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Residents, visitors are ready for action on and off the field at football’s biggest spectacle.

DOHA, Qatar — The Souq Waqif, Doha's ancient marketplace, unspools from the nearby bay like a roll of precious fabric. A medieval maze of narrow alleyways linked to a wide main plaza, the Souq has long served as a trading post for Bedouin arriving by camel and travelers in small…

The tournament is the first edition of the men’s Fifa World Cup to be held outside of May, June, or July

TV2’s Rasmus Tantholdt was confronted live on air

World Cup organizers insist the atmosphere in Doha days before the games start is genuine and being created by authentic fans

As the Socceroos sweat on forward Martin Boyle's fitness ahead of the World Cup, Melbourne City youngster Marco Tilio has flown to Doha as a standby player.

There’s a version of Qatar that officials want projected to the world, and there’s a version that is harder to reconcile amid the pomp and poshness of FIFA's showpiece event.

Hundreds of fans waited for the squad to arrive at their hotel just south of Doha, with those present denying they are being paid to be cheerleaders

Walker Zimmerman has given USMNT fans a taste of what Doha is like after he filmed their journey to Qatar for the World Cup, with some interesting behind the scenes action