2022 World Cup

• After spectacular season, soccer’s Alphonso Davies keen to improve, fight to get Canada into World Cup

  One week before the new Bundesliga soccer season gets underway in Germany, Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies told reporters he's working on getting even better for his Bayern Munich team.

  Sports

  Sep 12, 2020
• Canada men’s soccer team coach bullish about qualifying for 2022 FIFA World Cup

  Canada men's coach John Herdman got straight to the point: World Cup, here we come. And not just the 2026 men's tournament that Canada is co-hosting with Mexico and the U.S.

  Canada

  Feb 11, 2019
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• Canadian soccer stalwarts say co-hosting 2026 World Cup could transform the sport in Canada

  The joint North American bid of Canada, Mexico and the U.S. — branded "United 2026" — is favoured to come out on top over rival bidder Morocco, with FIFA member countries set to vote Wednesday.

  Canada

  Jun 10, 2018
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• Syrians dream of qualifying for 2018 World Cup, amid devastating war at home

  Qualification would come as a welcome surprise for millions across the war-torn country, while boosting President Bashar Assad in his aspirations to project strength and normalcy on the world stage.

  Sports

  Sep 4, 2017
• Report of Arab countries asking FIFA to strip Qatar of World Cup fake: Swiss news site

  The six Arab countries who last month cut ties with Qatar are reported to have reminded FIFA that they consider the Gulf state to be a "base of terrorism."

  Politics

  Jul 15, 2017
• World Cup 2022 host Qatar delays reformed wage system for migrant workers

  A new wage system aimed at ensuring Qatar's migrant workers get paid their salary on time won't go into effect until November, even though it was planned to be in place this week.

  World

  Aug 19, 2015
• Australian football chief says 2022 Qatar process not clean

  The chairman of Football Federation Australia says bidding for the 2022 World Cup awarded to Qatar was not clean, explaining in an extraordinary open letter Wednesday how he felt Australia never had a chance to be given hosting rights.

  Sports

  Jun 3, 2015
• FIFA exec Platini hits back at British newspaper claims of corruption

  FIFA vice-president Michel Platini has criticized a British newspaper for linking him to corruption claims about Qatar's 2022 World Cup bid.

  Sports

  Jun 3, 2014