Even as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo scored goals and shed tears in Qatar's multi-billion-dollar stadiums, its sports administrators were booking new victories off the pitch.

World Cup host Qatar is investigating the death of a migrant worker, an official said Thursday, after reports he died at a training base during the ongoing football tournament.

The Gulf state has spent a reported $200 billion on this World Cup, while its team are the reigning continental champions after winning the Asian Cup in 2019

FIFA World Cup, NED vs QAT: Cody Gakpo scored again as the Netherlands booked their place in the World Cup last 16 as group winners with a straightforward 2-0 victory over hosts Qatar

FIFA World Cup 2022, Netherlands vs Qatar, Ecuador vs Senegal Highlights: Netherlands and Senegal qualify for Round of 16 from Group A.

The man identified as Mario Ferri also wore a T-shirt with the words "Respect for Iranian Woman" on the back and "Save Ukraine" on the front

FIFA World Cup: Ecuador will square off against Senegal in Group A match. If Ecuador manage to win or draw against Senegal, then they would make it to the last-16 stage.

Netherlands, Ecuador, and Senegal are in a 3-way battle to qualify for the Round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup. Qatar are already out from Group A.

Host nation Qatar crashed out of the World Cup on Friday after a second straight defeat before an uninspired England missed the chance to wrap up qualification for the last 16 following a 0-0 draw with the United States.

Argentina will seek to save their World Cup skins in Qatar on Saturday when Lionel Messi and his teammates face Mexico in a match they cannot afford to lose.

And one consequence of this result is that the host nation, already beaten twice, are the first team to be eliminated from their own World Cup.

Host nation Qatar were pushed to the brink of an early elimination from their own World Cup on Friday after a 3-1 defeat to Senegal

FIFA World Cup 2022 Highlights: Senegal secure a 3-1 win over Qatar to leave the hosts on the brink of elimination.

FIFA launched disciplinary proceedings on Tuesday over chants by Ecuador fans during their World Cup opener against hosts Qatar.

An Argentinian TV reporter was robbed during a live show at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The reporter was left stunned upon hearing what the cops had to say about the situation.

The FIFA World Cup 2022 kicked off on Sunday with a glittering opening ceremony at the Al Bayt Stadium

The fans in India had a problem in streaming the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup as Jio Cinema kept on buffering. Many users then took to Twitter to slam the platform for not having the best possible streaming for the biggest event in the world.

Ecuador thought they had made a dream start when they silenced the home fans as Valencia headed in, only for the goal to be ruled out by VAR for an offside in the build-up.