The man in charge of Qatar World Cup 2022 discusses allegations of FIFA bidding corruption and poor labour conditions.
From the moment in December 2010 when Qatar was awarded the 2022 World Cup, critics have called for the Gulf state to be stripped of its right to host football's biggest tournament.
Qatar has since faced allegations of corrupt practices during the bid process.
FIFA, the sport's governing body, commissioned an investigation into all the countries involved in bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
Headed by American lawyer Michael Garcia, a summary of his findings as presented by FIFA cleared Qatar of any serious wrongdoing. But Garcia later resigned and recanted the report, saying the summary FIFA made public was incomplete and did not accurately reflect the facts and conclusions of his own report.
And these are not the only concerns for Qatar.
The country is accused of exploiting workers and of still not having the required stadium cooling technology that would make a summer World Cup possible.
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World Cup 2022: The Dark Side of the Qatar Dream
The World Cup awarded to Qatar has turned from what should be a joyous occasion into a nightmare for those tasked with building the needed infrastructure that comes with hosting such an event. Working conditions and the deaths of more than 900 workers from India, Bangladesh and India have shown a harsh light on the human rights abuses the government of Qatar and Fifa are willing to tolerate all in the name of profit and prestige.
Fifa President Sepp Blatter's only regret about awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar is that it gets unbearably hot and humid during the summer months. He and the Fifia governing council aren't concerned with the deaths of construction workers or their human rights that's someone else's problem as they aren't the United Nations.
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