![]() ![]() Asia Cup 2023: India to open campaign against Pakistan on September 2. ![]() Ladakh & Ice Hockey - How the combo is chasing an Indian dream.Top-5: Highest individual scores in India vs WI ODIs.Top-5: Batters with most centuries in India vs WI ODIs. ![]() From Virat to Dravid: Batters with most runs in India vs WI ODIs.From Walsh to Shami: Most wickets in India vs WI ODIs.They will also have areas for drunk fans to sober up, with tournament chief executive Nasser Al Khater saying the move was to make sure fans were safe and not harmful to others or themselves. The country will let ticketed fans buy beer at matches starting three hours before kickoff and for one hour after the final whistle, but not during the match. CONTROLS ON ALCOHOL The Qatar World Cup is the first to be held in a Muslim country with strict controls on alcohol, presenting challenges for the organisers of an event sponsored by a beer brand and often associated with beer-drinking fans. The Australian soccer team has spoken out against Qatar's record on human rights and same-sex relationships, while Denmark's players will travel to the tournament without their families as a protest against the country's human rights record. He added that the country expects more than one million visitors for the World Cup and anyone coming to Qatar for the tournament should "accept our rules here". Less than two weeks before the finals, Khalid Salman, a Qatar World Cup ambassador and former international, told German broadcaster ZDF that homosexuality was "damage in the mind". But World Cup organisers have repeatedly said that everyone, no matter their sexual orientation or background, are welcome during the tournament. LGBT+ AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS Homosexuality is illegal in the conservative Muslim country, and some soccer players have raised concerns for fans travelling for the event, especially lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals and women, who rights groups say Qatari laws discriminate against. FIFA has written to World Cup teams urging them to focus on the football in Qatar and not let the sport be dragged into ideological or political battles. The Football Associations of 10 European nations, including England and Germany, have pushed FIFA to take action to improve the rights of migrant workers in Qatar. Amnesty and other rights groups have led calls for FIFA to compensate migrant workers in Qatar for human rights abuses by setting aside $440 million, matching the World Cup prize money. ![]() The government of Qatar said its labour system was still a work in progress but denied allegations in the report that thousands of migrant workers in the 2022 World Cup host nation were being trapped and exploited. A 48-page report by Amnesty, Reality Check 2021, said that practices such as withholding salaries and charging workers to change jobs were still rife, despite labour reforms in 2014. WELFARE OF MIGRANT WORKERS Qatar has faced intense criticism from human rights groups over its treatment of migrant workers, who with other foreigners comprise the bulk of the country's population. Qatar 2022 CEO Nasser Al Khater told reporters when the Middle Eastern country marked a year to go for the tournament that Qatar had been "unfairly treated and scrutinised" for a number of years. Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Spain, Belgium, Portugal, Germany, The Netherlands, Uruguay, Croatia, Denmark, Mexico, the United States of America, Senegal, Wales, Poland, Australia, Japan, Morocco, Switzerland, Ghana, Korea Republic, Cameroon, Serbia, Canada, Costa Rica, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ecuador along with hosts Qatar, all are set to participate in the tournament.Qatar's Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy - which is responsible for the delivery of the required infrastructure and host country's planning and operations - has rejected the charges. Notably, this World Cup can be the last for some big names in football like Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric, Luis Suarez, Edison Cavani, Manuel Neuer, Thomas Muller and more, with the age factor coming into play.Ī total of 32 teams will take part in the 2022 FIFA World Cup and will be divided into 8 groups. With all the 32 spots booked in the showpiece event, Zee News English looks at all the teams which have qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. 31 spots were already booked before Costa Rica became the last nation to qualify for Qatar after their 1-0 win over New Zealand in the World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday (June 14). A total of 32 nations will fight for the most priced trophy in the football World Cup starting on November 21, 2022. The Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022 is set to commence from Novemeber later this year. ![]()
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