There would have been reasons to deprive Russia and Qatar of the 2018 and 2022 World Cup tournaments – but only the usual double standards come from the West. Authoritarian sports organizers have long priced that in.
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Thomas Kistner
Qatar is calling. The World Cup groups will be drawn in Doha on Friday, and the world’s largest soccer tournament will become a reality. So there, where not only footballs but also human rights are trampled underfoot, right? Yes, but from a political point of view also where the Green Economics Minister recently bowed his head. Only months before kick-off, Robert Habeck did not come to the Emir with a pointed finger, but as a petitioner. The German energy supply is currently precarious, the reason for this was provided by the last host of a football World Cup, Russia.