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After rocky buildup, football ready to grab World Cup spotlight

AL KHOR, Qatar: Soccer took centre stage on Sunday as a World Cup shrouded in controversy prepares to kick off with a glitzy opening ceremony and host Qatar playing Ecuador in the first match to push aside the criticism which has dogged the showcase event.

Bangkok Post

'Huge honour' - Tyler Adams reveals pride as Leeds United star named USA World Cup captain

Adams is set to become the youngest USA player to captain his country at a World Cup since 1950

Leeds Live

Bruno Fernandes comments showed crucial Cristiano Ronaldo difference at Manchester United

Man Utd players Bruno Fernandes and Cristiano Ronaldo have given a very different take on the World Cup in Qatar.

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Qatar's World Cup hopes rest on familiarity after Xavi dream failed to come true

WORLD CUP PREVIEW: QATAR - The smallest nation to host a World Cup face battle for second spot in Group A as a squad packed with naturalised citizens and managed by another Spaniard than the Barcelona manager face vital first game against Ecuador on Sunday

Irish Mirror

2022 FIFA World Cup: How, when and where to watch all 64 games in Qatar

Where to watch 'whistle-to-whistle' coverage of all 64 games at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, including all the Socceroos games.

The New Daily

Rangers latest news as transfer miss for World Cup star disclosed and Borna Barisic makes vow

The Brighton winger was on the Ibrox radar and is now aiming for a World Cup to remember with Ecuador.

Daily Record

Meet Socceroos chef Vini, Australia's other secret weapon at the 2022 Men's FIFA World Cup

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.

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Debutant Qatar Take On Ecuador In FIFA World Cup 2022 Opener

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

Dynamite News

10 best footballers to have never played a World Cup game including three Man Utd legends

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

Daily Mirror

FIFA World Cup 2022: Your Guide to the 8 groups and 32 teams

At last, the Qatar World Cup nearly has its final shape. Six days before the opening game of a tournament 12 years in the making, the final names were selected; the final, difficult phone calls to the disappointed were made; and the last few rosters were submitted.

The Times of India

FIFA World Cup: After unwanted noise, time to hear the roar

It could be a World Cup of surprises, as the gap between countries has narrowed

The Times of India

Qatar team ignore ‘misinformation’ and controversy before World Cup debut

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

The Guardian - UK

FIFA World Cup 2022 Fantasy Football - Where and how to play

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

Chronicle Live

Spain boss makes "unfair" Lionel Messi claim with Argentina World Cup declaration

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

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The Independent UK

Sportswashing and spectacle as Qatar’s World Cup of conflicts kicks off

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

The National (Scotland)

Welcome to bizarre Qatar: a World Cup you won't forget - Joe Callaghan

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

The Times of India

FIFA World Cup: Africa's angst and Pele's unfulfilled prediction

Sometimes, some stories are meant to be incomplete, but they are riveting, dramatic and symbolic. Let’s turn back the clock to the Soccer City in Johannesburg 12 Julys ago and reconstruct Asamoah Gyan’s story.

France 24

Cartooning for Peace: Human rights and environmental concerns plague World Cup

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.

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Senegal’s Sadness: A World Cup Without Mané, its Man for the Moment

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

France 24

From refugee camps to the World Cup: Africa-born Aussies relish France clash

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…

Football London

Gabriel Martinelli thanks Arsenal for Brazil World Cup dream after Man Utd and Barcelona trials

Gabriel Martinelli has paid tribute to Arsenal for their part in achieving his dream of playing in a World Cup with Brazil

Irish Mirror

Shay Given speaks of his "dream" of Ireland winning a World Cup as Qatar 2022 draws nearer

The former Republic of Ireland goalkeeper was capped 134 times for his country and reached the last 16 in the World Cup in 2002

Daily Mirror

Alejandro Garnacho controversially responds after second Argentina World Cup snub

Manchester United wonderkid Alejandro Garnacho has reacted after he once again failed to make Argentina's World Cup squad despite injuries to two of the members of Lionel Scaloni's 26-man squad

Evening Standard

Qatar’s World Cup is an insult to us LGBT fans, but the bigots will lose

A World Cup, hosted by an oil-producing state, in a part of the world not traditionally considered a footballing powerhouse and where same-sex relations are illegal. Welcome to USA ‘94, held a decade before the Supreme Court struck down America’s last anti-sodomy laws.

Evening Standard

World Cup 2022 predictions: Winner, England exit, golden boot, surprise package and more

Ahead of the big kick-off in Qatar, Standard Sport writers make their last-minute predictions for a World Cup like no other.

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