Iran state media has called for the US to be kicked out of the 2022 World Cup after the United States Soccer Federation changed Iran’s flag on its social media platforms to show support for protesters in Iran. The federation…
Hosts Qatar beaten by Ecuador in World Cup opener
Hosts Qatar opened the 2022 Fifa World Cup in calamitous fashion, easily beaten by Ecuador in a humbling defeat at Al Bayt. Felix Sanchez’s men have been together in camp for the last six months to prepare for the tournament…
Qatar to host 2023 AFC Asian Cup
The 2023 Asian Cup football tournament will be held in Qatar, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced after China withdrew earlier this year because of its “zero-COVID” policy. The Asian Cup is held every four years. Qatar won the…
2021 AFCON qualification: Rohr demands $60,000 bonus
Gernot Rohr has formally requested to the NFF to be paid his bonus for qualifying for the 2021 AFCON in Cameroon as well as to remind his employers he has yet to be paid for the last four months. According…
World champion France held by Ukraine
France were held to a surprise draw by Ukraine as they got their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign under way. The world champions began confidently and deservedly went ahead when Antoine Griezmann superbly curled a left-foot effort into the corner…
Amnesty calls on FIFA to press Qatar on worker rights
Amnesty International on Monday called on football’s global governing body FIFA to put more pressure on 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar to improve conditions for workers in the Gulf country. Doha has made a series of reforms to its employment…
World Cup 2022 ambassador tests positive for virus
An ambassador for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar has tested positive for the new coronavirus, the tournament’s organisers said on Thursday. Retired Qatari midfielder Adel Khamis, 54, “was unfortunately diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, COVID-19,” the Supreme Committee for…
FIFA bribe allegations raise more questions over 2022 World Cup
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar has become the focus of fresh FIFA corruption allegations after the release of a new United States Department of Justice (DOJ) indictment. The fresh indictment says bribes were paid to football officials to secure…
Somalia win first ever World Cup qualifier (BBC)
Somalia won their first ever World Cup qualifier with a narrow 1-0 victory over Zimbabwe on Thursday. Ranked 202 in the world, Somalia halted a run of 19 successive defeats stretching back eight years to secure their first qualifying win.…