First of all, it must be admitted that TasteBeing the first Arab country to host the World Cup, the odds of it being hosted are extremely low. There is no football tradition as he showed in the opening game; he suffers from the deadly heat that compels him to play in November and moreover prohibits beer; His election against the United States was the subject of suspicions that cost the FIFA president his job; Finally, the respect for human rights can be described perfectly.
So it’s not easy to explain World Cup this year it will be played in the small emirate in the Persian Gulf. In this case, size doesn’t matter because Uruguay, which has a population of three million, hosted the first Cup in 1930 and won the cup as well. The thing that hurts the most is that it’s obvious failure to respect women’s rights and the LGTBI collective, Just like in other Muslim countries. FIFA banned players from wearing rainbow armbands in protest, but failed to prevent Iranian football players from refusing to sing their anthem and British kneeling in solidarity with battered Iranian women. Qatar’s treatment of migrant workers is also bad (90% of the population because there are only 300,000 Qataris) and is no different from other petromonarchies in the Gulf; construction of stadiums for harsh working conditions under an unforgiving sun. All this is true, unfortunate and reprehensible, and that is why there are those who want to boycott this championship.
But I wonder if we don’t ask football what football doesn’t have to solve. emir of qatar He recently visited Spain where he announced million dollar investments and VI. Felipe was received like a king by Pedro Sánchez and the big businessmen of IBEX. While Barça and Paris Saint-Germain carry the Qatar Airways logo on their jerseys, world championships were held in countries that do not respect human rights such as Argentina (1978) and Russia (2018) and will turn into the Spanish Super Cup. He will play in Riyadh in 2023. The same happens at the Olympic Games. Or is China a model in its treatment of Uighurs and Tibetans? After all, democratic countries are unfortunately not plentiful. The same emir of Qatar also owns Paris Saint-Germain, which has the most expensive staff in the world. Europeand other Middle Eastern sheikhs, English clubs such as Newcastle (Saudi Arabia) and Manchester City (United Arab Emirates, whose airline also sponsors London Arsenal).
The football championship, which is held every four years, is the most followed and most passionate competition in the world, while showing the vitality of the Nation-State by being associated with an anthem and flag, probably due to the homeland abstraction. It is easily determined in the visualization of eleven athletes from all classes of the homeland, wearing the same jersey. Many carry the colors of the flag on the same equipment. Moreover olympics They count the medals won by each country.
This World Cup affects a complex regional political situation: from 2017 to 2021, Qatar was at odds with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates over its independent policy, support for the Muslim Brotherhood, and criticism of the Saudi Arabian television channel. – Based in Yazira, Doha. The diplomatic and economic boycott that followed brought Qatar closer to Iran, with which it shares a huge gas bag, its main source of wealth. But now, at the inauguration ceremony, Mohammed bin Salman was seen alongside the Emir of Qatar, who enthusiastically celebrated Saudi Arabia’s extraordinary victory over Argentina. Maybe this championship will help the wounds heal. next wednesday Iran will play with the USA A party that, for obvious reasons, evokes a lot of political sickness.
So play good football and let’s hope our tribe’s team continues to do well in the competition that started so well.