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FIFA World Cup

Vox's coverage of the FIFA World Cup. The beautiful game, explained for both casual and die-hard soccer fans.

The World Cup is missing its climate goals. It should still keep taking shots.

By Umair Irfan
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How FIFA corruputed the World Cup

By Sam Ellis

How migration has shaped the World Cup

By Youyou Zhou

Qatar’s anti-LGBTQ policies, explained

By Ellen Ioanes
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How Qatar built stadiums with forced labor

By Christina Thornell
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How the World Cup’s AI instant replay works

By Edward Vega
In a view from high in a soccer stadium, an Australian player is scoring a penalty kick past Denmark’s goalkeeper, who is diving to catch it, during a 2018 World Cup match.
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Where to aim a penalty kick

By Phil Edwards

Qatar’s migrant labor system is bigger than the World Cup

By Ellen Ioanes

What else Qatar has built with its absurd wealth besides the 2022 World Cup

By Jonathan Guyer

Despite its brutal tactics, Iran’s regime fails to contain mass protests

By Ellen Ioanes

The many, many controversies surrounding the 2022 World Cup, explained

By Ian Ward

Why soccer teams that go first in shootouts usually win

By Umair Irfan

Why soccer players take dives

By Umair Irfan

9 questions about the World Cup you were too embarrassed to ask

How does the World Cup work? Who will win? And what’s the official song?

By Alex Ward

How to really watch the World Cup

By Laurent Dubois

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2018 World Cup in Russia

By Vox Staff