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World Football: Counting down to the World Cup

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Counting down to the World Cup

18/11/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - World Football, Counting down to the World Cup

Ecuador's Jeremy Sarmiento and USA's Tim Weah look ahead to the kick-off of Qatar 2022.

Ecuador's Jeremy Sarmiento and the USA's Tim Weah look ahead to the kick-off of Qatar 2022.

Presenter Mani Djazmi is in Qatar as the build-up to the World Cup intensifies. He's joined by World Cup winner Heather O'Reilly, former Scotland player Pat Nevin and Qatar based journalist Ahmed Hashmi. We also hear from Ecuador winger Jeremy Sarmiento who'll be hoping to feature in the tournament's opening game. And USA international Tim Weah tells us what playing in the World Cup means for him and his family, including his famous father...George Weah.

Picture on website: People gather at the Corniche Waterfront Promenade in Doha, Qatar, to take photographs ahead of the FIFA World Cup (Credit: Martin Divíšek/EFA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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