FIFA has abandoned controversial plans to expand the 2022 World Cup in Qatar 32 to 48 teams because of political tension in the region.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has described as "extraordinary" the second proposed Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup venue to open its doors.
Samuel Eto’o, one of the most decorated players in world football, has joined the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) – the organisation responsible for delivering tournament infrastructure for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and its associated legacy programmes – as a global ambassador.
Oman and Kuwait could host matches at the 2022 FIFA World Cup if the competition in Qatar is expanded to 48 teams, a report has said.
A joint venture responsible for the planning and delivery of the 2022 World Cup has been established by FIFA and the Local Organising Committee in Qatar.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has claimed that most football associations support expanding the 2022 World Cup in Qatar from 32 teams to 48, with some matches to be played in neighbouring countries.
Qatar has introduced a 100 per cent tax on alcohol with less than four years until it plays host to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has hinted yet again that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be expanded from 32 to 48 teams.
Qatar 2022 have unveiled the design for the 80,000 capacity Lusail Stadium which will host the opening and final games of the FIFA World Cup.
An investigation has been launched after a 23-year-old Nepalese worker died while working on one of the venues due to be used at the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup.
A "black operations" campaign was allegedly conducted by the Qatar 2022 bid team in an attempt to discredit and sabotage their rivals in the race for the World Cup, it has been claimed.
Qatar 2022 chief executive Hassan Al Thawadi has vowed the next edition of the World Cup will build on the success of Russia 2018 as the mantle was officially passed to the Gulf nation.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has cast doubt on the possibility of the 2022 World Cup growing to 48 teams as he dismissed criticism that he is "selling the soul of football" with his expansion plans.
Former Football Federation Australia (FFA) chairman Frank Lowy launched a private investigation thought to have costs millions of dollars into Qatar's successful bid for the 2022 World Cup in an attempt to expose corruption, it has been claimed.
Qatar's Khalifa International Stadium, the first completed venue for the 2022 World Cup, has received a major sustainability certification.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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