From beer ban to anti-LGBTQ+ laws to stringent dress code. These controversies marred one of the world's greatest sporting spectacles. #FIFAWorldCup ⚽️🏆
Update: Media reports on November 23 state that Qatar issued a statement to diplomatic channels in India saying Naik wasn’t officially invited to the FIFA World Cup.
Update: Media reports on November 23 state that Qatar issued a statement to diplomatic channels in India saying Naik wasn’t officially invited to the FIFA World Cup.
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00:00I think for what we Europeans have been doing in the last 3,000 years around the world,
00:11we should be apologizing for the next 3,000 years before starting to give moral lessons
00:17to people.
00:18It's ridiculous.
00:19Satellite crowd, all the people that want to have a beer into this tiny little space
00:48...
00:49I
01:14think personally, if for three hours a day you cannot drink a beer, you will survive.
01:22It seems to become a big thing because it's a Muslim country.
01:35As players we fully support the rights of the LGBTI plus people, but in Qatar people
01:39are not free to love the person that they choose.
01:54Can fans come with rainbow flags?
01:55Look, we've always said that everybody is welcome here.
01:58All we ask is for people to be respectful of the culture.
02:01Gay fans, if they were holding hands in public, would that be okay?
02:05Yes.
02:07will be welcomed to the tournament regardless of their origin, background, religion, gender,
02:14sexual orientation, or nationality.
02:17I can tell you I'm not welcome in Qatar, so that statement is false.
02:20This is now the first time ever LGBT issues in Qatar are being discussed.
02:36These are people who are facing a range of horrible labor exploitation, ranging from
02:44paying large fees in their home countries before they come, given false promises about
02:49the work on offer, having their passports confiscated, living in poor and dirty accommodation,
02:55being threatened for complaining about their situation, and some of these workers also
02:59were subjected to forced labor, forced to work against their own will.
03:17Football as a profession is haram.