"Qatar is not the only country with such problems, however, it is the only WC host put under that much scrutiny, weird ain't it...Double standards"
Now whether you, I or anyone else agrees it is surely correct in saying that the awarding of the World Cup to Qatar has been the most controversial in World Cup history. This due to a number of facts, not opinions, namely:
1) Bin Hamman has been found guilty of offering bribes(whether you think or not he is guilty is immaterial)
2) The smallest World Cup ever.
3) The heat issue(no World cup has been played where ALL the games will be played in high 40's temps)
4) The Cooling technology proposed by Qatar does not yet exist- it's only on paper.
4) The huge amount of money Qatar spent on it's bid.
5) Qatar came last in it's technical examination by Fifa.
6) The fact that Qatar rose from rank outsider at the meeting to clear winner in the first voting session at the awarding session.
7) The Qatari culture and laws being at odds with your average World Cup visiting fan.
For all I know these fears may be baseless and the Qatar World Cup a great success.
However all World Cups have come under varying different types of scrutiny in the past - it's just that Qatar has more areas of concern and controversy than any previous World Cup........and it's human rights record with regards to workers is just another one.
Think back to the worldwide demonstrations regarding the Beijing Olympics and it's human rights violations.
Notice the above lists detailed only facts however, right or wrong, there is a large proportion of opinion out there that think the World Cup was bought corruptly and illegally. As I say this may be wrong but Qatar has to expect extreme investigation based on the facts above and the perception that it was corruptly awarded.
Those are the facts on the ground and Qatar has to deal with it......the only way to counter them is to host a good World Cup.
I gather this is your point:
"Qatar is not the only country with such problems, however, it is the only WC host put under that much scrutiny, weird ain't it...Double standards"
Now whether you, I or anyone else agrees it is surely correct in saying that the awarding of the World Cup to Qatar has been the most controversial in World Cup history. This due to a number of facts, not opinions, namely:
1) Bin Hamman has been found guilty of offering bribes(whether you think or not he is guilty is immaterial)
2) The smallest World Cup ever.
3) The heat issue(no World cup has been played where ALL the games will be played in high 40's temps)
4) The Cooling technology proposed by Qatar does not yet exist- it's only on paper.
4) The huge amount of money Qatar spent on it's bid.
5) Qatar came last in it's technical examination by Fifa.
6) The fact that Qatar rose from rank outsider at the meeting to clear winner in the first voting session at the awarding session.
7) The Qatari culture and laws being at odds with your average World Cup visiting fan.
For all I know these fears may be baseless and the Qatar World Cup a great success.
However all World Cups have come under varying different types of scrutiny in the past - it's just that Qatar has more areas of concern and controversy than any previous World Cup........and it's human rights record with regards to workers is just another one.
Think back to the worldwide demonstrations regarding the Beijing Olympics and it's human rights violations.
Notice the above lists detailed only facts however, right or wrong, there is a large proportion of opinion out there that think the World Cup was bought corruptly and illegally. As I say this may be wrong but Qatar has to expect extreme investigation based on the facts above and the perception that it was corruptly awarded.
Those are the facts on the ground and Qatar has to deal with it......the only way to counter them is to host a good World Cup.
regards