More than just a World Cup match: Seventy years on, Brazil and Uruguay still not over 'Maracanazo’

Uruguay stunned the Maracana by beating Brazil 2-1 in the 1950 World Cup final

AFP

· Jul 16, 2020 · 10:47 am

The first November-December football World Cup: Fifa announces schedule for Qatar 2022

The Al Bayt Stadium will be the stage for hosts Qatar to kick off the tournament on Monday, 21 November 2022.

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· Jul 15, 2020 · 06:37 pm

How Brazil’s humiliating 1-7 World Cup loss to Germany became an expression, a cultural reference

The five-time champions suffered the worst defeat in their history and the biggest ever loss by a team that has won the World Cup in 2014 semi-finals.

AFP

· Jul 08, 2020 · 10:02 am

More teams, higher revenue: Why 2023 Fifa women’s World Cup could break new ground

It will be the first women’s World Cup co-hosted by two countries and the first to take place in the southern hemisphere.

AFP

· Jun 26, 2020 · 11:43 am

Australia, New Zealand favourites to host 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup after Japan pull out

The last women’s World Cup in France was a big success, watched by 1.12 billion people globally.

AFP

· Jun 23, 2020 · 12:33 pm

Coronavirus: Qatar reports positive cases among workers at three 2022 World Cup stadiums

Qatar had not previously disclosed any positive tests from workers at World Cup sites, where work has continued during pandemic.

AFP

· Apr 15, 2020 · 09:24 pm

Football: Australia and New Zealand join hands to bid for 2023 Women’s World Cup

Fifa plans to increase the number of teams from 24 to 32 in the 2023 edition.

AFP

· Dec 13, 2019 · 08:23 am

Floating hotels: Organisers hire two cruises for fans to stay during 2022 World Cup in Qatar

The two cruises have a combined total of 4,000 cabins to be berthed in Doha Port during the football World Cup.

AFP

· Nov 19, 2019 · 11:41 am

Football: Narzary, Choudhary miss out as India name squad for World Cup qualifier against Bangladesh

India will play Bangladesh in the qualifier in Kolkata on Tuesday.

Press Trust of India

· Oct 12, 2019 · 06:05 pm

They’re all welcome: Qatar officials happy to have transgender, homosexual fans at 2022 Fifa WC

Homosexual acts are banned in Qatar but the law around transgender people is unclear and the issue is seldom addressed in public life or by the authorities.

AFP

· Sep 27, 2019 · 01:50 pm

FIFA approves women’s World Cup expansion from 24 to 32 teams at 2023 edition

The hosts for the 2023 World Cup is yet to be finalised by FIFA.

AFP

· Aug 01, 2019 · 07:39 am

Watch: Megan Rapinoe’s fiery speech, chants of equal pay headline world champs USA’s victory parade

The women’s team is suing the US Soccer Federation to demand equal pay with their male counterparts.

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· Jul 11, 2019 · 05:00 pm