Qatar's about-face on alcohol signaled that FIFA, soccer's governing body, may no longer be in full control of its showcase championship.
For the past year, a giant clock in Doha has been counting down to the opening match of the World Cup. Qatar and the world need wait no more, ...
In 92 years of soccer's biggest event, a host team had never lost its opening game. The World Cup opened Sunday with Qatar getting outplayed and embarrassed ...
What is the World Cup? The quadrennial event pits the best national soccer teams against each other for the title of world champion. Here's a primer to the 2022 ...
As Qatar went down 2-0 to Ecuador in the host nation's World Cup debut, home fans abandoned the biggest sporting event in the world.
Fans of victorious Ecuador were heard chanting "we want beer" during their World Cup-opening win over Qatar, while the host nation's left early.
This partnership was further deepened in January when the White House hosted the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the first Gulf leader to visit ...
Bottles of liquor displayed at the Irish Pub in Doha Qatar. A bar in Doha, the capital of Qatar. Drinking, so central to so many cultures and such anathema to ...
Ecuador defeated FIFA World Cup 2022 host nation Qatar 2-0 in the opening match of the tournament on Sunday. Seattle Sounders defender Xavier Arreaga made ...
Fans wanting to experience the World Cup in Qatar could go to FIFA's fan zones or a hotel bar aimed at westerners. Here's what they are like.
Ever since FIFA awarded the world's biggest sporting event to Qatar in 2010, the soccer tournament has been clouded by bribery, migrant deaths and questions ...
Two opponents struggle against each other for the soccer ball. Ecuador's Enner Valencia, left, and Qatar's Homam Ahmed challenge for the ball during the World ...
From emptying stands to an uninspired performance on the field, the host nation's incompetence was on full display in every corner of the Al-Bayt Stadium.
2022 FIFA World Cup hosts Qatar opened its long-awaited schedule on Sunday against fellow Group A side Ecuador, but it was the CONMEBOL representatives who.
Kieran Jones, an avid soccer fan who lives in Cardiff, Wales, can tell you all the details about the last time his beloved Welsh national team made it to ...
Gianni Infantino, left, and Mohammed bin Salman during the FIFA World Cup match between Qatar and Ecuador. Photographer: Amin Mohammad Jamali/Getty Images. Also ...
The soccer tournament might put the nation on more scientists' radars, but many will have concerns over continuing human-rights issues.