World Cup 2022 – a promise fulfilled?

January 15th, 20230 By Duggan Flanakin The pyrotechnics have finally settled in Doha on what was a truly sensational and hard fought 2022 World Cup, the stadiums no longer emanating the joyous cheers from audiences who for weeks remained at the edges of their seats, taking in upset after upset — and in the place of pyrotechnics, today Qatar revels in...

World’s eyes focus on Qatar as it hosts the most expensive World Cup in history

November 25th, 20220 Qatar's ruler opened the World Cup on Sunday with a call for people of all races and orientations to put aside their differences, speaking as the host nation faced a barrage of criticism over its treatment of foreign workers and supporters of LGBT rights. The Muslim Gulf nation is staking its reputation on delivering a smooth...

Qatar World Cup organizer says country has faced “unfair” criticism

September 9th, 20220 DOHA - Qatar has faced a lot of unfair criticism over its hosting of soccer's World Cup that was not based on facts, but it has responded to any fair criticism, Qatar 2022 Chief Executive Nasser Al Khater said on Thursday. He told a news conference, the first held by organizers in months, that 70 days prior to the tournament's...