Controversy has grown in the run up to the World Cup and while Western nations are entitled to criticise Qatar, it's hypocritical to castigate the country or to seek to 'cancel' football's showpiece event.
does not dispute that around 6,500 migrant workers from South Asia died in the course of building the stadiums and other facilities for the tournament. Homosexuality is against the law. Alcohol is only permitted to foreigners under strict controls. Qatar's human rights record has come under criticism internationally for issues including freedom of speech, corporal and capital punishment and workers' rights.
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Thanks to their gas reserves the Qataris could afford to build white elephants but they are acutely sensitive to potential accusations of waste and unnecessary construction.
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