The Latest Breaking News from Qatar

Gareth Bale dubbed 'biggest let-down of World Cup' and told he should have joined Cardiff City or Newcastle United

The Wales captain endured a difficult campaign out in Qatar

Wales Online · Dec 7, 2022

The next World Cup will jump to 48 teams. Is bigger better?

The next World Cup will be the biggest ever after world soccer body FIFA took the leap from a 32-team field to 48 teams in 2026

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022

AP PHOTOS: World Cup fans explore Qatar's artificial reefs

Thirty feet (9 meters) deep into the waters of the Persian Gulf, angel fish swim in and out of rusted trucks and SUVs. Plastic bags and water bottles, blown in from the nearby shoreline, float across the ocean floor.

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022

Moroccans across the world celebrate historic World Cup victory over Spain

Exuberant Moroccans poured into the streets of their capital and in cities across Europe on Tuesday, waving flags and honking horns to celebrate their national soccer team's historic victory over Spain at the World Cup.

France 24 · Dec 7, 2022

Morocco take over a World Cup that should always have been theirs

Morocco have long tried to host the world’s biggest football tournament but have made themselves the story of this one with their performances in Qatar

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022

Are there any World Cup games today? Full schedule, kick-off times and fixtures

Full list of World Cup 2022 fixtures and dates

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022

Borna Barisic confesses Rangers penalty fears weighed on his mind as Qatar shootout expels Seville demons

Barisic wasn't among the takers as Croatia advanced past Japan but he was relieved not to suffer more penalty heartbreak like he did in Seville.

Daily Record · Dec 7, 2022

Ronaldo’s World Cup: Sidelined then eclipsed by stand-in Ramos

Portugal manager Fernando Santos said Ronaldo’s place in the remainder of the World Cup still had to be ‘defined’.

Al Jazeera · Dec 7, 2022

World Cup 2022 briefing: Tantalising quarter-finals lie ahead in Qatar

Only one shock emerged in the last 16 as the cream mainly rose to set intriguing last eight

The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2022

FIFA's mirage of unity: why the World Cup is a vessel for political protest

Before the Qatar World Cup began, FIFA launched a social campaign called “Football Unites the World”. FIFA acknowledged “the world is divided […] with conflicts and global crises”, but promised the World Cup “will bring people together to cross borders, unite and celebrate”.

The Conversation · Dec 7, 2022