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Qatar is country on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula that shares its sole land border with Saudi Arabia. It is rich in natural gas and oil.

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Qatari canditaes register to run in the country's upcoming election as members of its top advisory panel.

Qatari canditaes register to run in the country's upcoming election as members of its top advisory panel.

German TV pundit apologizes for mocking Qatari clothing

Ex-Germany striker Sandro Wagner had described the traditional male Qatari clothing as a "bathrobe" during commentary.

Carlos Queiroz in Iran training

Carlos Queiroz in Iran training

US Soccer in hot water over Iran social media protest

Iran threaten FIFA complaint after US Soccer social media posts depicted a flag without the Islamic Republic's emblem.

Germany's Niclas Fullkrug celebrates scoring their first goal with coach Hansi Flick

Germany's Niclas Fullkrug celebrates scoring their first goal with coach Hansi Flick

World Cup 2022: Flick's flexibility and Füllkrug's finish

Germany didn't get the win against Spain, but the result keeps them alive at the 2022 World Cup.

WM Katar 2022 I Mexiko - Argentinien

WM Katar 2022 I Mexiko - Argentinien

Lionel Messi resurrects Argentina's dream

Argentina have finally arrived at Qatar 2022 after Lionel Messi fired them to a vital victory over Mexico.

A view of Tower Bridge and The Shard with tour boat on the River Thames, London, England, United Kingdom

A view of Tower Bridge and The Shard with tour boat on the River Thames, London, England, United Kingdom

Qatar reviews UK investments after advertising ban

London's transport authority has banned tourism ads for Qatar due to the Gulf state's anti-LGBTQ laws.

Robert Lewandowski clinches his fist as he celebrates scoring

Robert Lewandowski clinches his fist as he celebrates scoring

World Cup: Lewandowski's 'childhood dream' comes true

Robert Lewandowski scored his first World Cup goal to lead Poland to an impressive 2-0 victory over Saudi Arabia.

Serbia's players greet their fans at the end of the World Cup group G soccer match between Brazil and Serbia

Serbia's players greet their fans at the end of the World Cup group G soccer match between Brazil and Serbia

World Cup: FIFA investigating Serbia FA for nationalist flag

FIFA has launched an investigation into a nationalistic flag hung in the Serbian dressing room.

Fans at a match at the Qatar World Cup

Fans at a match at the Qatar World Cup

Is criticism of Qatar's World Cup racist?

Observers agree that Qatar has had to deal with more criticism than is usual for a World Cup host. But why?

Qatar fans react after Senegal's Bamba Dieng scored a goal during the World Cup group A soccer match between Qatar and Senegal

Qatar fans react after Senegal's Bamba Dieng scored a goal during the World Cup group A soccer match between Qatar and Senegal

World Cup 2022: Hosts Qatar out as gulf proves too big

After bringing the World Cup to the Gulf for the first time, the gulf on the pitch proved too big for Qatar.

Fußball-WM Katar 2022 | Katar vs Senegal

Fußball-WM Katar 2022 | Katar vs Senegal

AfricaLink on Air — 25 November 2022

Senegal becomes first African nation to win in Qatar 2022 World Cup +++Omicron scientists win 2022 German Africa Prize

Iranian players sing national anthem

Iranian players sing national anthem

World Cup 2022: Iranian players sing anthem, defeat Wales

This time the Iranian players sung their national anthem, ahead of their second group-stage match at this World Cup.

Iran's football team lining up on a football pitch

Iran's football team lining up on a football pitch

Iran at the Qatar World Cup: protest and reconciliation

The refusal of the Iranian team to sing the national anthem could help repair the relationship between players and fans.

Ghana fans waving flags during the World Cup game against Portugal

Ghana fans waving flags during the World Cup game against Portugal

World Cup: Why has no African team ever reached a semifinal?

No African team has ever made it to the semifinal of a World Cup. Four former African internationals tell DW why.

Migrant workers are building one of the World Cup stadiums in Qatar

Migrant workers are building one of the World Cup stadiums in Qatar

EU lawmakers want FIFA to help families of Qatar workers

With the Qatar World Cup underway, the European Parliament urged FIFA to help compensate the families of dead workers.

Angola Luanda | Treffen der Präsidenten Kagame (L) Lourenco (C) und Tshisekedi

Angola Luanda | Treffen der Präsidenten Kagame (L) Lourenco (C) und Tshisekedi

AfricaLink on Air — 24 November 2022

Ceasefire deal in DR Congo +++German troop pullout of Mali +++ Exclusive Interview with Isabel dos Santos +++ World Cup

DW Kommentarbild Sarah Wiertz

DW Kommentarbild Sarah Wiertz

Opinion: It's time for countries to leave FIFA

While football stars are sometimes asked to use their fame for good, national FAs must ensure FIFA acts as it should.

