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When does the Qatar World Cup 2022 start? Important dates, TV schedule, kick off times and more

The World Cup is just one week away to the day!

Chronicle Live

Inside the Doha hotel set to become Wales fans' unofficial home in Qatar with six bars and restaurants catering for 1,200 fans

Here's a sneak peek at what Wales fans can expect when they get to Doha later this month

Wales Online

Qatari activists criticise own government over Tel Aviv-Doha World Cup flights

A group of Qatari activists campaigning against normalising ties with Israel have said they are shocked that their government has authorised direct flights between Tel Aviv and Doha during the soccer World Cup.

Reuters

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Israelis, Palestinians can fly on same flights to World Cup

Soccer fans from Israel and the Palestinian territories will be able to share flights to the World Cup in Qatar in a breakthrough agreement announced by FIFA

The Independent UK

Israelis, Palestinians Can Share World Cup Flights to Qatar

Football fans from Israel and the Palestinian territories can share flights to the World Cup in Qatar in a breakthrough agreement announced by FIFA on Thursday. Charter flights to Doha from Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv for soccer games starting on Nov. 20 will be open to all Palestinians,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Direct Tel Aviv-Doha flights to operate during World Cup

Direct charter flights will operate between Israel and Qatar, which do not have formal diplomatic ties, during the upcoming World Cup in Doha, FIFA said on Thursday, facilitating attendance by eligible Israeli and Palestinian fans.

Reuters

World Cup 2022 ultimate guide - Schedule, fixtures, UK kick off-times and stadiums

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar is fast approaching and MEN Sport has all the information you need to know ahead of the tournament.

Manchester Evening News

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How the unlikeliest World Cup ever came to be

Was realising the dream of the Middle East’s first World Cup worth it? Qatar is about to find out

Financial Times

Qatar royal family company accused of covering up migrants' exploitative working conditions ahead of FIFA World Cup

Migrant workers have faced dangerously unsafe working conditions while building infrastructure in Doha for the FIFA World Cup, and a new report identifies a company owned by the Qatari royal family as among the worst offenders.

ABC News

Fans face extortionate costs up to £240 per game to watch World Cup in hotel bars

Bars and hotels in Doha are planning to charge supporters a pricey entrance fee just to watch matches at the Qatar World Cup, which runs from November 20 to December 18

Daily Mirror

England and Wales fans can enjoy world's tallest water slide as it's unveiled in Qatar

One of the star attractions on offer for ticket holders promises to be the 278ft high slide known as 'The Icon Tower', which stands in the brand-new Qetaifan water park in Doha

Daily Mirror

Wales and England fans reveal sacrifices made to reach Qatar for World Cup

Both sides could see their numbers in the stands bolstered by expats living in the region.

The Independent UK

England stars to be joined by their biggest army of WAGS at Qatar World Cup

England stars are set to bring the biggest ever army of WAGs to a World Cup as they descend on Doha ahead of kick off

Daily Mirror

EXPLAINER: Status of women in Qatar, host of World Cup

The foreign fans flocking to Doha for the 2022 FIFA World Cup will find an emirate where women have been driving for decades, hold public office and wield influence through other high-profile roles

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Al Jazeera

COVID during the World Cup in Qatar: Should you be worried?

Qatar expects to welcome more than 1.2 million visitors as some epidemiologists warn of a third pandemic winter.

Al Jazeera

German minister praises World Cup preparations during Qatar visit

Qatar-German spat eases after Berlin’s interior minister says critical comments were ‘misinterpreted’.

Reuters

Soccer-Portaloos and home security: Qatar braces for World Cup influx

A gleaming white World Cup stadium looms large at the end of the street in the quiet suburban neighbourhood of Al Thumama.

The Independent UK

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France 24

‘Greenwashing’ mars Qatar’s carbon-neutral World Cup promise

When Qatar was awarded hosting duties for the biggest event in football, the Gulf nation promised to host "the first carbon neutral World Cup". While organisers have introduced several green initiatives, environmentalists accuse the event's governing body of "greenwashing" its environmental claims.

Al Jazeera

GCC condemns German minister’s remarks on Qatar World Cup 2022

The six-member Gulf bloc says it backs Doha in ‘addressing any interference in its internal affairs’.

Bangkok Post

Qatar evicts thousands ahead of World Cup

DOHA: Qatar has emptied apartment blocks housing thousands of foreign workers in the same areas in the centre of the capital Doha where visiting football fans will stay during the World Cup, evicted workers have told Reuters.

Reuters

Thousands of workers evicted in Qatar's capital ahead of World Cup

Qatar has emptied apartment blocks housing thousands of foreign workers in the same areas in the centre of the capital Doha where visiting soccer fans will stay during the World Cup, workers who were evicted from their homes told Reuters.

Los Angeles Times

World Cup 2022: What to do, see and eat in Qatar

DOHA, Qatar — It was 115 degrees on the summer day I arrived in Qatar. That answered my first question: Why had FIFA, among the most hidebound and conservative of international sports bodies, agreed to buck nearly a century of tradition by playing the World Cup in the winter?

France 24

The plight of migrant workers in Qatar

Qatar's hosting of the upcoming 2022 World Cup brought in thousands of migrant workers to build stadiums and other infrastructure. These foreigners left everything behind in search of a better life. But once in Qatar, they have often experienced exploitation: unpaid wages, confiscated passports and extreme working conditions that have…

Football London

World Cup 2022 tickets: Can you still buy them and how much do they cost?

Gareth Southgate's Three Lions start their 2022 World Cup campaign in Qatar when they face off against Iran on November 21st at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha

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