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Qatar 2022

Covid chaos: Brazilian health police halt Argentina match to deport four Premier League players

By Samindra Kunti

September 6 – In an extraordinary and unprecedented sequence of events, officials from the Brazilian health authority Anvisa stormed on to the pitch of the World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina after four minutes to deport four Argentine players from England’s Premier League, leading to the match being abandonment. 

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Europe

Haaland torments Van Gaal’s Dutch revivalism. Crunch game with Turks looms

September 2 – The Netherlands stumbled to a disappointing 1-1 draw against Norway in World Cup qualifying on Louis van Gaal’s return to the Dutch dug-out, prompting the veteran coach to call his own team “sloppy” with pressure growing on Oranje. 

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FIFA

WLF will back clubs and players who refuse to participate in Conmebol’s 2022 qualifiers

By Paul Nicholson

August 16 – The World Leagues Forum (WLF) has slammed FIFA’s decision to amend the international match calendar without consultation and which has seen the rescheduling of South America’s FIFA World Cup qualifiers that had originally been due to be played in March 2021 to extended triple match windows in September and March.

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Europe

Belarus told to play 2022 qualifiers in Russia

August 1 – Belarus have been ordered to play their home World Cup qualifying matches against both Belgium and Wales on neutral territory in Russia because of travel sanctions against the country.

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Qatar 2022

Qatar to open over 100 new hotel properties in run-up to 2022 World Cup

July 14  – Qatar isn’t just building stadiums for the 2022 World Cup, it is also building towns, metro and road systems, and new hotel accommodations to house visitors as the country.

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Qatar 2022

Qatar to order 1m vaccines for fans at 2022 World Cup

June 21 – Qatar will only allow those fully vaccinated against Covid-19 to attend next year’s World Cup.

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Qatar 2022

Norwegians vote not to boycott Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifiers

June 21 – Norway will not boycott the 2022 World Cup in Qatar following a vote at an extraordinary meeting of Norway’s Football Federation (NFF) that dismissed the move with a strong majority, despite strong pressure from the grassroots levels over alleged human rights abuses of migrant workers in the Gulf state.

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Concacaf

Canada keep developing, Panama and El Salvador join them in Concacaf final 8

June 26 – Canada’s journey back towards Concacaf competitiveness continued with 3-0 home win over Haiti (4-0 on aggregate), taking them to the final round of World Cup Qualifying for the first time since France 98.

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Concacaf

Concacaf 2022 qualifying: Canada, Panama and El Salvador have edge

June 14 – The knockout play off series to decide the final three slots in the eight team Concacaf final round of 2022 World Cup qualifying began at the weekend with opening advantages being gained by Canada, Panama and El Salvador.

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Football Asia

Son Heung-min penalty secures South Korea spot in final round of Qatar 2022 qualifying

June 14 – South Korea cemented their place in the last 12 of Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying in Asia with a 2-1 win over challengers Lebanon.

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Concacaf

All to play for in Concacaf with 5 slots still open as Qatar 2022 first round qualifiers close

June 8 – The first round of Concacaf qualification for the Qatar 2022 World Cup reaches its final stage of group games tonight with five of the six groups going down to the wire.

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FIFA

IFAB extends 5 subs rule to cover Qatar 2022 World Cup finals

June 1 – World Cup participants in 2022 will be allowed to use five substitutes per match after football’s rule-making body IFAB extended the right until the end of next year.

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FIFA

Nordic members tell FIFA Congress more must be done on Qatar workers’ rights

Qatari construction workers

May 24 – The Nordic membership of FIFA has stepped up pressure on the world governing body to improve workers’ rights in Qatar, the 2022 World Cup hosts. 

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FIFA

FIFA and Qatar 2022 bosses meet with MAs to discuss human rights progress

May 12 – Following human rights protests by international players from Belgium, Denmark, Germany and Norway and letters from the Danish and Norwegian FA’s FIFA and World Cup 2022 organisers Qatar have begun a series of meetings with member associations.

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Africa

CAF stadium bans force postponement of Qatar 2022 qualifiers

May 7 – A ban on several stadia across the African continent has led to the widely anticipated postponement of several World Cup qualifiers that were scheduled for June.

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