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Wednesday, November 23rd 2022 - 10:56 UTC
Echoes from Qatar World Cup: hooligans replace English flag by an Argentine Malvinas-claim

Argentine fans and followers of the national football team participating in the World Cup 2022, in Qatar were involved in a hooligan incident which demanded the intervention of local law enforcement officers after the English flag was forcibly replaced by an Argentine Malvinas-claim colors.
Wednesday, November 23rd 2022 - 08:38 UTC
Messi's Argentina dealt major blow in World Cup opener

Lionel Messi's Argentina was dealt a major upset Tuesday after losing 2-1 to underdogs Saudi Arabia in their opening game at the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar.
Monday, November 21st 2022 - 13:30 UTC
Ecuador wins World Cup opening game despite bribe rumors

Narrated by American actor Morgan Freeman, the opening ceremony marked the beginning of the 2022 football World Cup in Qatar, an event that had been in doubt from the beginning, from the scandals splashing FIFA's awarding its organization to the non-democratic country to all-out global war from the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Saturday, November 19th 2022 - 10:26 UTC
Rumors of bribe hit Ecuador's team playing in Qatar

As the World Cup is about to kick off Sunday in Qatar, reports went viral regarding the hosts alleged bribing of Ecuadorian players for US$ 7.4 million so that the hosts would win the tournament's opening game.
Saturday, November 19th 2022 - 06:59 UTC
Forget Qatar rules on no alcohol in stadiums, beware of camels and camel's MERS

Alcohol will not be sold to fans at the World Cup's eight stadiums in Qatar after FIFA and the country's authorities changed its policy two days before the start of the World Cup 2022. However not only keep away from the alcohol temptation, even more, but important also beware of camels and the camel virus.
Wednesday, November 16th 2022 - 22:16 UTC
Hand-of-God ball sells for US$ 2.4 million

The ball Argentine football star Diego Maradona punched through English keeper Peter Shilton's fists to score the opening goal of the quarterfinal match the eventual champions went past during the Mexico 1986 World Cup sold Wednesday at auction for £2 million (US$2.4 million).
Wednesday, November 16th 2022 - 10:26 UTC
Macri apologizes for calling Germans “a superior race”

Former Argentine President Mauricio Macri publicly apologized Tuesday for saying that Germany was a “superior race,” a statement which earned him strong criticism from the entire political spectrum.
Tuesday, November 15th 2022 - 19:14 UTC
FIFA Chief calls for truce during football World Cup

FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who is in Bali attending the G20 Summit, Tuesday called for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine and recalled that the former hosted the 2018 World Cup finals and the latter is vying to co-organize the 2030 event with Spain and Portugal.
Monday, November 14th 2022 - 19:56 UTC
Argentine Labor Minister said inflation is not a priority but Qatar World Cup

Only six days before the beginning of the World Cup, which has Argentina as the great favorite, the Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Security of that country, Kelly Olmos, did not hide her enthusiasm for the World Cup in Qatar and said: “Then we continue working on inflation, but first let Argentina win”.
Saturday, November 12th 2022 - 13:19 UTC
South American Corporation to bid for 2030 World Cup created

The governments of Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, and Paraguay Friday launched the Corporación Juntos 2030, a body to jointly bid for the hosting of the 2030 football World Cup.