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Qatar 2022 World Cup Shrouded in Controversy

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Qatar 2022 World Cup Shrouded in Controversy

Migrant worker abuses, corruption and weather could force FIFA to change locations.

While the world’s eyes were on Brazil with the draw for next year’s FIFA World Cup, the controversy surrounding the choice of Qatar as the event’s 2022 host continues to simmer.

The Qatari regime has promised a report investigating the rampant abuse of migrant workers in the country. However, it refuses to specify exactly when and there is growing suspicion over just how thorough or independent such a report will be.

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