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Interesting that with something as big as football, the organisers can get away with a lot of bad taste decisions. They can host wherever they want and they will be guaranteed a sufficient turnout thanks to the absolute massiveness of the fanbase.

Woman's rights or workers rights in a faraway country? Fat load of nothing issues for many who want to see their country in the semis.

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FIFA is one of the most corrupt organizations in the world so it is hardly a surprise. Anything is for sale. It is widely documented.

Here is an OK starting point, if you want to dig deeper:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_FIFA_corruption_case

FIFA can only operate this way as long as the country organizations tolerate it, it’s interesting how something like sports that is commonly considered as representing a country is so massively corrupt and everybody is ok with it (and I’m thinking of the big sponsors, where you probably have massive background checks to get hired, but it’s alright to invest in such organizations)

They are setup to defend against it, Several countries have reacted against the blatant corruption and Fifa will instantly suspend them for political interference.

> countries have reacted against the blatant corruption and Fifa will instantly suspend them for political interference

the U.S. has shown it’s more than capable of holding FIFA to account when it wants to [1].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_FIFA_corruption_case

Well then they should leave. If corruption is such a no-no in the EU, US, etc., and businesses like Mastercard and Heineken, then this would have to become a tournament of the Qatars and Chinas of the world.

It's not about this being football. It's because those guys are friendly governments to western interests.

If they weren't there would be 10x the media and government noise for 1/10 the bad stuff (if it wasn't cancelled or boycotted altogether).

I think that this World Cup will have one of the lowest attendances in recent years due to a myriad of factors ( wrong season, no alcohol/partying/etc. and yes, the horribleness of it all).

I mean just look at this thread; most people are already unloading their frustration on Qatar and the UAE. I don't agree with a lot of stuff that they do, I should say. But it's FIFA that let them do this. If fans are gonna let them do that then host countries are free to do what they want. Corruption is the problem

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