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DOHA, QATAR – OCTOBER 23: Fans wearing traditional local dress attend the Gharafa vs. Kharaitiyat Qatar Stars League football match at Al Gharafa Stadium on October 23, 2011 in Doha, Qatar. Qatar will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup football competition and is slated to tackle a variety of infrastructure projects, including the construction of new stadiums. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Qatar investigates poor construction in Doha after heavy rainstorm

0 comments by on 11/26/2015

The Associated Press reports that Qatar will investigate the rapid construction of their capital city, Doha, after a rainstorm caused water to go through the roof of Doha Hamad International Airport. An airport that opened in 2014 and cost $15 billion. The government is investigating if other buildings around the city are subject to cheap […]

DOHA, QATAR – OCTOBER 23: Fans wearing traditional local dress attend the Gharafa vs. Kharaitiyat Qatar Stars League football match at Al Gharafa Stadium on October 23, 2011 in Doha, Qatar. Qatar will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup football competition and is slated to tackle a variety of infrastructure projects, including the construction of new stadiums. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

La Liga Filing Lawsuit Against FIFA Over Qatar World Cup Dates

0 comments by on 6/29/2015

It’s been a while since someone publicly criticized FIFA’s decision to move the 2022 World Cup to winter instead of summer, a huge corruption scandal can kind of put that on the back burner. Now that the FIFA corruption scandal has calmed down a bit, we can talk again about the absurdity of putting the […]

HAMILTON, NEW ZEALAND – JUNE 06: Adama Traore #19 of Mali celebrates with team mates after scoring his teams first goal of the game by dancing for the fans during the FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 Group D match between Mali and Uruguay held at Waikato Stadium on June 6, 2015 in Hamilton, New Zealand. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

U-20 World Cup Rewind – Day 8

0 comments by on 6/6/2015

With the 2015 U-20 World Cup taking place at crazy hours here in the United States, we at 32 Flags are happy to be your guide to all that is the U-20 World Cup. Consider this series a refresher course on all that took place while you were likely asleep. You’re welcome. 1) Biggest Winner […]

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – DECEMBER 02: The Emir State of Qatar HH Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani is presented with the World Cup Trophy by FIFA President Joseph S Blatter as Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned looks on during the FIFA World Cup 2018 & 2022 Host Countries Announcement at the Messe Conference Centre on December 2, 2010 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Qatar and Russia React To Blatter’s Resignation and Investigation Of World Cup Bids

0 comments by on 6/3/2015

With the news of Sepp Blatter’s resignation, many people in the West applauded the president’s ouster as many felt he was the main cause behind all the corruption in FIFA. However, not all are happy with the president calling it quits as the governments of Qatar and Russia have spoken out against the pressure the […]

Ivo Rodrigues of Portugal celebrates with team mates. Getty images.

U-20 World Cup Rewind – Day 5

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With the 2015 U-20 World Cup taking place at crazy hours here in the United States, we at 32 Flags are happy to be your guide to all that is the U-20 World Cup. Consider this series a refresher course on all that took place while you were likely asleep. You’re welcome. 1) Biggest Winner […]

U-20 World Cup Rewind – Day 2

0 comments by on 5/31/2015

With the 2015 U-20 World Cup taking place at crazy hours here in the United States, we at 32 Flags are happy to be your guide to all that is the U-20 World Cup. Consider this series a refresher course on all that took place while you were likely asleep. You’re welcome. 1) Biggest Winner […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 22: XXX of Fulham U21 and XXX of Porto U21 in action during the Barclays U21 Premier League International Cup Semi Final match between Fulham U21 and FC Porto U21 at Motspur Park Training Ground on April 22, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Tom Dulat/Getty Images)

2015 U-20 World Cup: Group C Preview

0 comments by on 5/26/2015

(Throughout the week, we will go through every group and let you know what to look for and what to expect in the U-20 World Cup.) Group C of the U-20 World Cup is headlined by one of the tournament favorites and one of the tournament’s favorite dark horses in Portugal and Colombia respectively. But […]

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL – JUNE 05: President of FIFA Joseph Blatter speaks to the media during a press conference following the last session of the Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup at the Grand Hyatt Hotel on June 5, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)

FIFA officially proposes Nov/Dec World Cup, EVERYONE forced to adjust

0 comments by on 2/24/2015

As it was reported by Grant Wahl last week, FIFA is officially proposing to have the 2022 FIFA World Cup in winter. I honestly don’t know what FIFA means by “proposing” to put the World Cup in winter. It’s not like they need approval by someone else. Yeah, they have “support” by all six confederations […]

DOHA, QATAR – OCTOBER 24: Arab men sit at a shoemaker’s stall with a replica of the FIFA World Cup trophy in the Souq Waqif traditional market on October 24, 2011 in Doha, Qatar. Qatar will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup football competition and is slated to tackle a variety of infrastructure projects, including the construction of new stadiums. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

BREAKING: Grant Wahl reports Nov/Dec date for ’22 World Cup

0 comments by on 2/18/2015

During FOX’s Champions League pregame show today, Grant Wahl confirmed that the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar will be played in November and December of 2022. After many rumors, debate and speculation as to when the World Cup will be played, it appears November-December is certain and will be definite sometime next month. The […]

Michael Garcia Resigns From FIFA Ethics Committee In Protest, What Happens Now?

0 comments by on 12/17/2014

Protesting FIFA’s decision to not publish his full report on corruption with the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup’s, Michael Garcia resigned from his position with FIFA’s ethics committee. In an AP story, it was revealed that FIFA’s executive committee tried to file a complaint of unethical behavior against Garcia. Garcia wrote a letter of […]

Qatar Corruption Summary Released

0 comments by on 11/13/2014

Hans-Joachim Eckert’s summary of Michael Garcia’s report on corruption in bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups have been released and it’s as expected from yesterday. Russia and Qatar have been cleared of wrongdoing, and pretty much every other country is to blame. We only got the 42 page summary of the 430 page […]

The Show Will Go On, FIFA Expected to Clear Qatar on Corruption Charges

0 comments by on 11/12/2014

The BBC reports that FIFA is going to clear Qatar of corruption charges based on bidding for the 2022 FIFA World Cup when the FIFA ethics report is published tomorrow morning. Also, the English FA will be in trouble for associating themselves with former FIFA VP, Jack Warner, who resigned due to bribery allegations. After […]

North Korean State Sponsored Slaves Building Up Qatar

0 comments by on 11/7/2014

It’s been well known that Qatar has been using slave labor to build their country and that includes the stadiums for the 2022 World Cup. Many slaves have died due to the horrific conditions and there seems to be no end in sight. Today, it was reported by The Guardian that North Korea has been […]

Qatar World Cup Games Could Begin at 1 AM Local Time

0 comments by on 10/20/2014

Harold Mayne-Nicholls has a plan to combat the heat of Qatar for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. His plan is to stage all of the games at night to avoid the sunlight. This requires having games late into the night in order to fit the current group game schedule. In a report from BBC Sport, […]

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