Tag: Qatar
“It’s a shame that there is such a fog in front of these games” – Ari Lahti tells why he is in Qatar
Chairman of the Finnish Football Association Ari Lahti is on site at the controversial FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Lahti’s decision to travel to Qatar aroused and has aroused criticism…
Pro-LGBT demonstrators protest outside the Qatar Embassy in London
On the eve of the opening of the 2022 World Cup, demonstrators wanted to show their support, this Saturday, November 19, to the LGBT + community in front of the…
The five African chances at the Qatar 2022 World Cup (5): Ghana
02:32 Fifth episode of the series from the RFI Sports department on African teams at the 2022 World Cup. The Black stars of Ghana do not want to play shooting…
QATAR 2022 The most amazing World Cup in history
By Doha, Qatar. November 20, 2022. The world will come to a standstill to watch the opening match of a date that has convulsed the football planet. The first World…
From the editor: Qatar takes Fifa like a liter measure
Qatar’s ban on beer at World Cup stadiums holds the seed of future disputes, writes foreign journalist Sampo Vaarakallio. 12:02•Updated 12:16 DOHA. Newly rough, fine skyscrapers glisten in the Persian…
The World Cup is coming to Qatar!
In the company of our consultant Patrick Juillard, we will set the scene for this extraordinary World Cup, in a program extended for the occasion: Nicolas Falez, our colleague from…
Qatar 2022: How ‘The Team’ seizes the World Cup
The 2022 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Qatar. The media workshop receives Christophe Jousset, head of the sports department of RFI, then Jérôme Cazadieu, editorial director of the French…
Inequality in the World Cup Rich against poor in Qatar
The relationship of the economy with success in soccer does not follow a logical pattern. The sample is that the economy has not completely married with sporting success. Thus, Brazil…
“The Empire of Qatar, the new master of the game?”, by Nabil Ennasri and Raphaël Le Magoariec
/ Podcasts / international book The emirate of Qatar is the smallest country to host the World Cup, which attracts teams and fans from all over the world. And the…
Germans mostly say they will shun the World Cup
Some 70% of Germans do not watch World Cup matches. Between jet lag and political boycott, the reasons that even push supporters to want to stay away from their small…