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An Unlikely Group Scrambles for World Cup Rooms: FIFA’s Elite

The luxury hotel set to host soccer’s most senior leaders wasn’t quite ready when they began arriving, the latest in a series of last-second tweaks to Qatar’s well-laid plans.

By Tariq Panja

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Migrant Workers Are the Qatar World Cup’s Forgotten Team

Hundreds of thousands of Nepalis were part of an army of migrant workers who remade Qatar for its World Cup moment. But in chasing desperately needed paychecks abroad, many pay a heavy price.

By Tariq Panja and Bhadra Sharma

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Qatar World Cup Faces New Edict: Hide the Beer

A week before the opening game, tournament organizers are scrambling to balance late changes ordered by powerful Qatari officials with the interests of a major FIFA sponsor, Budweiser.

By Tariq Panja

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5 Books to Read About Qatar Before the World Cup

Qatar is the first Arab nation to host the tournament, bringing all the country’s contradictions to the fore.

By John McManus