• Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Group E - Costa Rica v Germany - Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar - December 2, 2022 Germany players look dejected after the match as Germany are eliminated from the World Cup REUTERS / Fabrizio Bensch TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
    Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Group E - Costa Rica v Germany - Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar - December 2, 2022 Germany players look dejected after the match as Germany are eliminated from the World Cup REUTERS / Fabrizio Bensch TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
  • Alvaro Morata heads Spain into the lead against Japan. Getty Images
    Alvaro Morata heads Spain into the lead against Japan. Getty Images
  • Morata, left, celebrates with Nico Williams. AP Photo
    Morata, left, celebrates with Nico Williams. AP Photo
  • Serge Gnabry opens the scoring for Germany. Getty Images
    Serge Gnabry opens the scoring for Germany. Getty Images
  • Japan's Junya Ito, left, shoots as his team try to find a way back into the tie. AP Photo
    Japan's Junya Ito, left, shoots as his team try to find a way back into the tie. AP Photo
  • Japan's fans are hoping their team can seal their place in the last 16. EPA
    Japan's fans are hoping their team can seal their place in the last 16. EPA
  • Spain's fans are in full voice at the Khalifa International Stadium. AFP
    Spain's fans are in full voice at the Khalifa International Stadium. AFP
  • Japan's fans have travelled in large numbers to the stadium. Getty Images
    Japan's fans have travelled in large numbers to the stadium. Getty Images
  • Supporters of all ages are attending the game. Getty Images
    Supporters of all ages are attending the game. Getty Images
  • Spain's supporters are hoping their nation can bring home a second World Cup. PA
    Spain's supporters are hoping their nation can bring home a second World Cup. PA
  • Japan take on Spain in their last Group E game. PA
    Japan take on Spain in their last Group E game. PA
  • Morocco's Hakim Ziyech celebrates on the pitch after firing his nation into the knockout stages. PA
    Morocco's Hakim Ziyech celebrates on the pitch after firing his nation into the knockout stages. PA
  • Morocco's defender Achraf Hakimi, left, celebrates with midfielder Hakim Ziyech. AFP
    Morocco's defender Achraf Hakimi, left, celebrates with midfielder Hakim Ziyech. AFP
  • Morocco players celebrate after the team's qualification to the knockout stages. Getty Images
    Morocco players celebrate after the team's qualification to the knockout stages. Getty Images
  • Morocco fans enjoy their country's 2-1 victory over Canada. Getty Images
    Morocco fans enjoy their country's 2-1 victory over Canada. Getty Images
  • Nayef Aguerd celebrates. Getty Images
    Nayef Aguerd celebrates. Getty Images
  • Youssef En-Nesyri of Morocco celebrates after scoring the team's second goal. Getty Images
    Youssef En-Nesyri of Morocco celebrates after scoring the team's second goal. Getty Images
  • Luka Modric helped Croatia through into the knockout stages. Getty Images
    Luka Modric helped Croatia through into the knockout stages. Getty Images
  • Belgium fans watched their team slump out of the tournament. Reuters
    Belgium fans watched their team slump out of the tournament. Reuters
  • Croatia's Mateo Kovacic, centre, of Croatia is challenged by Axel Witsel and Leander Dendoncker of Belgium. Getty Images
    Croatia's Mateo Kovacic, centre, of Croatia is challenged by Axel Witsel and Leander Dendoncker of Belgium. Getty Images
  • Croatia's Luka Modric, right, and Belgium's Axel Witsel, left. AP Photo
    Croatia's Luka Modric, right, and Belgium's Axel Witsel, left. AP Photo
  • Morocco's Nayef Aguerd, right, is challenged by Canada's Alphonso Davies. AP Photo
    Morocco's Nayef Aguerd, right, is challenged by Canada's Alphonso Davies. AP Photo
  • Morocco's Hakim Ziyech celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal. AP Photo
    Morocco's Hakim Ziyech celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal. AP Photo
  • Oh, Canada ... the nation's travelling fans are in good spirits before the tie. EPA
    Oh, Canada ... the nation's travelling fans are in good spirits before the tie. EPA
  • Morocco's supporters hope to see their team make history by reaching the knockout stages for only the second time in their history. AP Photo
    Morocco's supporters hope to see their team make history by reaching the knockout stages for only the second time in their history. AP Photo
  • Can they make the last 16? Morocco's fans certainly hope so. AP
    Can they make the last 16? Morocco's fans certainly hope so. AP
  • Croatia supporters hope their captain and talisman playmaker Luka Modric can fire them into the second round. AP Photo
    Croatia supporters hope their captain and talisman playmaker Luka Modric can fire them into the second round. AP Photo
  • Fans with a replica World Cup Trophy in the Souq Waqif area of Doha. PA
    Fans with a replica World Cup Trophy in the Souq Waqif area of Doha. PA
  • A Switzerland training session at the University of Doha ahead of the match against Serbia. AFP
    A Switzerland training session at the University of Doha ahead of the match against Serbia. AFP
  • England's Declan Rice plays darts at Al Wakrah Sports Club. Reuters
    England's Declan Rice plays darts at Al Wakrah Sports Club. Reuters
  • Parrots in a cage as men walk through a street at a souq in Doha. AP
    Parrots in a cage as men walk through a street at a souq in Doha. AP
  • Belgium fans in Doha's Souq Waqif. PA
    Belgium fans in Doha's Souq Waqif. PA
  • France fans in wigs at a shop in Souq Waqif. PA
    France fans in wigs at a shop in Souq Waqif. PA

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Day 12 of the Qatar World Cup 2022 - in pictures

The National picks the best shots from the 12th day of the world's biggest football tournament

The National

December 01, 2022

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ONCE UPON A TIME IN GAZA

Starring: Nader Abd Alhay, Majd Eid, Ramzi Maqdisi

Directors: Tarzan and Arab Nasser

Rating: 4.5/5

Four-day collections of TOH

Day             Indian Rs (Dh)        

Thursday    500.75 million (25.23m)

Friday         280.25m (14.12m)

Saturday     220.75m (11.21m)

Sunday       170.25m (8.58m)

Total            1.19bn (59.15m)

(Figures in millions, approximate)

BEACH SOCCER WORLD CUP

Group A

Paraguay
Japan
Switzerland
USA

Group B

Uruguay
Mexico
Italy
Tahiti

Group C

Belarus
UAE
Senegal
Russia

Group D

Brazil
Oman
Portugal
Nigeria

Crazy Rich Asians

Director: Jon M Chu

Starring: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeon, Gemma Chan

Four stars

War and the virus
Scoreline

Arsenal 3
Aubameyang (28'), Welbeck (38', 81')
Red cards: El Neny (90' 3)

Southampton 2
Long (17'), Austin (73')
Red cards: Stephens (90' 2)

In numbers: PKK’s money network in Europe

Germany: PKK collectors typically bring in $18 million in cash a year – amount has trebled since 2010

Revolutionary tax: Investigators say about $2 million a year raised from ‘tax collection’ around Marseille

Extortion: Gunman convicted in 2023 of demanding $10,000 from Kurdish businessman in Stockholm

Drug trade: PKK income claimed by Turkish anti-drugs force in 2024 to be as high as $500 million a year

Denmark: PKK one of two terrorist groups along with Iranian separatists ASMLA to raise “two-digit million amounts”

Contributions: Hundreds of euros expected from typical Kurdish families and thousands from business owners

TV channel: Kurdish Roj TV accounts frozen and went bankrupt after Denmark fined it more than $1 million over PKK links in 2013 

Updated: December 02, 2022, 3:58 AM
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