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After 12 years of planning, host nation Qatar are ready for their first-ever World Cup finals WORLD SOCCER - WORLD CUP SPECIAL 2022 Twelve years of preparation, and arguably more than that, have led to this November. Rarely has there been such pressure or scrutiny on a host nation. Off the pitch, there have been major concerns about workers’ rights, and more besides, as new stadiums and infrastructure were built. On it, it is all about whether a tiny country that has never appeared at the World Cup before can avoid being only the second host nation, after South Africa in 2010, to fall at the first hurdle. There are reasons to be confident. The Maroon won the 2019 Asian Cup in style, scoring 19 goals and conceding just once, defeating giants such as South Korea and Japan along the way, and the fact that it came at the home of rivals United Arab Emirates was even more impressive. Desperate for competitive international action in the build-up to the World Cup, Qatar went to the 2019 Copa

One of the least experienced squads in Qatar will be hoping to spring some surprises WORLD SOCCER - WORLD CUP SPECIAL 2022 At the World Cup draw back in April, Brazil coach Tite was telling anyone who wanted to listen that he thought Ecuador could be the surprise side of the tournament . But when the qualification campaign got underway, the idea of Ecuador making it to Qatar would have been a major surprise in itself.  The previous few years could hardly have been worse. On the road to Russia 2018, Ecuador took all 12 points from their first four matches, but just eight from the remaining 14 qualifiers. The team collapsed amid the local FA’s internal problems. There was a recall for Colombia’s Hernan Dario Gomez , who took the team to its World Cup debut in 2002, but he did not survive an awful 2019 Copa América. Jordi Cruyff was the high-profile replacement , but in the midst of the pandemic he jumped ship before taking charge of a single game. With barely a month to go before the st

Foto di gruppo per gli ex corridori, tecnici e dirigenti dell’Inoxpran:  a Gussago un raduno trapuntato di stelle https://www.bresciaoggi.it/argomenti/sport/gli-ex-inoxpran-in-festa-campioni-big-e-ricordi-1.9731005 di Angiolino Massolini  Brescia Oggi - 13 novembre 2022 Di nuovo insieme a 40 anni dai trionfi degli anni Ottanta: sponsor, tecnici e corridori dell’Inoxpran hanno trascorso una giornata per raccontarsi le imprese ciclistiche ma soprattutto per rafforzare la stima e l’affetto che hanno costituito la base dei successi.  Un casuale incontro tra Roberto Prandelli e Guido Bontempi ha fatto scattare la scintilla per promuovere e organizzare questo evento.  A rappresentare l’Inoxpran c’erano anche Virgilio ed Evaristo Prandelli, tifosissimi di ciclismo, passione mutuata dai fondatori dell’Inoxpran Angelo, Giovanni e Diamante .  Al richiamo ha risposto una trentina di corridori, alcuni dei quali hanno militato nell’Inoxpran dilettanti e professionisti. Dopo il raduno fissato a Guss