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World Cup 2022: Iran complain to Fifa over flag change on social media by US
Live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app./ Iran's football federation has complained to Fifa after the Islamic Repu...
World Cup 2022: Streaming service blocked in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia secured a historic victory over Argentina in their first World Cup match in Qatar Fans in Saudi Arabia have been unable to watch all of the World Cup after a streaming service was blocked...
Soccer Fans Supporting Iran's Government Harass Those Protesting It At World Cup
Stadium security in Qatar also seized flags, T-shirts and other items expressing support for the protest movement that has gripped the Islamic Republic./ AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Tensions ran high at I...
World Cup 2022: Qatar 1-3 Senegal - hosts eliminated after two games
Hosts Qatar should not be called a "failure and disappointment" after being eliminated in the group stage of the World Cup, says manager Felix Sanchez./ The Middle Eastern side battled valiantly befor...
Iranian Star Soccer Player Arrested As Iran's Team Protests At World Cup
Iran's national soccer team has picked up activist torch at World Cup from prominent player Voria Ghafouri./ DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran arrested a prominent former member of its national ...
Iran football manager Queiroz confronts BBC's Shaimaa Khalil
The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil was confronted by Carlos Queiroz, the manager of Iran's national football team, after a World Cup press conference in Qatar. The correspondent had asked footballer Mehdi Tarem...
Iranian soccer player arrested amid World Cup scrutiny
FILE— Voria Ghafouri, then an Iranian national soccer team player, right, fights for the ball with Iraqi midfielder Hussein Ali, during the AFC Asian Cup soccer match at the Al Maktoum Stadium in Duba...
Empty streets, cranes: the city built for Qatar's World Cup
A view of the Lusail plaza towers in Lusail downtown, Qatar, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)/ LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Less than a month before it is set to host the Wide empty streets,...
World Cup 2022: What has and hasn’t been banned in Qatar?
After all the controversy, the matches are under way and the fans are partying at the World Cup. But with Fifa and the organising committee still making new announcements about what is and isn’t allow...
World Cup 2022 armband row: 'Two parallel universes on human rights controversies'
Live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app./ For the advocates, the activists, the European teams and especially the ...