, is still adamant that he personally did not vote for Qatar. In a recent interview with Swiss outlet […]

FIFA has sent an official letter to every team taking part in the upcoming World Cup in Qatar, particularly those engaging in peaceful protests. The sport's governing body set the letter to urge the 32 teams to “focus on the football.” The 2022 World Cup has received constant backlash for a multitude of problems. Corruption, […]

FOX's studio for the World Cup in Qatar is a thing to see. For Russia 2018, FOX spent lavishly on a multi-million dollar set in Red Square, Moscow. Similarly, FOX Sports have spent several million dollars on its new set, which aims to be a constant image in the minds of fans watching the World […]

Organizers for the World Cup in Qatar are paying some groups of fans for good PR. Reuters reports that tournament officials will be compensating travel for certain people to the Middle Eastern country in exchange for positive social media posts about the tournament. In exchange for free travel and hotel expenses, influencers signed a code […]

Television teams will be banned from filming in certain zones throughout the upcoming World Cup in Qatar. British newspaper The Observer is claiming that the Qatar government has restricted housing neighborhoods of migrant workers in the Middle Eastern country. Instead, these crews, which include BBC and ITV in England, are only allowed to film in three locations around […]

The Qatar emir expressed gratitude to Russian President Vladimir Putin for help in organizing the 2022 World Cup. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and Putin met in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Thursday. The issuance of thanks comes at a curious time. The 2022 World Cup starts in roughly five weeks, and controversy is imbued within the […]

The beautiful game has an ugly side. This is what soccer fans quickly learn as they grow as fans. They learn about match fixing, the violence, the seamy characters and the political manipulation. It is this last one getting full attention as the first November World Cup takes place in Qatar. Just four years prior, […]

Sportswear company Hummel made a bold statement with their World Cup kits for the Denmark national team. Founded in Germany but now headquartered in Denmark, Hummel unveiled the jerseys Denmark will wear in the upcoming World Cup. The three jersey designs feature monochrome red, white and black designs. The company's logo and team crest are […]

With a World Cup on the other side of the planet, it is a fair question to ask what time the World Cup games start in the US. From Doha to New York, it is a seven-hour difference. As the upcoming 2022 World Cup is all set to be played in Qatar, matches will air […]

Historically, foreign-born managers find little success of major value at the World Cup. Only two countries with foreign-adopted coaches reached the final. In 1958, Englishman George Raynor managed to take Sweden to the final as hosts in 1958. Austrian Ernst Happel led the the Netherlands to a second-lace finish in Argentina 1978. At the 2022 […]

Home field at World Cup 2022 officially belongs to Qatar. Yet, like African nations in 2010, other countries may feel a sense of belonging at this World Cup in particular. Nations at the World Cup from CAF, AFC and OFC are closer geographically and culturally to Qatar. Despite FIFA's wishes for this World Cup to […]

Belgium sees the Qatar 2022 World Cup as a chance to build on the side's best finish in the tournament. In both Mexico 1986 and Russia 2018, Belgium reached the semifinals. However, on both occasions, it lost to the eventual winners: Argentina and France, respectively. Most recently, Belgium narrowly lost to a French side one […]