World Cup

11 facts to know about the day: The unstoppable Hland, Casemiro finds Chelsea, Varane’s tears…

Hland is unstoppable, Casemiro finds Chelsea, Varane’s tear, Real intractable, Liverpool hit back, Bayern and Milan secure… Find highlights from Saturday’s Ligue 1 and Europe matches. Hland scored another brace for Manchester City. Results in Ligue 1 (click on the score to read a summary or article about the match): Montpellier 1-2 Lyon, Marseille 0-1 …

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Qatar emir points to ‘unprecedented’ campaign of criticism against his country ahead of World Cup

Qatar is facing a campaign of criticism “wonderfully” On hosting the World Cup (November 20-December 18), Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani said on Tuesday that attacks on his country “Exceptions”. “As we have the honor of hosting the World Cup [la FIFA a désigné le Qatar comme pays hôte en décembre 2010], “Qatar has been …

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Qatar rejects setting up compensation fund for World Cup migrant workers

Three weeks before the next World Cup in Qatar (November 20 to December 18), Qatar’s Labor Minister Ali Ben Samiq Al Marri told AFP on Wednesday that he opposed the creation of a compensation fund for foreign workers. Several NGOs, including Amnesty International, and federations, including the FFF, have already come out in favor of …

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FIFA urges World Cup participants to focus on football

Two weeks before the start of the World Cup in Qatar (November 20-December 18), FIFA President Gianni Infantino and General Secretary Fatma Samoura sent a letter to all participating countries, asking them to focus on football and not deal with various controversies. Regarding the host country, such as concerns about LGBT+ rights or the treatment …

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Tunisia could be drafted by FIFA, threatened with exclusion

FIFA has asked the Tunisian Football Federation for an explanation of possible interference. Tunisians may be excluded from the World Cup. Tunisia could not travel to Qatar. A month before the match, FIFA asked the Tunisian Football Federation by post for details of a possible case of interference within the entity. Youth Sports Minister Kamal …

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Anzu Fathy will start Spain’s last friendly before the World Cup

Ansu Fathy will get a chance to get out. The young Spanish star (age 20) will start La Roja’s friendly against Jordan on Thursday. This is the final test for the Spanish team before their World Cup debut (November 23, 5pm against Costa Rica). Fati was Luis Enrique’s biggest question mark when deciding his 26-man …

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