On the ground, the competition has not yet started. In the corridors, however, it is already well underway. Faced with the many criticisms that have been accumulating for several weeks about the World Cup in Qatar (November 20 – December 18), the Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani denounced, on Tuesday, the numerous attacks from the foreign.
“Since the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, the country has been the target of defamation campaigns and unprecedented criticism that no other host country has suffered, he regrets in a statement before the assembly. Qatar Advisory. We initially approached the issue in good faith, and even considered some reviews to be positive and helpful. »
“But it soon became clear that the campaign tends to continue and expand to include fabricated elements and so fierce that it has unfortunately left many people wondering about the real reasons and motivations behind this campaign, he then added. Hosting the World Cup is an opportunity to describe who we are, not only in terms of the strength of our economy and our institutions, but also in terms of civilizational identity. Let us continue the work to raise the name of the nation high, and open our arms to welcome everyone so that the world can witness the warm hospitality and generosity of the Qataris. »
In recent weeks, more and more voices have been raised to call for a boycott of the competition. Among the many controversies that surround the competition, we can notably cite the ecological aberration of air-conditioned stadiums, the treatment of workers who come from abroad to build these enclosures, as well as a whole series of measures related to morals. Fifa President Gianni Infantino said recently that Qatar’s World Cup, the first to be held in an Arab country, would be the “best ever”.