The World Cup In Qatar Is a Climate Catastrophe - Scientific American

Qatar is hosting the World Cup and built several new stadiums for the event. FIFA, soccer’s governing body, has come under fire for the environmental cost of these games. BSR Agency/Getty Images ... Read More

Outdoor Air-Conditioning Cools the World Cup. But Is It Sustainable? - Scientific American

In 2009, when Qatar placed its bid to host the men’s World Cup, many wondered how a country so hot—summer temperatures can exceed 110 degrees Fahrenheit—could host a soccer tournament. Read More

For Qatar, the challenge of a ‘carbon neutral’ World Cup - The Washington Post

The 2022 World Cup has faced a cascade of controversies since Qatar won the right to host it more than a decade ago. Allegations of corruption swirled around the decision to stage one of the world ... Read More

Are Qatar’s World Cup Stadiums the Future of Sports in a Warming World? - The New York Times

Daytime temperatures during the World Cup have reached into the 90s, with evenings in the high 70s. From Nov. 22 to Dec. 2, there were four games a day, usually at 1, 4, 7 and 10 p.m. local time. Read More

Why the Qatar soccer World Cup is so controversial - ABC News

A replica World Cup trophy is shown outside the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on Nov. 13, ahead of the FIFA World Cup football tournament. John Sibley/Reuters ... Read More

“Sportswashing & Greenwashing”: Ex-Soccer Player Jules Boykoff on Qatar Hosting World Cup - Democracy Now!

Jules Boykoff, former professional soccer player, we’ll link to your piece in Scientific American, “The World Cup in Qatar Is a Climate Catastrophe” as well as your piece “Toward a Theory ... Read More

What Qatar’s World Cup Tells Us About the World in 2022

Noting what he called the “barrage of negative and quite frankly racist commentary” about Qatar in the months preceding the World Cup, NBC’s Egyptian American host Ayman Moyheldin said it ... Read More

How Will Men’s World Cup Soccer Players Cope with Qatar Heat? - Scientific American

The first match of the men’s football World Cup kicked off in Qatar on 20 November, when the temperature was expected to be around 30 °C and humidity approaching 60%. When Qatar first won the ... Read More

Qatar’s World Cup Controversy, Explained | Best Countries | U.S. News - U.S. News & World Report

The Associated Press. Fans of Saudi Arabia celebrate their team's 2-1 victory over Argentina in a World Cup group C soccer match, outside the Lusail Stadium in Lusail Qatar, on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. Read More

Even for superfans, the Qatar World Cup is an unmistakable climate story

From the get-go, the Qatar World Cup was a climate story. In 2010, when fifa first announced that Qatar would host the 2022 championship, rumors swirled that the country had effectively bought the ... Read More

Why Qatar is a controversial host for the World Cup : NPR

FIFA's choice of Qatar to host the World Cup has long been marred by criticism over human rights abuses, the safety of migrant workers and the logistics of holding a soccer tournament in desert heat. Read More

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar finally kicks off - NPR

Awarded to Qatar in 2010, the World Cup was born amidst bribery.That's according to officials from the U.S., which lost the bidding war at the end. Then the tournament was moved to November ... Read More