Arab fans and Arab teams have been using the tournament’s global stage to elevate the Palestinian cause in the stands and on the field.

England was buoyed by the contributions of 19-year-old midfielder Jude Bellingham — the latest teenager to make a name for himself at the World Cup.

Ghana came up short on the opportunity to avenge its infamous 2010 defeat to Uruguay. In the end, neither team celebrated.

A mosaic of photographs once decorated Qatar’s showpiece stadium in Lusail. Now a V.I.P. entrance sits beside the spot.

Iva Olivari e Ivancica Sudac han trabajado en la federación croata desde antes de que ingresara en la FIFA.

Iva Olivari e Ivancica Sudac han trabajado en la federación croata desde antes de que ingresara en la FIFA.

A curious dispute between a Qatari broadcaster and Saudi media regulators has left millions of Saudis with no way to watch the matches.

Qatar’s preparations for soccer’s biggest championship created years of jobs for foreign migrants. But now that’s it is here, the work has dried up.

Iva Olivari and Ivancica Sudac have served Croatia’s federation since before it joined FIFA. They have had, in different ways, the job of a lifetime.

Instead of a day of work, the workers endured no water, no food and no toilets under the hot desert sun.