World Cup

2022 - 11 - 20

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Why Africa is standing still at the World Cup (Mail and Guardian)

It's time for that quadrennial question: can an African side finally leap the cobweb-draped quarterfinal hurdle at this World Cup?

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France's Karim Benzema Is Out of World Cup (The New York Times)

The forward was seen as critical to the title hopes of a France team already hit hard by injuries.

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France striker Benzema out of World Cup with injury (TimesLIVE)

France striker Karim Benzema has been ruled out of the World Cup in Qatar after suffering an injury in training, the French football federation said on ...

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Holders France rocked as injury rules Benzema out of World Cup (News24)

France's hopes of successfully defending the World Cup were dealt a huge blow late on Saturday as Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema was ruled out of the ...

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Karim Benzema reacts to being ruled out of World Cup for France ... (Goal.com)

The striker was participating in his first session in Qatar and sustained a thigh injury before scans revealed the extent of the damage. He has now reacted to ...

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Benzema out of World Cup | SuperSport (SuperSport)

Ballon D'Or winner Karim Benzema has been ruled out of the World Cup with a left thigh injury on Saturday dealing a serious blow to defending champions ...

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The 2022 World Cup in Qatar begins, warts and all (NPR)

Ever since FIFA awarded the world's biggest sporting event to Qatar in 2010, the soccer tournament has been clouded by bribery, migrant deaths and questions ...

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High stakes for Qatar as World Cup starts (SowetanLIVE)

Football fans gather at the Lusail Boulevard fan area in Doha ahead of the Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022 on November 19 2022. Image: Clive Mason/Getty Images.

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The Data Behind Qatar's Historically Expensive World Cup (Bloomberg)

It took a decade (and $300 billion) to gear up for this very moment.

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Keen to welcome visitors but enraged by western coverage: how ... (The Guardian)

With hours until arguably the world's biggest sporting event kicks off, Qatar is witnessing a spree of grand openings: new roads, restaurants, stadiums and ...

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