Host nation Qatar are perilously close to crashing out of the World Cup after they slumped to a 3-1 defeat by Senegal at the Al Thumama Stadium on Friday, despite Mohammed Muntari netting the country's first-ever World Cup finals goal. A win or a draw for Netherlands against Ecuador, who
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Netherlands overpower Senegal with last-minute goals
Message of inclusion imbues Qatar WC opening ceremony
Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman extended one yellow-gloved hand to a FIFA World Cup ambassador suffering from a rare spinal disorder in an image meant to represent inclusion in a country facing international criticism over its human rights record. It wasn't the biggest moment of Sunday's seven-act World Cup opening ceremony
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FIFA World Cup: Qatar’s stadiums rife with migrant labour abuse
Migrant laborers who built Qatar's World Cup stadiums often worked long hours under harsh conditions and were subjected to discrimination, wage theft and other abuses as their employers evaded accountability, a rights group said in a report released Thursday. The 75-page report by the London-based charity Equidem comes less than two
Qatar evicts hundreds of migrant workers as WC looms
Qatari authorities have evicted hundreds of migrant workers from buildings in central Doha, casting a new shadow over the countdown to the World Cup, residents and workers said Saturday. Municipal workers and security guards moved into about 12 buildings late on Wednesday to clear and lock them, according to local residents,
