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FIFA World Cup: Qatar 2022

General Excitement

Swapan Dasgupta

Like the Olympics, the football World Cup is an occasion—at least for me—to enjoy pure sport

Seeking Pelé in Kolkata

The city’s enduring love affair with Brazil

Zakir Naik: Problem Preacher

His presence in Qatar led to a diplomatic imbroglio

Culture War In Qatar

It has won despite losing the opening match

Forever Maradona

Revisiting Don Diego’s greatest moment

Waiting for a Miracle

The triumphs and tragedy of Indian football

This Time for Africa?

A star-studded Senegal, a Cameroon with a great pedigree and an ambitious Ghana are confident they can go all the way

Anatomy of a Scandal

Qatar is likely to redeem itself with a great show but the same cannot be said of FIFA

An Italian Catastrophe

The European champions will be missed for the second World Cup in a row

Beautiful Losers

The long afterglow of the best teams that did not win

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