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World Cup Group D preview: France, Australia, Denmark, Tunisia

World Cup reigning champions France have once again been paired up with Australia and Denmark as they seek to retain their crown, with Tunisia completing the Group D lineup

Daily Mirror

World Cup Group C preview: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland

Lionel Messi and Argentina had been handed a favourable group in order to make it to the knockout stages as they aim to go one step further than their 2014 runners-up medal

Daily Mirror

World Cup Group A preview: Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal, Netherlands

Louis van Gaal’s Netherlands remain the favourites to win Group A as they prepare to battle Africa Cup of Nations champions Senegal, hosts Qatar and Ecuador

Daily Mirror

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How to buy World Cup 2022 tickets for tournament in Qatar

All you need to know about buying tickets for the World Cup in Qatar

The Independent UK

Do host countries make money from the World Cup?

Major global events are costly to stage, and the benefits aren’t always easily quantifiable.

Al Jazeera

When does the World Cup start? Qatar 2022 dates and kick-off times

Qatar World Cup start dates, times and teams

The Independent UK

Everything wrong with the Qatar World Cup

From the deaths of migrant workers and discriminative LGBTQ laws to exploitation and corruption, Miguel Delaney reports on the true cost of the World Cup

The Independent UK

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Qatar’s World Cup Is a $300 Billion Splurge to Rebrand Its Global Reputation

Middle Eastern countries are vying to host marquee events like Formula One races, which boost tourism and prestige.

Businessweek

World Cup 2010: When football’s biggest party arrived in Africa

In the 2015 FIFA corruption case, it emerged the bidding process was corrupted by paying bribes to then-FIFA official.

Al Jazeera

The Socceroos’ $1.3bn Qatar training base is beyond luxurious, but also a symbol of World Cup’s wider issues

The team’s opulent surroundings give them the best chance of success, but can’t disguise some of the uneasy questions around Qatar’s tournament

The Guardian - AU

Thomas Hitzlsperger: ‘You can’t be paid by Qatar or Fifa and criticise them’

The first Premier League player to come out speaks on migrant worker abuses in Qatar and money’s malign influence on the game

The Guardian - UK

Women’s World Cup 2023: top tournament tracks to roar on the Lionesses

Getting hyped ahead of the Lionesses’ World Cup final? Here’s your official soundtrack?

Evening Standard

Football didn’t do enough to stop Qatar World Cup, Norway boss claims

Stale Solbakken has also criticised what he believes have been mixed messages from Fifa president Gianni Infantino

The Independent UK

Leeds city centre bar Belgrave cancels football World Cup screenings over Qatar human rights

As the World Cup is hosted in Qatar, Belgrave believe that showing the games would not support all communities in Leeds

Leeds Live

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Bristol Post

Bristol City and rest of the Championship break for the World Cup, but is it really necessary?

The EFL were forced to condense the season which meant Championship sides have already played 21 out of a 46-game season

Daily Mirror

Iran's only Premier League player on World Cup, support for protestors and facing England

WORLD CUP 2022 PREVIEW: IRAN - Saman Ghoddos tells Mirror Football that speaking out is "the right thing to do" despite fears of repercussions as Islamic regime sentence thousands of protestors to death

Football London

We 'signed' Cristiano Ronaldo for Chelsea after he left Man Utd and he was ideal short-term fix

Cristiano Ronaldo is now available on a free transfer after Manchester United confirmed his departure by mutual consent, so we simulated a season with the striker at Chelsea.

Al Jazeera

World Cup 2006: Tournament that saw the last of Zidane, Ronaldo

Zidane’s walk off the pitch in the final after being shown a red card was his last in French colours.

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Al Jazeera

China’s businesses get top billing at World Cup after team flops

Chinese brands, including Wanda Group and Vivo, are the biggest-spending sponsors at the 2022 tournament.

Sports Illustrated

The Juxtaposition Hanging Over Qatar’s World Cup

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.

Bangkok Post

Govt offers World Cup loan

World Cup fans in Thailand are likely to miss out on being able to watch the first match on Sunday after the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) failed to agree on a price with football's international governing body (Fifa).

Football London

Christopher Nkunku to Chelsea transfer: Done deal, early January move, contract accepted

Christopher Nkunku is one of Europe's most coveted players ahead of the January transfer window and Chelsea seem to be doing everything they can to win the transfer race

The Guardian - UK

Gay Qataris physically abused then recruited as agents, campaigner says

Gay Qataris have been promised safety from torture in exchange for helping to track down other LGBTQ+ people, a prominent Qatari gay-rights campaigner has said

Daily Mirror

Iran manager Carlos Queiroz in heated exchange with reporter over World Cup controversy

Queiroz returned for his second spell as head coach of Iran in September, amid mounting pressure on FIFA to expel the country from the World Cup due to its human rights abuses

USA Today Sports Media Group

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