Why Qatar is a arguable host for the World Cup
The choice of Qatar to host this year's FIFA World Cup
introduced cheers to the streets of Doha in a party of the primary
version of the event to be held withinside the Arab world.
But the choice, made in 2010, additionally sparked immediately
criticism – over the logistics of keeping a wearing occasion in a
rustic in which summertime temperatures frequently pinnacle a hundred degrees;
over allegations of bribery and corruption amongst FIFA officers
who voted for Qatar; and over worries approximately human rights
abuses which have endured withinside the years since.
Now, with the World Cup days away, the Gulf u . s . a .
is watching for the appearance of greater than one million fans.
And billions greater will song in to observe the event's sixty four games.
Yet the controversies have now no longer subsided.