South African supporters at the 2010 men’s football World Cup.
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Studies show South Africa did a lot right when it hosted the football World Cup. Qatar can do the same if it learns from South Africa.
Senegal fans at the World Cup in Qatar.
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African teams at the World Cup are proving that they deserve their seats at the main table.
Hakim Ziyech celebrates after scoring for Morocco against Canada.
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This could just as well be the year that an African team is crowned champion.
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How can they run and run and run for so long? What makes them so good at speedy changes of direction? Biomechanically, is there a certain body type perfect for football?
The Brazilian’s football team’s yellow shirt has become a symbol of Bolsonaro in recent years.
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Support for Brazil’s football team may be breaking down political division in the country, at least for now.
Spotlight on Qatar.
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The mighty power of football across the globe.
The Fifa 2022 world cup in Qatar has been controversial from day one.
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Qatari law underpins a patriarchal and misogynistic system. The discrimination women, including female football fans, face contravenes international human rights.
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Fifa has enacted little change to its culture to ensure corruption doesn’t occur again.
A construction worker at the Lusail Stadium, Qatar, in 2019.
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New data mapping death sentences in the Gulf states once again highlights Qatar’s questionable human rights record.
Goalkeeper Ali Beiranvand of Iran is carried on a stretcher during the FIFA World Cup 2022 group B soccer match between England and Iran.
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World Cup 2022: the risk of playing on with concussion and why the rules in football need to change.
The Wales football team sings Yma o Hyd with Dafydd Iwan (far right) to Welsh fans after their qualification for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
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Speakers of minority languages (like Welsh) often insert words from a majority language (like English) while speaking.
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The decision to only pay lip service to discrimination could have long term impacts.
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Football provides a ‘possible dream’ for people in a precarious immigration situation.
Doha. All clean?
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Research shows the strength of team loyalty.
The Qatar World Cup is moving the goalposts.
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Staging the spectacle in Qatar has raised rights issues and concerns about the heat. But away from the controversy, there will be the usual mix of sporting moments, supporters’ joy and heartache.
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No amount of technology will ever remove the role of human judgement in refereeing the messy, complex world of football.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup, beginning on Nov. 20, will be held in Qatar.
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As the FIFA World Cup kicks off, researchers take a look at the impact of climate change on the future of soccer.
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And how have FIFA and Qatar manoeuvred to deflect criticism?
Senegal’s goalkeeper Tony Sylva celebrates his side’s famous win against France at the 2002 Fifa World Cup.
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A win is possible - but only in 2026 or 2030 and only if African teams get to play more high level internationals more regularly.
Sadio Mané, Senegal’s star player, has suffered an injury just ahead of the tournament in Qatar.
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No African team has reached the semi-final stage. Out of Cameroon, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia, the most likely to do so is Senegal.