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Al Khor, Qatar, Nov. 20 (AP): Qatar's first ever World Cup match ended in dismay for an overmatched team and with a place in unwanted soccer history.

In 92 years of soccer's biggest event, a host team had never lost its opening game. The World Cup opened Sunday with Qatar getting outplayed and embarrassed in a 2-0 loss to Ecuador.

The sale of all beer with alcohol at the eight World Cup stadiums was banned Friday, only two days before the soccer tournament is set to start. Non-alcoholic beer will still be sold at the 64 matches in the country. “Following discussions between host country authori...

Qatar’s late U-turn on selling beer could affect the £63m Budweiser contract, while another major sponsor said partners feel ‘let down by Fifa’

As Qatar has prepared to host the biggest sporting event in the world, at least 6,500 migrant workers have died building stadiums, per the Guardian.

The International Association Football Federation (FIFA) on Friday announced the ban on selling alcoholic drinks in World Cup stadiums and their vicinity, stressing that the decision was made with the...

Qatar has banned the sale of all alcoholic beverages at World Cup stadiums in a last-minute backflip from organisers just days before the tournament begins.  

Many social media users are comparing the FIFA World Cup in Qatar to the infamous Fyre Festival, after a ban on alcohol was announced.

Fifa announced the last-minute alcohol ban for stadiums on Friday, 48 hours before the World Cup kicks off in Qatar.

>> whats up with that? they tweeted, well, this is awkward. $70 million awkward, which was deleted. but thats the least youre going to say. this is the worlds most predictable problem, right? this sponsorship is years in the making. to rescind that right for folks two days out reeks of bad faith. and if they couldnt deal with the fact they wanted beer, they didnt have to accept the money in the first place. by the way, they should probably give it back. but most of all let people have the beer! ...