One Love or play football?
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Category: World Cup 2022
France missing key players show their potency against game Socceroos
No Karim Benzema. No N’Golo Kante. No Paul Pogba. No problem. The Socceroos took a shock early lead through...
The Qatar Beer map
“I’ve never seen a sober English football fan in my life,” said a 36-year-old fan named Simon, who declined...
What a save! Memo Ochoa the hero for Mexico
The talisman for Mexico, Guillermo Ochoa, now in his 5th World Cup and saves Robert Lewandowski’s penalty. Ochoa actually...
Shocker: Saudi Arabia 2, Argentina 1
The curse of Messi continues. The Saudis played their hearts out and came back from behind to win. Argentina...
Iran’s team captain speaks out
Iran team captain: “We are with them and we support them” pic.twitter.com/JIC5NGtQhq — Frida Ghitis (@FridaGhitis) November 21, 2022...
Rainbows to be banned in Qatar following World Cup
Qatar is terrified of this naturally occurring phenomenon Grant Wahl, familiar to those reading his Sports Illustrated articles was...
Abdulrahman Al-Jassim: Welcome to the most officious official
Abdulrahman Al-Jassim brandishes a yellow, one of 6. The list includes (USA): Weston McKennie, Sergino Dest, Tim Ream, Kellyn...
USA fail to impress as second half stalls into disorganization and stagnation against Wales
Gareth Bale wheels around after his successful penalty against the USA earning them a draw One coherent, incisive move...
The glitz and glamour of Qatar 2022
Meanwhile far away from air conditioned stadiums with live action tv set seats,in some dusty village field,in a remote...
England 6, Iran 2
Iran was playing two games at once. One – on the pitch against England, and two – protesting the...
Red Card of the Tournament: Gianni Infantino
Thug. After just two days, Soccerblog.com presents the Red Card of the Tournament – awarded to Gianni Infantino and FIFA....
Netherlands 2, Senegal 0
After holding off the Orange, Senegal finally succumb. Doei!
USA 1, Wales 1
Gareth Bale saves Wales at the end. The USA played well, and the through ball from Pulisic to Weah...
No surprise: FIFA shows lip service for LGBT rights as it goes after One Love armbands
Harry Kane will not be wearing the One Love armband. Neither will the players from the 7 other countries...
Iran’s national players show solidarity with protestors remaining silent during national anthem
Kudos to the national team as they show their support for the protests sweeping Iran against the brutal crackdown...
World Cup 2022 theme emerges: Repressive autocratic regimes 0 Democracies 2
Gianni Infantino enjoys a moment with a repressive autocrat Ecuador destroys Qatar, 2-0 in the opener and this time...
Et tu, Morgan Freeman?
Cry blood! How much were you paid, MF?
How you feeling, Becks?
The sell-out watches the Qatar-disaster… and repeats the mantra that keeps him motivated. Great job, Becks.
Ecuador destroys Qatar 2-0
Enner Valencia teaches Qatar that while you might buy the tournament, you still suck eggs. Qatar becomes the first country in history to...
Oxford maths professor predicts the World Cup winner
Mr Bull,allegedly an Oxford professor of maths,predicts its going to be Brazil. We will have to go with Mr...
“Today I feel Qatari. Today I feel Arab. Today I feel African. Today I feel gay. Today I feel disabled. Today I feel [like] a migrant worker.”
And thus spake Gianni Infantino in a jaw dropping diatribe which felt more like a confessional. This on the...
Cristiano Ronaldo’s second version at Man Utd is over: So is his professionalism
Piers Morgan, an Arsenal fan plays therapist to Cristiano Ronaldo Narcissism and self destruction go hand in hand. See...
5 books to read before the 20th of November
If anyone really needs to figure out what’s going on in Qatar with regard to the World Cup and...
World Cup 2022: The Qatar government decides paid up ambassadors feel like bribery
David Beckham hangs out with the FLN The Qatar government wants a sheen on their World Cup to cover...
Beer Banned…
I don’t think this will be welcomed as good news by the fans: FIFA announced Friday afternoon, a mere...
Beer necessities at Qatar?
Thirsty fans looking for beer at Qatar will have to shell out £12 for a mug of the refreshing...
All the World Cup winners in one fell swoop
A very nice video telling us who won the world cup from 1930 to 2018 and also how many...
How to pass the time as you wait for the World Cup to start
Here’s a simple solution if you are weary of waiting and wondering what to do till it starts on...
Love Football. Boycott Qatar. Hate FIFA.
This is the message we feel resonates most with true fans of this beautiful game. Here’s Max Rushden in The...
Beckham is a joke
Seriously. What were you thinking David Beckham?
Qatar: World Cup of Shame?
Has FIFA damaged the brand of the beautiful game? Undoubtedly yes. “Migrants building a state-of-the-art stadium for the 2022 football...
Blatter’s back in the news
Can’t remember the last time we blogged about Blatter. But here he is again – the ravages of time...
Soccer bloopers to pass the time
…as we wait for Qatar 2022 to get underway (and to take our minds off depressing things like wars...
5 firsts in Qatar
and also for the first time – a lot of searching questions about human rights violations
O Captain my Captain
The fearful trip is just beginning. Fifa has released this video featuring 6 out of the 32 captains who...
All the world cup stadia in one neat video
Another look at where all the action will take place..
Messi celebrates 100 wins with a great free kick
Argentina’s preparation for Qatar 2022 included a friendly against Jamaica which they won 3-0. It was also Messi’s 100th...
The 19th Episode
If you happen to be one those who watched the first 18 episodes and then was not able to...
Qatar 2022 opening ceremony rescheduled
The Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has changed his mind.Plan A had been to have the...
World Cup Beer rules
Football and beer is a more or less inseparable combination for fans watching the game. It helps them to...
Binge watch 18 video documentaries on the road to Qatar 2022
In february 2021,the first episode of a monthly World Cup video magazine on the journey to Qatar 2022 went...
World Cup winners from 1930 to 2018
From Uruguay to France
Zindane’s headbutt immortalised in bronze
Here’s something we at Soccerblog just discovered a little while ago. A 16 foot bronze statue of Zidane’s infamous...
What’s in a nickname?
What’s in a name ? Not much when it comes to roses,plenty when it comes to the naming ,or...
Qatar 2022 will see high tech offside tech
Getting past the offside trap of the opposing team will be quite a task at the World Cup in...
World Cup Trivia
Many things about many world cups can be found here..
World’s best referee won’t be at Qatar 2022
Felix Brych,two time winner of the World’s best referree award won’t be officiating at Qatar 2022 mainly because he...
Qatar heritage and cuisine
As the countdown counts down here’s a look at some information about the host nation.. Heritage More details on...
Sleepless in Qatar
Looking for a cheap place to stay in Qatar for the world cup ? Keep looking ! And once...
Qatar 2022 official poster
The official Qatar 2022 poster is out and it’s all a mostly grey affair. Designed by Qatari artist, Bouthayna...
Germany v/s Italy -not the game of the century
There was a time when legends walked the earth.. The greatest game between Germany and Italy was played on...
Ukraine get some joy
Ukraine are one game away from qualifying for Qatar 2022. They beat Scotland very very convincingly by three goals...
World Cup Mascots down the ages
All the World Cup Mascots from England’s World Cup Willie of 1966 to La’eeb of Qatar 2022. La’eeb the...