12 Aug 2022 (FIFA) The FIFA World Cup 2022™ will kick off with an even greater celebration for local and international fans as host country Qatar will now play Ecuador on Sunday, 20 November at 19:00 as part of a stand-alone event. The opening match and ceremony of this year’s tournament at Al Bayt Stadium...

Doha, 09 August 2022  Egypt’s World No.1 Ali Farag will return to Doha for the first time since taking victory in 2020, as he starts his 2022-2023 season as the top seed for the QTerminals Qatar Classic,  PSA World Tour Platinum level tournament which will take place from September 4-10.  Farag missed last year’s tournament...

Doha, 03 August 2022 (SC) Hassan Al Thawadi, Secretary General of the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), says hosting the FIFA World Cup will deliver a transformative legacy for Qatar. Al Thawadi was the keynote speaker during a Commonwealth Nations meeting in the UK. The event was held on the sidelines of the...

Doha, 02 August 2022 (SC) Qatar’s biggest stadium and the stage for this year’s FIFA World Cup final will host a special event on Friday 9 September. The 80,000-capacity Lusail Stadium will stage the Lusail Super Cup between the Saudi Pro League champions and Egyptian Premier League winners, followed by a concert from a famous...

Doha, 28 July 2022 (QT) Unauthorized, resale and exchange of tickets for FIFA World Cup matches is a punishable offence that carries a fine of up to QR250,000, the Ministry of Justice reminded the public on Wednesday, citing Law No 10 of 2021. Known as the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Law, it regulates measures...

Karachi, Pakistan, 01 July 2022 (Anadolu News) Pakistan’s national football team is 200th out of 211 teams in the FIFA world rankings, but the country’s more than 200 million people will still be feeling part of the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals to be played in Doha this winter. Together with China, Pakistan is supplying...

24 June 2022 (FIFA) The Bureau of the FIFA Council, composed of the FIFA President and the six confederation presidents has addressed a number of key topics and taken the following decisions: 73rd FIFA Congress The 73rd FIFA Congress will be held in Kigali, Rwanda on 16 March 2023. The 2023 FIFA presidential election will...

Doha, 22 June 2022 The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 LLC (Q22) – the operational arm of FIFA and the host country for the delivery of the tournament, has achieved ISO 20121 certification, the international standard that sets requirements for developing and implementing an effective management system to deliver a sustainable event. The certification was...

Paris, 05 June 2022 (Reuters) Spain's Rafael Nadal beat Norwegian Casper Ruud 6-3 6-3 6-0 to win a record-extending 14th French Open title on Sunday. Nadal stretched his record of men's singles Grand Slam titles to 22, two ahead of Serbian Novak Djokovic and Swiss Roger Federer....

Doha, 02 June 2022 The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in his recent speech at the inauguraal ceremony of World Economic Forum in Davos, assured that 2022 FIFA World Cup ' will be a special one. We believe that sport is a tool, for positive change, promotes tolerance and respect,  empowers...