Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Topic: FIFA World Cup

Palestine make history after reaching final qualifying round for World Cup

Palestine have made history when they booked a place in the third round of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the first time following a goalless draw against Lebanon in Doha.

France’s Coman, Tchouameni face racism after lose in World Cup final

France footballers Kingsley Coman and Aurelien Tchouameni were subjected to abhorrent online racist abuse after their failed attempts to convert penalties during Sunday's World Cup final defeat against champions Argentina.

World Cup 2022: who won the prize for ‘soft power’?

Simon Chadwick, SKEMA Business School and Paul Widdop, University of Manchester After four weeks, 64 games and more than a decade of controversy, Argentina has...

“No, I won’t retire. I want to keep playing as world champions…”: Messi

Football legend Lionel Messi has quashed speculation and pledged to continue playing for his country, despite realising his lifetime ambition of winning the sport’s biggest prize.

Argentina triumphs! Messi takes home the World Cup

This will be Argentina's third World Cup title.

Combatting Misrepresentations; How Qatar focused on showcasing its Islamic Culture during World Cup

“I am leaving this place with better understanding and further curiosity of what Islam is,” said Drea Solis, a football fan from California.