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From Neymar to Jesus, Brazil’s brilliant forwards can turn any match in Qatar

Each team at this World Cup has a weak unit and Brazil’s defence is getting on – but in attack Tite is spoiled for choice

The Guardian - UK

Qatar takes final breath before World Cup plunge after 12 years of preparation and perception

On the eve of the Qatar World Cup, Samantha Lewis takes us into a surreal desert city that is readying itself for football’s biggest show.

ABC News

Should fans boycott this World Cup? Our readers debate a moral quandary

While most supporters do not want Qatar as hosts, would a boycott achieve anything and is it hypocritical?

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Female referees a welcome World Cup 2022 addition but to come in Qatar leaves a taste of hypocrisy

In a country where women still lack control over some basic elements of their own lives and seldom occupy positions of power in politics or industry, Fifa’s decision to place female officials in charge of matches at this World Cup is both significant and laced with hypocrisy.

Evening Standard

Iran players head to World Cup 2022 amid home protests, drones and threats of expulsion

When Gianni Infantino last week urged football and politics to part ways once this World Cup begins, he must, presumably, have forgotten not only about FIFA’s choice of host but also about the involvement of Iran.

Evening Standard

Qatar 2022 is actually happening: a horrifying but irresistible prospect

The victims of this World Cup are owed our remembrance and our future vigilance, even as the football takes centre stage

The Guardian - UK

Keira Walsh interview: Qatar a backwards step for women’s game, but I still hope to cheer England to World Cup glory

Should England falter at this World Cup, you can bet your last Qatari Riyal that the post-mortem will include the now traditional lament of the country’s failure to produce a technically-gifted midfield conductor.

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World Cup 2022 kit rankings as every shirt from all 32 teams in Qatar rated and slated

WORLD CUP 2022 KIT RANKINGS: We take a look at all the shirts that'll be on show in Qatar across the next month ahead of the tournament's big kick-off on Sunday

Daily Mirror

There may be no clear conscience with this World Cup but we can focus on Fifa

As we consume the football on show in Qatar despite knowing the brutal facts, we should at least force Fifa to make change

The Guardian - UK

Are Senegal ‘Africa’s best hope’ at World Cup 2022?

This World Cup will be the third that the Teranga Lions have qualified for, and first as reigning African champions.

Al Jazeera

Just like the hat, football’s grip could suddenly go out of fashion after Qatar

Football – facing fans’ disgust at this World Cup – should beware a plummeting status in the face of a critical mass of frustration

The Guardian - UK

Conditions in Australia very unique and different: Ravichandran Ashwin

Ashwin says teams have had to cope with a few unknowns during this World Cup

The Times of India

Qatar paying fans for positive PR is another sorry sign of how compromised this World Cup has become

The latest disturbing development in the dysfunctional build-up to World Cup in Qatar is the news that the organisers are paying for groups of fans to attend in return for positive coverage on social media.

Evening Standard

T20 World Cup: Will this be a pacers' tournament?

T20 may be a batsman's game but given the conditions, fast bowlers may play a crucial role in this World Cup. South Africa, for one, are already fancying their chances

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The mandatory COVID app for the Qatar World Cup is basically government-sponsored spyware

Another reason to stay away from this World Cup.

The Times of India

Let's focus on this World Cup, Asia Cup is later: Rohit Sharma

MELBOURNE: India captain Rohit Sharma doesn't want to lose his sleep thinking about uncontrollable and would rather let BCCI take a call on his team's travel to Pakistan for Asia Cup next year.

Daily Mirror

Papua New Guinea have shown in this World Cup they can be a real force

Ex-England captain Jamie Peacock has been impressed by the Kumuls who narrowly missed out to Tonga and believes gaining a NRL presence is the next step for them to take their game to a new level

The Independent UK

No World Cup participants yet endorsing PayUpFifa campaign to compensate migrant workers

Exclusive: An Independent survey found only four federations have allowed human rights groups to speak to players with less than 100 days until Qatar vs Ecuador kicks off Qatar 2022

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Healy's Heroes prevail in smashing World Cup

Alyssa Healy and her Australian side give an absolute masterclass in cricket to claim back the World Cup, while NZ deliver a successful tournament in a pandemic.

The Independent UK

Tantalising World Cup draw adds first layer of gloss to Qatar’s morally bankrupt tournament

Even if it was impossible not to be dazzled by the glamour of Fifa’s elaborate draw ceremony in Doha, it was just as impossible not to escape the politics entwined in this World Cup

The Guardian - UK

England beat South Africa to reach Women’s Cricket World Cup final 2022 – as it happened

A scintillating hundred from Danni Wyatt and six wickets for Sophie Ecclestone power England past South Africa and into the World Cup final

Newsroom.co.nz

Where are they now? The White Ferns of 2000

The Cricket World Cup 2022 is in the home stretch, without New Zealand in the running, but the White Ferns of 2000 are being celebrated. So where are they now?

Newsroom.co.nz

White Ferns' dream dissolves in the rain

A devastated White Ferns have handed their World Cup fate to others, but know their chances of sneaking into the top four are slim. It's with the bat they've let themselves down.

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