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Sports

It’s the World Cup Souvenir Everyone Wants. Getting One Is the Hard Part.

A game-worn Lionel Messi jersey is the most coveted collectible in Qatar. Good luck getting hold of the one (or…

Sports

How to Watch the N.F.L.’s Saturday Tripleheader

The Week 15 lineup features a rare Saturday lineup of three games topped by a prime-time matchup between the Miami…

Sports

The World Cup’s Missing Mouthpiece

Qatar paid David Beckham tens of millions of dollars to promote the country and its interests. To its frustration, it…

Arts

A Comedian’s Stunt Is a Sly Protest of Qatar’s L.G.B.T.Q. Laws

Joe Lycett appeared to shred cash after demanding that David Beckham end his relationship with the World Cup. It was…

Sports

Is Suffering a Substitute for Style?

A common language and a common goal have resulted in a homogenizing of the World Cup’s teams, and a rise…

Sports

Keeping the National in National Team Coach

There is nothing in the rules that requires a World Cup team to be managed by someone born, raised or…

Sports

A Formula 1 Season of Musical Chairs

One after another, drivers switched teams, were promoted and contracts dropped. And Sebastian Vettel retired.

World

Morocco Has Given the Arab World Something to Cheer for Again

AMMAN, Jordan — Morocco’s stunning performance in the World Cup, its progress to a semifinal game with France and the…

World

What’s Powering Argentina at the World Cup? 1,100 Pounds of Yerba Mate.

The herbal drink is beloved by South American players, who have taken it with them around the world — including…

Sports

The Team That Refuses to Lose

Croatia, a nation of four million people, needs one more win to reach a second straight World Cup final. If…

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