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2022 FIFA World Cup controversies

Controversies surrounding the host selection process for the 2022 FIFA World Cup

The awarding of the 2022 FIFA World Cup to Qatar has raised a number of concerns and controversies regarding Qatar's suitability as a host country and the fairness of the FIFA World Cup bidding process.[1][2][3] Criticism from various media outlets, sports experts and human rights groups highlighted issues such as Qatar's poor football history, the expected high cost, the local climate,[1] bribery in the bidding process[2] and Qatar's record of human rights violations[1][2][4][5] although other parts of the world do not focus as much on these concerns.[6]

The choice of hosting the World Cup in Qatar has been the source of considerable controversy.[3] Criticism focused on Qatar's multiple human rights violations, particularly the treatment of migrant workers, women and the position on LGBT rights, leading to allegations of " sportswashing."[7][8] Others have cited Qatar's intense heat and lack of a strong football culture, as well as evidence of bribery for hosting rights and widespread corruption within FIFA.[1][2][9][10] Several countries, clubs and players declared boycotts of the event,[9][10] and former FIFA president Sepp Blatter twice said that granting hosting rights to Qatar was a "mistake".[11][12]

Human rights

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Various groups and media outlets have expressed concern about Qatar's suitability to host the event,[13] due to serious questions about respect for human rights.

 
An Iranian fan holding a sign reading Women, Life, Freedom, a slogan used during the protests in Iran, during the match against England.

In October 2022, some European national teams announced that their respective team captains wear armbands alluding to support the LGBT.[14] A few days before the start of the World Cup, FIFA warned that players wearing such a badge would be reprimanded, so the European federations backed down on their intentions to wear a badge in LGBT colours.[15]

IIn an interview for the German television channel ZDF, one of the ambassadors of the World Cup, former international player Khalid Salman, declared that ‘homosexuality is a mental damage’. Following these statements, representatives of the organising committee interrupted the interview.[16][17][18]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "The Qatar World Cup Exposes Soccer's Shame". Washington, D.C.: Emerson Collective. 19 November 2022. ISSN 2151-9463. OCLC 936540106. Archived from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Atlantic 2022" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Boehm, Eric (21 November 2022). "The Qatar World Cup Is a Celebration of Authoritarianism". Reason Foundation. OCLC 818916200. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Reason 2022" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Reuters (2022-11-16). "FIFA World Cup 2022: Why Qatar is a controversial location for the tournament". Retrieved 22 November 2022. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help) Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "timesofindia" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ "Qatar Can't Hide Its Abuses by Calling Criticism Racist". Washington, D.C.: Graham Holdings Company. 2022-11-25. ISSN 0015-7228. Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2022-11-28. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ↑ Tony Manfred (2015-03-01). "14 reasons the Qatar World Cup is going to be a disaster". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
  6. ↑ "2022 World Cup: Criticism of Qatar finds unequal resonance around the world". 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  7. ↑ Baxter, Kevin (20 November 2022). "Qatar walks tightrope between Arab values and Western norms with World Cup gamble". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  8. ↑ Sullivan, Becky (18 November 2022). "Why Qatar is a controversial host for the World Cup". Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Alam, Niaz (18 November 2022). "Corruption beats boycotts". Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Benedetti, Eliezer (20 November 2022). ""15.000 muertos por 5.760 minutos de fútbol": ¿Qué es #BoycottQatar2022 y por qué es tendencia todos los días?" (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  11. ↑ "Sepp Blatter: Former FIFA president admits decision to award the World Cup to Qatar was a 'mistake'". Sky Sports. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  12. ↑ "Sepp Blatter: awarding 2022 World Cup to Qatar was a mistake". the Guardian. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  13. ↑ Kaufman, Michelle. "Tiny Qatar beats out America for World Cup – Total Soccer | Fútbol Total".
  14. ↑ "Harry Kane usará el brazalete arcoíris durante en Qatar 2022". www.proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  15. ↑ "Equipos europeos renuncian a brazalete antidiscriminación". www.proceso.com.mx (in español). Retrieved 2022-11-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  16. ↑ "El embajador del Mundial de Catar: "La homosexualidad es un daño mental"". www.publico.es. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  17. ↑ "Un embajador del Mundial dice que está prohibida la homosexualidad en Qatar "porque daña la mente"". El Español (in Spanish). 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  18. ↑ "Embajador del Mundial: la homosexualidad es un "daño mental"". es-us.deportes.yahoo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-08.
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