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Qatar team players line up before the FIFA World Cup 2026 AFC Asian Qualifiers group A match between Qatar and North Korea at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on March 20, 2025. (Photo by Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Qatar fighting to keep World Cup dreams alive, says Lopetegui

Qatar are within "touching distance" of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup and will go all out against Iran and Uzbekistan, said new coach Julen Lopetegui

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 June, 2025
Iraq's Attwan (R) and Jordan's Abualnadi (L) seen in action during the 2026 FIFA World Cup AFC qualifiers football match between Iraq and Jordan at Basra International Stadium on 14 November 2024. (Ismael Adnan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty)
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Iraq decline to play Palestine World Cup qualifier in Jerusalem or Jordan

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 March, 2025
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FIFA to confirm Saudi Arabia as 2034 World Cup hosts

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 December, 2024
Spectators gather outside Jaber al-Ahmad International Stadium in Kuwait City on September 10, 2024 before the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification football match between Kuwait and Iraq. (Photo by Yasser AL ZAYYAT / AFP via Getty Images)
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Kuwait football board quits after Iraq match chaos

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 September, 2024
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Iraq-Kuwait World Cup 2026 qualifier match ends in draw, dispute

Dana Taib Menmy
12 September, 2024
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Morocco surf town demolitions spark debate on inclusive tourism

The New Arab Staff

Renée Boskaljon

15 August, 2024
Saudi Arabia, Israel deny reports claiming they are close to a normalisation deal
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Saudi Arabia plans 92,000-capacity stadium in Riyadh

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 July, 2024
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MENA Sports Wrap: Morocco youth team re-runs World Cup glory

The New Arab Staff
24 November, 2023
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Saudi Arabia clear to host 2034 World Cup after Australia drops out

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 October, 2023
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Morocco to build, upgrade stadiums before 2030 World Cup

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 October, 2023
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Saudi Arabia launches bid to host FIFA World Cup in 2034

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 October, 2023
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Saudi defender fears Messi will axe him if he joins Al Hilal

The New Arab Staff
22 May, 2023
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UEFA and CAF back Morocco's bid to host World Cup 2030

Basma El Atti
07 April, 2023
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FIFA pulls tournament from Indonesia over anti-Israel demos

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 March, 2023
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Qatar donates World Cup cabins to quake-hit Turkey, Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 February, 2023
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Real Madrid win Club World Cup for a record fifth time

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 February, 2023
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Real Madrid ease past Al Ahly to reach Club World Cup final

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 February, 2023
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Access all areas, and Arabs? The World Cup open to the world

Saoud Khalaf

Saoud Khalaf

06 January, 2023
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Brazil football icon Pele left winning legacy in Arab world

The New Arab Staff
30 December, 2022
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The gowning of Messi and the West's contempt for Arab custom

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Yousra Samir Imran

29 December, 2022
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Turkish celebrity chef Salt Bae at centre of FIFA probe

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 December, 2022