World Cup 2022
Another World Cup will be tainted by worker deaths if Fifa fails to act, say rights groups
Saudi Arabia is likely to host the 2034 tournament, but a Guardian investigation has revealed there are already a high number of ‘unexplained’ migrant worker deaths in the Gulf kingdom
Pete Pattisson
20, Mar, 2024 @8:00 AM
The Guardian view on the Qatar World Cup one year on: a shadowed legacy | Editorial
Editorial: Impressive rhetoric and limited reform did not change the game for vulnerable and exploited migrant workers
Editorial
19, Dec, 2023 @7:00 PM
‘Like a prison’: teenage security guards stuck in Qatar after World Cup
The trio say they have been left jobless and homeless after being fired without warning, allegations which controvert Gianni Infantino’s claims on workers’ rights in the Gulf state
Pete Pattisson
29, Jun, 2023 @7:00 AM
Football quiz: how much do you remember about World Cup 2022?
It’s been six months since the strangest World Cup of all. Test your recall of those long nights, giant stadiums and weird speeches
Niall McVeigh
24, Jun, 2023 @4:00 PM
World Cup security staff suffer in the silence of Qatar’s broken promises | Pete Pattisson
Low-wage migrant workers who made the tournament possible now find themselves broke and homeless or even deported or imprisoned
Pete Pattisson
18, Jun, 2023 @7:00 AM
Fifa misled fans over ‘carbon-neutral Qatar World Cup’, regulator finds
Fifa misled fans by claiming the Qatar World Cup would be carbon neutral, a Swiss regulator has ruled
Paul MacInnes
07, Jun, 2023 @1:28 PM
World Cup security guards still jailed in Qatar after dispute over unpaid wages
Workers at World Cup 2022 venues fired as tournament ended and allegedly jailed or deported after trying to claim unpaid wages
Pete Pattisson in Doha, Imran Mukhtar in Islamabad and Praveen Yadav in Kathmandu
26, May, 2023 @4:00 AM
From women’s team to grassroots game: questions linger in Qatar | Nick Ames
In the week that marked 100 days since the World Cup final we look at five areas with unanswered questions
Nick Ames in Doha
30, Mar, 2023 @7:00 AM
‘Your talent will open doors’: the club in Qatar giving African players reason to dream
The worker-formed Mazrouah FC in Doha offers hope and direction to players far from home – and even a potential route into the professional game
Nick Ames in Doha
29, Mar, 2023 @8:26 PM
Broken promises? Future of Qatar’s World Cup stadiums still up in the air | Nick Ames
There appears to be no rush to dismantle and repurpose the Qatar World Cup venues despite lavish pre-tournament assurances on legacy
Nick Ames in Doha
29, Mar, 2023 @7:00 AM
‘Legacy, what legacy?’ Fight goes on for migrant workers in Qatar 100 days after World Cup
The eyes of the world are no longer on Doha and, although some progress has been made, many workers feel let down
Pete Pattisson and Nick Ames in Doha
28, Mar, 2023 @7:00 AM
Criminal case is opened over death of migrant worker during Qatar World Cup
Authorities in Qatar have begun criminal proceedings against the employer of a Filipino migrant worker who died at a training base
Exclusive by Nick Ames in Doha
27, Mar, 2023 @8:45 PM
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