Qatar World Cup

FIFA World Cup: In Qatar, women fans shrug off worries over dress codes

In the lead-up to the World Cup, the Qatari government, FIFA and national governments advised people attending to respect local customs

Sacre Bleu! Clashes break out in France and Brussels after Morocco's FIFA World Cup defeat

Celebrations over France's 2-0 win over Morocco in the FIFA World Cup semi-finals match turned violent, with football fans burning public property in Brussels and parts of Paris and Nice. The police had to intervene and use tear gas to disperse the rioters

US journalist Grant Wahl dies of ruptured aortic aneurysm during FIFA World Cup 2022: What is this ‘silent killer'?

Prominent football journalist Grant Wahl died from a ruptured aortic aneurysm on 9 December while covering the quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. A ruptured ascending aortic aneurysm is hard to detect. People with high-blood pressure and a smoking past are more prone to this condition

US journalist Grant Wahl, who wore rainbow shirt in Qatar, dies: Who was he?

Grant Wahl, a famous soccer journalist in the US, died after he collapsed while covering a match between Argentina and the Netherlands during the FIFA World Cup. Earlier, Wahl hit headlines when he was briefly ‘detained’ for trying to enter a stadium in Qatar wearing a rainbow shirt

Qatar World Cup 2022: Do fans care about sportswashing allegations?

According to studies, while efforts to improve a nation's or organisation's image through sport are increasing, they may be of little importance to fans because they have a strong connection with a team (and with their fellow fans) and will usually choose to avoid criticising the team they support

FIFA World Cup: Qatar official says '400-500' died on different projects

Authorities, to the contrary, have insisted that only 37 workers on World Cup projects have died -- and only three in work-related accidents.

Clean Sweep: Why Japanese fans are cleaning stadiums at the 2022 FIFA World Cup

Win or lose, the visuals of Japanese fans cleaning up stadiums during the World Cup in Qatar remain a constant. The gesture has won accolades from the world over but for the Blue Samurais this is a part of their culture — nothing out of the ordinary

Explained: How the Qatar World Cup is fueling misogyny around the world

According to research, women are at a higher risk of sexual assault at any major sporting event. With discrimination against women enshrined in Qatari law, misogyny is being beamed through televisions internationally, via the means of the 2022 men’s football World Cup

High on Carbs: What footballers like Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar are eating at FIFA World Cup 2022

It is football's greatest show. The pressure is intense. What keeps the footballers going? What do they eat? Mostly carbs and proteins to fuel their bodies

Just For Kicks: Channel your inner Messi at these goalposts in Qatar

You don't have to be on a football team to get to the goalpost at FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. Artists from across the world have put up art installations and they are worth your time