World Cup - Page 2

America soccer reporter Grant Wahl, 49, died suddenly early Saturday while covering a World Cup match in Qatar, the Associated Press reported.

United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan visited Qatar on Monday, meeting with the nation’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and congratulating the country on hosting the FIFA World Cup, the world’s most prestigious soccer tournament.

New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez had a fever for the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team, but missed the World Cup hype by just a day.

SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé has a respiratory infection and will remain at the hospital where he’s been since Tuesday.

The U.S. Women’s National Team will rake in millions thanks to the new profit-sharing agreement with the Men’s team in this year’s World Cup.

State security forces assassinated a 27-year-old Iranian man in Northern Iran as he celebrated his country’s loss to the United States in the World Cup, according to unconfirmed reports.

Iranians took to the streets to celebrate the United States beating their country in the World Cup tournament on Tuesday.

U.S. soccer star Christian Pulisic sacrificed his body – including some of the more crucial parts of his body – in order to score a goal against Iran and keep America’s World Cup dreams alive.

Despite persistent controversy over the country’s attitude towards LGBT issues, Germany has now agreed to buy gas from Qatar.

Qatar has been cooperating with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to ensure positive coverage for the Iranian regime by providing the names of fans who have purchased tickets to games and by restricting the number of media outlets allowed to cover the games, according to a report.

Images of FIFA World Cup coverage on China’s state broadcaster appeared to remove crowd shots showing large groups of people gathering without wearing sanitary masks, multiple international outlets observed this weekend.

Former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair has told Britons not to criticise World Cup hosts Qatar too much, saying that the Arab nation frequently invests in the UK.

Families of the Iranian national soccer team have been threatened with imprisonment and torture for any “misbehavior” leading up to their World Cup match against the United States on Tuesday.

The captain of the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team (USMNT) had a perfectly classy response to a troll Iranian reporter.

An activist ran across the field putting a halt to Monday’s World Cup game between Portugal and Uruguay to protest for gay rights.

Supporters of the Morocco football team rioted in Brussels on Sunday to celebrate their victory over their host country, Belgium.

The U.S. Men’s National Team (USMNT) infuriated Iranian officials by briefly using an Iranian flag that lacked the Islamic Republic’s symbol.

True to their word, the UK team took a knee ahead of its game against the U.S. Men’s National Team at the World Cup in Qatar.

Iranian media confirmed the arrest on Thursday of one of the country’s most prominent soccer stars, the ethnic Kurdish player Voria Ghafouri, for supporting the ongoing anti-regime protests across the country.

The country of Denmark has started to actively consider exiting FIFA alongside other nations over the ban on OneLove armbands at World Cup. 

The Mideast Islamist state of Qatar has faced years of criticism for its widely documented human rights abuses and accusations of bribery after FIFA awarded it the hosting rights to this year’s World Cup soccer tournament.

Qatari officials caused an uproar Tuesday after mistaking the rainbow flag of the Brazilian State of Pernambuco as a gay pride flag.

The Nation’s sports editor Dave Zirin said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that the United States was dealing with “similar trends” towards LGBTQ people when discussing Qatar’s LGBTQ rights record, which included homosexuality being a crime.

In light of the Muslim nation’s ban on alcohol sales, except for the elites watching the games from the luxury suites, of course. Budweiser has decided to award a portion of the beer they had planned to sell to fans to the team who wins the World Cup.

China’s exhausted and terrorized population was outraged by images of massive crowds cavorting maskless at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar this week.

Louis van Gaal, head coach of the Netherlands national soccer team, made a sweet proposition to his wife, Truus, on the practice field Tuesday, which was caught on camera by reporters.

Pro-regime publications in Iran excused the poor performance of its soccer team in its FIFA World Cup debut with multiple articles on Tuesday blaming the anti-Islamist protest movement that has rallied unabated for months for waging “psychological warfare” against the players.

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Discriminatory chants allegedly by Ecuador fans at the World Cup opening game led FIFA to open the first disciplinary case of the tournament on Tuesday.

The Germans lined up in the traditional formation before Wednesday’s game against Japan and each of the 11 players covered their mouth with their right hand.

The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad, made a point on Tuesday of getting himself photographed waving the flag of Saudi Arabia during the Saudi match against Argentina at the 2022 World Cup soccer tournament.

A bizarre scene unfolded in Kerala, India, as mobs of fanatics of the Argentine and Brazilian soccer teams brawled with sticks and iron bars in a cemetery near a FIFA World Cup event, reports detailed on Monday.

Saudi Arabia’s Yasser Al-Shahrani took a bit of friendly fire this morning after his goalkeeper’s knee smashed into his face and knocked him out.

LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Saudi Arabia scored one of the biggest World Cup upsets ever by beating Lionel Messi’s Argentina 2-1 on Tuesday.

Chinese state media on Monday enthusiastically promoted the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, blithely ignoring human rights concerns swirling around the controversial event.

Al-Qaeda and regional affiliate al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) both published messages this weekend condemning the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, accusing the Islamist nation of attracting “immoral people, homosexuals, sowers of corruption and atheism” to the Middle East.

MSNBC anchor Ayman Mohyeldin said Saturday on his show “Ayman” compared Qatar to the United States on human rights abuses while addressing the controversy surrounding the World Cup.