FIFA World Cup 2022: Qatar’s hosting is in controversies, know 4 big reasons
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The hosting of the FIFA World Cup 2022 was given to Qatar 12 years ago. It’s been in dispute ever since
TV9 Bharatvarsh | Edited By: Riya Kasana
Updated on: Nov 16, 2022, 6:59 PM IST
The FIFA World Cup is going to start in Qatar from 20 November. Big stars of the world will gather here. The eyes of the whole world are fixed on this World Cup. One of the reasons for this is that ever since Qatar has got the hosting rights of this tournament, there have been controversies regarding this decision. Hosting a global event is a tough challenge for this country with strict Islamic rules. Know why the FIFA World Cup is in controversies even before the start of the last one. (Road to Qatar 2022 twitter)
The host country of the FIFA World Cup 2022 was accused that 12 years ago, to get the hosting of this tournament, they had given a huge amount of bribe to the FIFA officials. FIFA has been accused of corruption since the time Russia was given the 2018 and Qatar 2022 World Cup hosting. (Road to Qatar 2022 twitter)
Many Human Rights Organizations have also accused the host Qatar of misbehaving with the migrant laborers. There is a large population of laborers in Qatar. According to a 48-page report by Amnesty, Reality Check 2021, Qatar may claim that it has changed its labor laws, but the truth is that even now the laborers are tortured a lot by keeping them there forcefully. (Road to Qatar 2022 twitter)
Homosexuality is illegal in Qatar. Many football players had also raised questions regarding this. He said that it would be difficult for fans who are gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender to come to Qatar to watch the World Cup. Qatar’s hosts are claiming that they welcome everyone without discrimination but Qatar’s image is not good in this matter. (Road to Qatar 2022 twitter)
Alcohol is already banned in Qatar. Many teams have sponsor beer brands for whom this event will be difficult. There are problems for the fans coming there because there are many places in Qatar where there is a ban on drinking alcohol. Drinking alcohol is prohibited in any public place. Although liquor will be sold in the stadium three hours before the match and one hour after kick-off, it will not happen during the match. At the same time, a separate area has been made for drinking alcohol. (Road to Qatar 2022 twitter)
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