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The controversy and anticipation of the 2022 FIFA World Cup

WAMU 88.5
Published November 17, 2022 at 8:10 AM CST
A man walks past buildings displaying large pictures of Iran's midfielder Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Cameroon's goalkeeper Andre Onana and Brazil forward Neymar, in Doha ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament.
A man walks past buildings displaying large pictures of Iran's midfielder Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Cameroon's goalkeeper Andre Onana and Brazil forward Neymar, in Doha ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament.

Theworld’sbiggest sporting event begins on Sunday – the FIFA World Cup. But since the day the eventwas announced12 years ago, it has beenmarred with controversy. 

What can weexpect from the next 30 days of football, or as we say here the US of course – soccer?

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