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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

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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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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 Independent UK

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 National (Scotland)

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.

The Times of India

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.

France 24

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.

Sports Illustrated

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…

France 24

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

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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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Evening Standard

Rating the World Cup 2022 favourites: Brazil, Argentina and France

A World Cup like no other is now just days away as the best players from across the globe descend on the smallest nation to ever host, in Qatar.

AAP

Socceroo Kuol ignoring World Cup fanfare

Garang Kuol is paying scant attention to the hype around him as he prepares to become the youngest Socceroo to play at a World Cup.

The Times of India

FIFA World Cup 2022: Vacant spaces, Indian bulwark and Diego Maradona’s permanent absence

DOHA: “Mohammad?” The lady volunteer handing out accreditations tentatively asked, holding up a card and looking at the sparse bunch of journalists in the waiting area. Directed at nobody but since one was straight in her line of vision, it would have been impolite not to reply. So, “No, Mountain.”

The Times of India

FIFA World Cup 2022: Meet the 'goodbye' guys

Cristiano Ronaldo has decided not to go gentle into the ‘good evening’ of his career.

AAP

Coach Arnold creates Australian landmark

Graham Arnold can barely believe he's the first Australian-born coach to lead the Socceroos at a World Cup.

ABC News

Samoa's incredible journey to the top sees players progress from houses without walls to a World Cup final

From growing up in houses with no walls and children marching through the streets, chanting their favourite player's name — these are the stories inspiring Samoa's rugby league stars.

The Independent UK

Declan Rice reveals ‘goosebumps’ from Gareth Southgate’s pre-World Cup team talk

Rice now feels ready to tackle the unique challenge of a midseason tournament

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