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

Boria Majumdar

The city’s enduring love affair with Brazil

Zakir Naik: Problem Preacher

Madhavankutty Pillai

His presence in Qatar led to a diplomatic imbroglio

Culture War In Qatar

S Prasannarajan

It has won despite losing the opening match

Forever Maradona

Bhavya Dore

Revisiting Don Diego’s greatest moment

Waiting for a Miracle

Sudeep Paul

The triumphs and tragedy of Indian football

This Time for Africa?

Aditya Iyer

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

Rajeev Deshpande

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

An Italian Catastrophe

Ullekh NP

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

Beautiful Losers

Sudeep Paul

The long afterglow of the best teams that did not win

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FIFA World Cup: Qatar 2022

General Excitement

Seeking Pelé in Kolkata

Zakir Naik: Problem Preacher

Culture War In Qatar

Forever Maradona

Waiting for a Miracle

This Time for Africa?

Anatomy of a Scandal

An Italian Catastrophe

Beautiful Losers

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