Qatar is about twice the size of the U.S. state of Delaware. The majority of its 2.9 million people live around its capital, Doha, on its east coast.
FIFA has received 3 million ticket requests for the 2022 World Cup final in Qatar and high demand to attend some of its biggest group-stage games, even as issues linger about the tiny Persian Gulf nation's ability to accommodate fans.
With just three points from five matches, India still remain at fourth spot in the Group E table, headed by Asian champions Qatar who have 13 points from five matches. Oman are at second spot with 12 points.
According to Obama, one of the reasons why Argentina have not been able to lift the World Cup trophy is because the Argentine XI doesn't play like a team.
Gordon Banks was one of English football's most revered players after helping the team win the 1966 World Cup on home soil.
France, the 1998 champions and runners-up in 2006, will play either Croatia or England in Sunday's final at Moscow.
The first match features a number of teammates on their professional clubs facing off against each other when France takes on Uruguay.
Croatia also reached the quarterfinals on penalties after overcoming a spirited Denmark team, and is now aiming to match its best-ever when they reached the semis in 1998.
At both his previous tournaments, the Uruguay striker hasn't just left disappointed, he's left in disgrace, labelled a cheat in one and the world's dirtiest player in the other.
FIFA World Cup 2018: Emil Forsberg scored a deflected goal in the 66th minute to give the Swedes a 1-0 victory over Switzerland a place in the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time in 24 years.
FIFA World Cup 2018: Uruguay, the two-time champions, will next face France in the quarter-finals on Friday in Nizhny Novgorod.
"Large-scale international events such as the World Cup present an attractive target for terrorists," the US State department said in a travel advisory issued for American citizens.
A former El Salvador coach was found guilty of offering players money to perform well in a World Cup qualifying game.
Zurich: Two days before FIFA elects its new president, the Swiss Police arrested seven top officials of the world football governing body on corruption charges, while in another incident on Wednesday the Swiss Federal Office
News Delhi: It was in 2010 soccer world cup that Spain was finally able to remove the tag of underachievers in the football arena and the person to lead the team from the front was
Stuttgart: Coach Joachim Loew has been at pains to focus his players' attention on the World Cup with 99 days to go. Preparations to date have been far from ideal, with key players injured, returning
Salvador (Brazil): The 2014 World Cup champions will receive $35 million in prize money, world football's governing body FIFA announced here Thursday.The value represents a 17 percent increase in the prize money handed to Spain
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