Senegal's Nampalys Mendy

Senegal's Nampalys Mendy

Qatar await but Senegal lacking bite without Sadio Mane

The Teranga Lions had an opening night to forget against the Netherlands. They now have to improve against the hosts.

Fußball - FIFA World Cup Katar 2022 I Deutschland vs Japan

Fußball - FIFA World Cup Katar 2022 I Deutschland vs Japan

Germany haunted by ghosts of Russia in opening-game defeat

Comparisons with Russia four years ago are unavoidable after familiar issues resurfaced for Germany.

Japan players celebrate the 2-1 win during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group E match between Germany and Japan at Khalifa International Stadium on November 23, 2022 in Doha, Qatar.

Japan players celebrate the 2-1 win during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group E match between Germany and Japan at Khalifa International Stadium on November 23, 2022 in Doha, Qatar.

Germany lose to Japan in their first World Cup match

Germany’s World Cup got off to a sorry start, as the 2014 winners lost to Japan in a major shock.

Man, shouting, holds up a blue scarf with the name Lionel Messi

Man, shouting, holds up a blue scarf with the name Lionel Messi

Argentina: More interested in Messi than human rights

Argentina seems to have one topic: Will Lionel Messi and Argentina finally win the World Cup?

Deutschland | Rewe beendet Zusammenarbeit mit DFB

Deutschland | Rewe beendet Zusammenarbeit mit DFB

Qatar 2022: Rewe drops German national team partnership

Rewe's decision comes after the DFB shelved its plan to have its national team captain wear a rainbow armband in Qatar.

Fußball-WM Katar 2022 | Senegal v Niederlande

Fußball-WM Katar 2022 | Senegal v Niederlande

World Cup 2022: Gakpo repays Van Gaal's trust

Cody Gakpo scored as the Dutch beat Sadio Mane-less Senegal 2-0 with two late goals in Doha on Monday.

Fußball-WM Katar 2022 | England v Iran

Fußball-WM Katar 2022 | England v Iran

World Cup 2022: Iran team stage silent protest

While the people of Iran protest back home, the national team sent a powerful message of their own from Qatar.

Fußball-WM Katar 2022 | Senegal v Niederlande

Fußball-WM Katar 2022 | Senegal v Niederlande

AfricaLink on Air — 21 November 2022

E.Africa troops to 'enforce peace' in eastern DRC+++Qatar 2022 World Cup: What need to know

Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer

Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer

OneLove campaign hit by threat of FIFA sanctions

Amid threats of disciplinary action, nations planning to wear rainbow-themed armbands have decided to back down.

Some of the 20,000 candles lit in a German soccer stadium for foreign workers who died in Qatar in the past decade.

Some of the 20,000 candles lit in a German soccer stadium for foreign workers who died in Qatar in the past decade.

Germany: Huge candle action commemorates Qatar worker deaths

A German artist has lit a stadium with 20,000 candles to remember migrant workers who have died in Qatar.

People looking at a stadium made out of shipping containers in Qatar across a river

People looking at a stadium made out of shipping containers in Qatar across a river

Is the Qatar FIFA World Cup really carbon neutral?

The Qatar World Cup is marketed as carbon neutral. But is it?

Opinion: Germany's problems neither new nor easily fixed

Thomas Klein

Germany's 2022 World Cup campaign began with defeat to Japan. The problems are all too familiar, says DW's Thomas Klein.

A general view inside the stadium before the match, with a veiled spectator looking on

A general view inside the stadium before the match, with a veiled spectator looking on

World Cup 2022: Football begins in Qatar

The future of football arrived in the present as the much-maligned 2022 World Cup in Qatar finally began.

Mohammed Muntari holds his hands over his face during Qatar's loss to Ecuador in the World Cup

Mohammed Muntari holds his hands over his face during Qatar's loss to Ecuador in the World Cup

World Cup 2022: Qatar lose opener and lose face

After years of scrutiny, Qatar opened the most controversial World Cup of all time with a listless performance.

DW Korrespondentin - Dana Sumlaji

DW Korrespondentin - Dana Sumlaji

Opinion: Arabs deserve to enjoy this World Cup

Dana Sumlaji

As a female reporter who grew up in Syria, the World Cup in Qatar has sparked both pride and shame in DW's Dana Sumlaji.

Peter Zimmermann, co-landlord of Cologne pub "Lotta", stands in front of a red building

Peter Zimmermann, co-landlord of Cologne pub "Lotta", stands in front of a red building

Bars in Germany boycott Qatar FIFA World Cup

The mood in Germany in the run-up to the World Cup has never been as subdued. Many pubs won't be showing any matches.

Germany's football players wear t-shrits reading "Human Rights" on the field

Germany's football players wear t-shrits reading "Human Rights" on the field

Germany blasts FIFA for restricting human rights protests

The German soccer boss said his team was ready to be fined for wearing the multicolored armband at the Qatar World Cup.

