Qatar has got what it wanted from the World Cup

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🗓️ 15 December 2022

⏱️ 19 minutes

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The Gulf state has taken more flak than it would have done had it not staged the soccer tournament, which ends on Sunday. Yet in this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists discuss how Qatar’s largely successful event also aids a strategy to make itself globally visible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:20.3	The views expressed on this podcast are those of the participants, not of Roald's News.
0:27.8	If you need to criticize somebody, don't criticize the players.
0:33.3	Don't put pressure on the players.
0:35.2	Don't put pressure on the coaches.
0:36.7	Let them concentrate on football. Let them concentrate on football.
0:38.6	Let them concentrate on making their fans happy.
0:43.0	You want to criticize someone?
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0:50.0	That was FIFA president Gianni Infantino speaking last month, asking for the mountain of criticism surrounding Qatar's hosting of the World Cup to be directed at him.
1:02.0	The tournament and its implications for the Gulf region are the focus of this week's viewsroom.
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1:13.8	the big stories of the week. I'm your host, Amy Donlin, coming to you from London. The World Cup
1:20.8	Final is just days away. The winning football team can enjoy a raucous celebration, but there could be more than just one winner.
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