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Lebanon’s World Cup 'crisis'

A dispute over broadcasting rights has led the Lebanese to temporarily ignore political crises and focus on ways to watch World Cup games.

Fans of Lebanon cheer their team during their 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match against Qatar in Doha, November 14, 2012. REUTERS/Fadi Al-Assaad  (QATAR - Tags: SPORT SOCCER) - RTR3AEDG
Fans of Lebanon cheer their team during their World Cup qualifying soccer match against Qatar in Doha, Nov. 14, 2012. Qatar won that game, 1-0, and a Qatari company's rights to broadcast the World Cup in Lebanon are now causing many Lebanese soccer fans more grief. — REUTERS/Fadi Al-Assaad

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