Qatar

Qatar are Asia’s finest again but need strong World Cup to repair reputation | John Duerden

Rightly or wrongly, second Asian Cup win in a row will not undo damage of 2022 in the eyes of much of the global community

John Duerden

12, Feb, 2024 @8:30 AM

Jordan 1-3 Qatar: Asian Cup final – as it happened

Akram Afif scored a hat-trick of penalties as Qatar beat Jordan to win the Asian Cup at the Lusail Stadium

Taha Hashim

10, Feb, 2024 @5:42 PM

Jordan transformed and ready to test Qatar in final at Asian Cup of shocks | John Duerden

Two of the smallest countries in the tournament meet in the showpiece and the 2019 champions will have their work cut out

John Duerden

09, Feb, 2024 @8:00 AM

‘Zombie football’ keeps South Korea in hunt for elusive Asian Cup crown

Jürgen Klinsmann’s side stumbled into the last four but now only Jordan stand between the Taeguk Warriors and the final

John Duerden

05, Feb, 2024 @6:00 PM

Asian Cup drama ready to ramp up in last 16 after wild, emotional groups | John Duerden

Eight teams are out but all played their part in the drama so far, including surprise last-16 spots for Syria and Palestine

John Duerden

27, Jan, 2024 @11:18 AM

New Zealand FA urges Fifa to do more after walk-off against Qatar over alleged racism

New Zealand Football has said it will contact Fifa after the men’s national team abandoned a friendly against Qatar in protest at an alleged racist slur

Michael Butler

20, Jun, 2023 @6:18 PM

From women’s team to grassroots game: questions linger in Qatar | Nick Ames

In the week that marked 100 days since the World Cup final we look at five areas with unanswered questions

Nick Ames in Doha

30, Mar, 2023 @7:00 AM

Marooned after World Cup misery, Qatar turn to canny Carlos Queiroz

Their group-stage exit was bad, but what came next was worse. Can one of the game’s smartest coaches change things?

John Duerden

12, Mar, 2023 @8:00 AM

Qatar 2022: Shifting sands where the real and almost-real collide

Fifa have rolled out the ersatz green carpet for the parody World Cup featuring goal actualisations and constant posing

Barney Ronay | Photographs by Tom Jenkins

18, Dec, 2022 @7:30 AM

Cats, pop stars and dressing-room showdowns: Qatar World Cup highlights

Sure there were sporting zeniths, but what about Chesney Hawkes, maltreated felines and a surfeit of dancing …

Luke McLaughlin and David Hills

17, Dec, 2022 @5:00 PM

Netherlands breeze into last 16 but Van Gaal bristles at ‘boring’ label

The Netherlands manager saw his team beat the hosts 2-0 and told reporters: ‘If you think it’s boring, why don’t you go home’

Jamie Jackson at Al Bayt Stadium

29, Nov, 2022 @7:29 PM

Netherlands 2-0 Qatar: World Cup 2022 – as it happened

Minute-by-minute report: Cody Gakpo and Frenkie de Jong scored the goals that ensured Louis van Gaal’s side topped Group A and sent the host nation packing in ignominy

Barry Glendenning

29, Nov, 2022 @5:14 PM