DW Sendung The 77 Percent | Fußball

DW Sendung The 77 Percent | Fußball

The 77 Percent - The Magazine for Africa's Youth

We check out Africa’s finest players, hear from migrant workers in Qatar, and watch some amputee football in Ghana.

Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup media center in Doha: Men check mobile phones

Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup media center in Doha: Men check mobile phones

Fact check: Are press in World Cup host Qatar truly free?

Qatar claims media may work "freely without interference." But DW's fact check shows that this is not the case.

Man in a football jersey cheers amid a crowd; there are vuvuzelas and the English flag

Man in a football jersey cheers amid a crowd; there are vuvuzelas and the English flag

Fact check: Did Qatar 'buy' World Cup fans?

Some say Qatar has picked up the tab for select soccer fans in order to sanitize its image. DW checks the fact.

World Cup edition Budweiser beer cans in Qatar

World Cup edition Budweiser beer cans in Qatar

Alcohol banned at World Cup stadiums in Qatar

FIFA announced the rule just two days before kickoff for the first World Cup in a Muslim country.

Fußball Pokal FIFA World Cup Trophy

Fußball Pokal FIFA World Cup Trophy

AfricaLink on Air — 17 November 2022

World Cup fever grips Africa +++ Ebola vaccinations to start in Uganda

DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

Inside Europe 17.11.2022

Could the retaking of Kherson really be Ukraine’s D-Day moment? Inside Lviv’s extraordinary bid to become European Youth Capital and the UK’s scheme for Ukrainian refugees is in serious trouble. Also: Istanbul reels after a deadly bomb attack, German social media site Mastodon steps in to fill the Twitter breach and why the world cup won’t be showing in some Norwegian pubs.

Thilo Kehrer douses his head with water during Germany's international friendly in Oman

Thilo Kehrer douses his head with water during Germany's international friendly in Oman

Germany's swift and somewhat chaotic World Cup training camp

Germany’s training camp served its purpose, but can they learn the lesson from their time in Oman?

Germany's Niclas Fullkrug scores against Oman

Germany's Niclas Fullkrug scores against Oman

Füllkrug the difference in flat Germany World Cup warmup

Surprise call-up Niclas Füllkrug scored on his Germany debut in an otherwise flat Germany performance.

a Qatari football player, wearing a brown sweater walking past a security staff.

a Qatari football player, wearing a brown sweater walking past a security staff.

Qatar banks on Pakistani troops for World Cup 2022 security

Expecting about 1.2 million visitors, Qatar has recruited guards from foreign armed forces and security contractors.

Rod Stewart holding a microphone, raises his arms as his smiles, wearing a yellow suit.

Rod Stewart holding a microphone, raises his arms as his smiles, wearing a yellow suit.

Which pop stars are boycotting Qatar 2022?

Qatar has been heavily criticized over human rights. Who is performing at the opening ceremony is still unclear.

An aerial view of the 974 Stadium which will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup matches in Doha, Qatar.

An aerial view of the 974 Stadium which will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup matches in Doha, Qatar.

Qatar World Cup the most expensive of all time

Twelve years after the shocking decision to award Qatar the World Cup, it is here. And it has not come cheap.

Katar WM Stadion Lusail Stadium

Katar WM Stadion Lusail Stadium

Fact check: How many people died for the Qatar World Cup?

Critics speak of 6,500, even 15,000, alleged deaths linked to the World Cup. But are the numbers correct?

Hansi Flick watches on at a Germany training session

Hansi Flick watches on at a Germany training session

Qatar World Cup a step on the road for Germany

Hansi Flick has worked behind the scenes but his first World Cup as head coach will show how far he's taken Germany.

An oversized Adidas World Cup official matchball in front of the sports apparell maker's headquarter in Herzogenaurach, Germany

An oversized Adidas World Cup official matchball in front of the sports apparell maker's headquarter in Herzogenaurach, Germany

FIFA keeps sponsors on board for Qatar World Cup

The FIFA World Cup is usually a huge event for advertisers. But Qatar 2022 is mired in controversy.

Jonas Hoffmann celebrates his goal for Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Borussia Dortmund

Jonas Hoffmann celebrates his goal for Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Borussia Dortmund

Hofmann stakes his claim as Gladbach win Battle of Borussias

Jonas Hofmann made an impression in front of Germany coach Hansi Flick at the right time as Gladbach beat Dortmund 4-2.

Germany's Jamal Musiala, right, challenges for the ball with England's Harry Maguire

Germany's Jamal Musiala, right, challenges for the ball with England's Harry Maguire

2022 World Cup: Jamal Musiala to take to the stage in Qatar

What gives Germany star Jamal Musiala such an edge ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar?

Joscha Weber Bonn 9577

Joscha Weber Bonn 9577

Opinion: Qatar is playing a double game on LGBTQ issues

The comment by Qatar's World Cup ambassador about homosexuality shows Qatar is just paying lip service to tolerance.