Eden Hazard, the star player of Real Madrid, has confessed that his experience playing for Belgium in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar wasn’t enjoyable for him. Belgium’s performance was underwhelming under Coach Roberto Martinez, leading to their early exit from the tournament in the group stage. Hazard’s international retirement announcement followed soon after Belgium departed from the competition.
In a sports poll, World Cup 2022 in Qatar was chosen as the best FIFA World Cup of this century with a staggering 78% of votes. With just 6% of the vote, the 2002 World Cup between Japan and South Korea came in second, followed by Brazil in 2014 with 5%, Germany in 2006, Russia in 2018 with 4%, and South Africa in 2010 with 3%.
Lionel Messi is synonymous with the success of the Qatar World Cup 2022. And now he is back in the game, celebrating his return at the Paris Saint-Germain club where he scored a goal recently. The 35-year-old star footballer took some time off after the World Cup to recuperate. After that, he returned to train, exuberant about the fact that he won the cup which had eluded him for so many years till now.
After joining PSG he has been back in action since. At a game against Angers which they played on Wednesday, the forward scored a win of 2-0. Messi also paid tribute to the legendary past player Pele before this game started. He joined his other teammates to wear a T-shirt that had the Brazilian footballer’s face printed. PSG is now top of the league though many of the top players are still being eased back, after playing in the World Cup. Continue reading “The Success of Qatar World Cup 2022”
Cristiano Ronaldo’s career takes a big turn since the time Erik ten Hag joined Man United. The Portuguese player was the top goal scorer of Manchester United in the previous season but he found himself on the bench. Ronaldo tried forcing his way out of the club. However, he didn’t find any suitors during the summer transfer window. With the progress of the season, things just got worse. The Red Devils suspended him for leaving the sidelines in the match against Tottenham before the match ended. His contract was terminated for giving a controversial interview with Piers Morgan.
Qatar has laid out the road to the World Cup for football fans aiming to drive to the global event. The country’s Ministry of Interior has confirmed entry procedures for 24-hour and five-day stays during the sporting event through the Abu Samra land border crossing with Saudi Arabia. The procedures will be in place from November 1 until December 23, covering the entirety of the tournament, which will be held from November 20 to December 18.
Paris Saint Germain (PSG) attacking talent Kylian Mbappe scored his second goal of the UEFA Nations League this season after he opened the scoring for France on the way to a 2-0 victory at home to Austria. France and Austria met at Stade de France, Saint-Denis on Thursday in one of the fifth set of games in Group A1. Apart from Austria and France, Croatia and Denmark are the other teams in Group A1.
Fifa have upgraded their Fan Fests for the 2022 Qatar World Cup with events outside of a host nation for the first time, and London could bid to host their own event later this year. That is according to the Daily Mail, who report London could be one of the venues used for a Fan Festival for the 22nd World Cup. But as the tournament will run from November into December, any event held in the English capital would place it against Winter Wonderland.
Frenchman William Saliba has been impressive for Arsenal since he returned to the club this summer on the back of his loan spell at Marseille in the French top flight. The centre back is expected to be part of the France squad to the World Cup 2022 tournament on Qatari soil without any doubt if he continues to perform well for the Gunners. France are the defending champions ahead of the World Cup 2022 tournament in Qatar. Also, they are one of the favourites to win the tournament. The top four favourites to win the World Cup 2022 tournament are Brazil, France, England and Argentina.
Despite having had their complaint rejected, Chile are not giving up in their determination to have Ecuador thrown out of this year’s World Cup and have appealed the FIFA Disciplinary Committee decision to close the eligibility case of Byron David Castillo Segura who represented Ecuador eight times during Conmebol qualifying.
Euro 2022 is yet to reach the semifinal stage, but even before the tournament reaches the last four next week, it can already be considered an unqualified success. An 85,000 sellout crowd at Wembley for the final on July 31 will only underscore how women’s football has now become a major player in world sport.
