K-pop idol group BTS member Jungkook returned to South Korea on Nov. 21 after performing the official soundtrack at the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. From Qatar, Jungkook arrived at the Seoul Gimpo Business Aviation Center (SGBAC), an “exclusive terminal for business jets,”...
DOHA (AFP) — Nearly three million World Cup tickets have been sold, FIFA said Sunday, Nov. 20, as the governing body's president revealed the tournament had helped push revenues over the past four years to a record $7.5 billion. Ecuador players cheer on their supporters after they won the...
Ecuador supporters cheer ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group A football match between Qatar and Ecuador at the Al-Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, north of Doha on November 20, 2022. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) DOHA (AFP) — Tens of thousands of people streamed Sunday, Nov. 20, towards a...
DOHA (AFP) — Ballon D'Or winner Karim Benzema has been ruled out of the World Cup with a left thigh injury on Saturday, Nov. 19, dealing a serious blow to defending champions France's hopes of retaining the trophy. France's forward Karim Benzema takes part in a training session at the...
Grammy-nominated K-pop idol group BTS member Jungkook will be performing at the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and his agency has released the details. Big Hit Music released a statement on Nov. 19 about Jungkook, who is now in Qatar for the opening ceremony slated on Nov....
PARIS, France (AFP) — Betting turnover on the World Cup will be in the billions of dollars -- and bookmakers fear a big payout if Gareth Southgate's England side finally win the trophy after a 56-year wait. People pose for photos next to a giant replica on the World Cup trophy in front of Stadium...
DOHA (AFP) — Superstar Lionel Messi warmed up for the World Cup with a goal in an easy Argentina victory on Wednesday, Nov. 16, while reigning champions France touched down in Qatar. United Arab Emirates' defender Khalifa Al Hammadi (L) marks Argentina's forward Lionel Messi during the...
DOHA (AFP) — The week-long countdown to the World Cup in Qatar began on Monday as the world's leading footballers focused their attention on one of the most controversial tournaments in history. People gather for photos around the World Cup countdown clock in Doha on November 14, 2022, ahead...
K-pop superstars BTS' Jungkook will be performing at the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. This was announced on BTS’ official Twitter account on Nov. 12. BTS' Jungkook (left) and the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 trophy (Twitter, Qatar government's FIFA World Cup website) In...
The Philippine women’s national football team has penned more friendlies in the coming months as part of its preparation for the 2023 FIFA World Cup. Filipinas (AFF) Aside from Costa Rica and New Zealand, Jamaica and Uzbekistan have expressed interest to test their gears against the newly crowned...
This file photo taken on February 15, 2019 shows the FIFA logo during a press conference held by the president of the football's governing body at the FIFA Executive Football Summit in Istanbul. (AFP) Russia's future in the World Cup teetered on a knife-edge Sunday after FIFA plans to allow them to...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, Jan. 31, congratulated the Philippines’ women’s football team as it punches its way to a historic appearance at the FIFA Women’s World Cup (WWC), the first Philippine team to do so. (Photo from AFC) The Malditas won in penalty over Chinese Taipei in the...
