The World Cup is the most popular football tournament in the world. The stakes are usually high from the first match, and every goal counts. However, sometimes football happens, and things happen during matches that change the course of the game.

As the build up to this month's World Cup continues, the highlighting of human rights issues in Qatar is dominating the global press.

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As November approaches, there is increasingly only one question on the lips of Portuguese football fans. From Lagos to Albufeira, Faro to Tavira, that question is how far can Portugal go in Qatar?

Games are increasingly attracting a larger number of fans, regardless of gender or age. Nowadays there is much discussion as to whether games can be considered a sport or not.

With the World Cup just a mere matter of months away there is naturally a lot of chatter amongst fans around which players will make the final squads. The same is probably true of the coaching staff as they keep a close eye on the form and fitness of their players.