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I have no excitement for this FIFA World Cup.

I have always been a huge football fan and was always looking forward to football tournaments, especially World Cups. But I can't watch this World Cup and ignore what happened in Qatar. Thousands of workers worked in horrible conditions and lost their lives because of this World Cup. I see all those stadiums and facilities, and all I can think of is the blood of those poor workers. I can't believe how the world is letting this tournament happen. All teams should have boycotted this World Cup.
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Ynotisay · M
I hear you. I felt the same about China hosting the Olympics. Even though China was pretty much the last country standing because others didn't want to do it. A whole lot of countries use migrant workers. And what that speaks to is how shitty conditions are in the countries migrants are from. They gave it to Qatar, about ten years ago, because they wanted to grow the sport in Islamic countries and give them a chance to be seen by the world in a positive light. But it's an Islamic country. It's only going to get just so "positive." Just like China. But that end of the day the ATHLETES and the COMPETITION are[i] completely [/i]separate from the location. If you watch you're not supporting Qatar. 👍