After the World Cup in Japan and South Korea in 2002, there will be a World Cup in Asia for the second time in football history. Qatar was chosen by FIFA as the venue and venue for the 2022 World Cup , drawing a lot of criticism and we'll talk more about this below.
In Qatar, matches will only be played in eight different stadiums selected for the World Cup, spread across five venues. Actually, according to the FIFA application documents, at least twelve venues are mandatory.
Most of the stadiums in the small country of 2.7 million people had to be built and this drew harsh criticism after the World Cup was awarded. FIFA delivered the venue for the cup with only 8 stadiums.
Here you can find the World Cup schedule, but of course there are no exact matches yet. But as soon as the qualified teams have been determined, you will find the information collected here. Teams are currently competing for available berths in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers .
With only around 2.7 million people living in the desert state of Qatar, the venues for the 2022 World Cup are really small compared to other finals. The largest city with 589,000 inhabitants is ar-Rayyan, which is also called al-Rayyan (as of 2015). The capital, Doha, is only about 20 kilometers away and has around 587,055 inhabitants (as of 2015).
Why is the award of the World Cup to Qatar so criticized?
When it comes to awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, there are numerous points of criticism:
Suspicions of corruption.
The emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula and FIFA have repeatedly faced strong accusations of corruption. The behavior of members of the FIFA Executive Committee on voting has not been transparent and accusations of bribery regarding the award of the World Cup are growing stronger. For example, the representatives of Nigeria and Tahiti offered their votes for the purchase and were filmed with a hidden camera. It is said that not only Qatar, but also Russia, as the host of the last World Cup in 2018, bought the final. Both countries and FIFA deny any accusation.
Contempt and exploitation of human rights.
Another point of criticism is human rights in Qatar. Many workers have died on the construction sites of the World Cup stadiums due to the brutal conditions in which they carry out their work. In addition, Qatar is accused of systematic exploitation of workers, who often have to wait a long time to be paid their wages and who work for the lowest wages anyway. In addition, homosexual acts are punishable in Qatar and there is a risk of up to five years in prison. The right to freedom of expression is limited in Qatar and women are often disadvantaged in everyday life.
Weather conditions.
The constant high temperatures in the desert state of Qatar were and always are a point of criticism. At least this point has already led FIFA to rethink the decision, because the final round, which was scheduled for the summer, will take place for the first time in winter, from November 20 to December 18. But even then, the temperature in Qatar hovers around 30 degrees and, despite the postponement to winter, all the 2022 World Cup stadiums have been equipped with the proper air conditioning technology, which in turn is bad for the environment. ambient.
Lack of football tradition.
Another point of criticism is the lack of football tradition in Qatar. The desert state has yet to participate in a soccer World Cup, and Qatar was only ranked 113th in the FIFA world rankings when the World Cup was awarded in 2010. In 2019, the Qatari national team surprisingly won the 2019 Asian Cup. The level of football in Qatar is likely to be on the rise, but the country is still considered a big “outsider” in World Cup 2022 betting.
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