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He won't take the field in Qatar, but Vini Capovilla is playing a key role behind the scenes in the Socceroos' World Cup campaign.

Finally, after years of preparation, debutants Qatar will begin their first-ever FIFA World Cup campaign on home soil. Read on for details:

A number of the world’s iconic players have played at the showpiece tournament but at the same time, a vast array of iconic players have not had the pleasure of strutting their stuff at the World Cup despite hugely successful careers

The host country’s head coach Félix Sánchez has insisted his side will not be destabilised by negative stories before the opening game against Ecuador on Sunday

FIFA is offering the chance to win tickets to the final for those who register a fantasy squad before the first game of play.

Luis Enrique is plotting Spain's route to World Cup glory in Qatar but would happily see Lionel Messi and Argentina triumph if his nation were not successful

The greatest show on Earth will take place against a background of human suffering that cannot be ignored

It was a Thursday, apparently…Thursday December 2, 2010. Just 12 years but a lifetime ago at the same time.

As the FIFA World Cup is set to begin Sunday in Qatar, observers worldwide have criticised the nation’s human rights and environmental record. In particular, international outrage has brewed over poor working conditions on construction sites for the competition as well as the environmental damage caused by new infrastructure.

It’s abundantly clear what Mané means to Senegal—and what Senegal means to Mané—making his World Cup absence all the more crushing.

Australia’s Awer Mabil, Thomas Deng and Garang Kuol were each born to refugee parents from war-torn South Sudan. On Tuesday, the trio of Socceroos will step onto a World Cup pitch for the first time to take on defending champions France, a nation that has built much of its recent…