The Latest Breaking News from FIFA World Cup

FIFA 23: EA Sports accidentally release 2022 FIFA World Cup Mode early on PS5

Latest FIFA 23 news from Mirror as EA Sports have released the 2022 FIFA World Cup Mode weeks early on PlayStation 5, allowing players to access the full game mode.

Daily Mirror · Oct 12, 2022

Irish team sing Taylor Swift song in heart-warming video after World Cup qualification

The video shows the players joyfully singing after securing their place in the FIFA World Cup

Dublin Live · Oct 12, 2022

World Cup 2022: Qatar's frantic countdown to a football tournament full of controversy

When Denmark play at the men’s Fifa World Cup in Qatar this winter, their shirts will mask the name and logo of their sponsor, the sportswear brand Hummel. One of the strips is all black, which Hummel described as the “colour of mourning”.

The Conversation · Oct 11, 2022

Socceroos' FIFA World Cup group-stage opponents Denmark to wear protest kit in Qatar

European Championship semi-finalists Denmark will have the option to wear an all black "mourning" kit in Qatar as kit manufacturer Hummel says it does not want to be "visible" during the tournament.

ABC News · Sep 29, 2022

China gifts two giant pandas to Qatar ahead of FIFA World Cup

Pandas ‘Suhail’ and ‘Soraya’ will arrive in October ahead of the World Cup as a ‘new symbol of China-Qatar friendship’.

Al Jazeera · Sep 27, 2022

Football’s Bringing It Home For Bookies In 2022

This November, the legendary FIFA World Cup football tournament is heading to Qatar and thousands of footie fans will be there, along with billions more following the tournament on TV. The World Cup is not just eagerly awaited by fans, it's also a ...

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 27, 2022

Hosting the FIFA World Cup brings benefits. But not as many as politicians claim

The World Cup kicks off on 20 November, when Qatar will host Ecuador in the opening match. It will conclude on 18 December when the final will be played in the 80 000-seater Lusail Iconic Stadium. In the intervening weeks the world’s attention will be on Qatar, the smallest country…

The Conversation · Sep 22, 2022

'Sportswashing' Saudi Arabia could bid for 2030 World Cup despite horror mass executions

Reports that Saudi Arabia could lead a joint bid for the 2030 FIFA World Cup have sparked criticism that the nation continues to land major sporting events despite its appalling record on human rights

Daily Mirror · Sep 11, 2022

Rice, Paqueta, Bowen - The nine West Ham players who could feature at the 2022 FIFA World Cup

There are just over two months to go until the 2022 World Cup starts and here is a look at nine of West Ham United's players who could feature for their countries at the tournament

Football London · Sep 11, 2022

For Qatar's foreign workers, protesting can lead to deportation

As Qatar prepares to host the FIFA World Cup in November, the country is once again drawing criticism from human rights organisations. For several months, a construction company's workers have been protesting to claim unpaid wages. But on August 14, the Qatari government arrested some of them and deported them.

France 24 · Sep 8, 2022