The skinny: Qatar’s national stadium and the oldest of the World Cup venues, it was named for Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, a former emir of Qatar. The stadium was built for soccer but has ...

When FIFA awarded Qatar with the 2022 World Cup back in 2010, soccer's governing body decided to hold a tournament in a country the size of Connecticut with virtually no stadium infrastructure.

Construction is complete on a new stadium in Qatar. Created for the country's 2022 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament, it features a complex facade that's said to shimmer in sunlight and can also be ...

Ghani, 52, is from Sudan and got his doctorate in mechanical engineering at the University of Nottingham in England. Married with three children, he came to teach at Qatar University in 2009, just ...

FILE - General view of the Khalifa International Stadium ahead the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between the Netherlands and the United States, in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022.

This picture taken on December 16, 2019 shows a view of Qatar's new al-Janoub Stadium in the capital Doha, which will host matches of the FIFA football World Cup 2022. GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/AFP via ...

Winter will come early to soccer stadiums in baking-hot Qatar when groundskeepers blast chilled air starting in September to ensure pitch turf thrives in the desert country for the World Cup.

The Gulf nation hosted the 2022 men's World Cup, which attracted criticism due to its anti-LGBTQ+ laws and the deaths of migrant workers.

DOHA, Qatar – On Saturday ... why will well-off soccer fans and VIPs, ensconced in stadium luxury suites that cost around $3,000 a ticket and were built by migrant workers in sub-human ...

DOHA, Qatar — Qatar on Friday banned the sale of beer at World Cup stadiums — only two days before the soccer tournament’s opening game — in a sudden U-turn on the deal the country made to ...

Qatar supporters celebrate after their team's win in the Asian Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Qatar and Uzbekistan at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. Credit: AP ...

Take a look at FIFA requirements for World Cup stadiums and what happens next for Qatar's venues.