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This Is Why

Qatar World Cup: Has football become a side show?

This Is Why

Sky News

News, Daily News, News Commentary

4.0552 Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2022

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

32 teams are competing in the FIFA World Cup being held in Qatar. It’s the first winter championship and first tournament to be held in the Middle East. But the choice of host has come under scrutiny; homosexuality is illegal in Qatar, and poor conditions for migrant workers building the facilities has faced backlash.

On the Sky News Daily with Niall Paterson, our sports correspondent Rob Harris and Alistair Bunkall, our Middle East correspondent, discuss the human rights issues surrounding Qatar’s hosting of the world cup.

Producers: Emily Hulme and Soila Apparicio
Promotions Producer: David Chipakupaku
Editor: Philly Beaumont

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We send our congratulations to Russia, of course, and to Qatar because they're two great countries,

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and I'm sure they'll do FIFA proud.

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It was a decision as incomprehensible to some as the offside rule is to others.

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How did Qatar win the bid to host the World Cup, the biggest competition, in professional sport?

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It is unclear what first attracted governing body FIFA to a nation with the highest per capita GDP on earth,

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a tiny oil-rich state with little footballing history,

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with summer temperatures barely tolerable when sitting in the shade,

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