Does FIFA care? Qatar World Cup organizers shrug off boycott calls • FRANCE 24 English

If you build it, they will come. Qatar 2022 is now upon us with the opening kickoff slated for Sunday. The World Cup in a tiny desert dictatorship with virtually no footballing tradition. What could possibly go wrong? When the opening whistle blows, will we all forget about human rights, the carbon footprint of air conditioned stadiums built from scratch and a fall schedule that factors in the desert heat?
#Qatar #2022QatarWorldCup #HumanRights

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