Lopetegui, Qatar and the World Cup Debt He Owes Himself
Eight years after Spain sacked him on a World Cup eve, Julen Lopetegui finally gets his games. We examine what Qatar can realistically achieve in 2026.
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World Cup 2026 VAR Controversy: FIFA’s Transparency Theatre
The first real World Cup 2026 VAR controversy did not arrive with a wrong call. It arrived with a blank screen. When Switzerland won a 14th-minute penalty against Qatar in the Bay Area, the one thing FIFA had promised would never happen again, happened: the offside check that cleared the move was never shown. No … Read more
