Google has released a World Cup-themed mini-football game for mobile devices. The company is allowing multi-player fights so fans can score goals on each other. Every World Cup match has a corresponding minigame where supporters of both teams can shoot for the golden goal. Qatar hosts the 2022 World Cup under controversy. Millions of soccer … Read more
Israeli citizens will be allowed to travel to Qatar to watch football’s 2022 World Cup. FIFA confirms agreement, despite the absence of diplomatic relations. Israel’s national football team will not compete in the tournament. Israeli citizens will be allowed to travel to Qatar to watch football’s 2022 World Cup, despite the absence of diplomatic relations … Read more
Portugal qualified for the 2022 World Cup finals with a 2-0 win over North Macedonia on Tuesday, thanks to a brace from Bruno Fernandes. Portugal secured their berth in Qatar later this year as the Manchester United midfielder scored a goal in either half. Portugal has qualified for the World Cup for the sixth time … Read more
PARIS: Sweden expressed concern on Wednesday that its team would be at a disadvantage after FIFA announced that Russia would be barred from the 2022 World Cup playoffs due to their invasion of Ukraine. Poland, who will meet Russia in a playoff semi-final later this month, will be handed a bye into one of the … Read more
Norwegian club Tromso IL on Monday presented what it called “the world’s first football jersey with a QR code” aimed at defending human rights in Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup. The jersey, developed in collaboration with Amnesty International, features a QR code which, when scanned, takes users to a website with information about … Read more
Norway summoned Qatar’s ambassador on Wednesday to discuss the arrests of two Norwegian TV reporters in Doha where they were covering preparations and controversies around the 2022 World Cup. Their employer, public broadcaster NRK, said Halvor Ekeland and Lokman Ghorbani were arrested without any explanation on Sunday night, just before their flight home. The detention … Read more
DUBAI: Sri Lanka coach Mickey Arthur believes “the sky’s the limit” for his team at the 2022 T20 World Cup despite failing to reach the semi-finals of the ongoing tournament in the UAE. The 2014 champions bowed out after winning all their three matches in the qualifying round before losing three of their five Super … Read more
