My travels took me from the capital of Doha to the surrounding desert and the heartlands of Qatar’s oil industry. With kick-off finally approaching, I’ve been on a journey to Qatar to find out how the people within the country are feeling and to understand how the game is viewed in a nation not synonymous with footballing heritage, but on the verge of hosting a tournament steeped in that controversy, and with the world’s eyes watching. Others have expressed deep concern at the country’s human rights record and the impact to the environment of building the necessary infrastructure to host a tournament of this size. It also unleashed claim and counterclaim over the next 10 years of corruption allegations involving Fifa officials and the awarding of the tournament to Qatar. The name of the 2022 World Cup host was not the only thing to come out of that envelope.
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