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(Reuters) - Some pub owners in Germany will not be showing matches of the upcoming Qatar World Cup, saying they took the decision from "an ethical standpoint" given the Gulf state's record on human rights.
The first World Cup ever to be held in the Middle East will be unlike any that has come before, but there may still be a familiar name on the trophy with Brazil heading to Qatar as the favourites to succeed France and end two decades of European dominance.
DOHA: Unpaid wages dominate a growing number of complaints by migrant workers in Qatar, the UN labour agency said Tuesday (Nov 1), 19 days from the start of the football World Cup.
Australia has become the first World Cup finals side to release a collective statement from players criticising host Qatar's human rights record.
Saudi Arabia have been drawn alongside hosts Iraq in Group A of the 2023 Gulf Cup, which will take place in the city of Basra.
Qatar's ruler said on Tuesday that criticism over his country's hosting of the FIFA World Cup was "slander".
DOHA: Security forces in Qatar arbitrarily arrested and abused LGBT Qataris as recently as last month, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday (Oct 24), in the run-up to hosting football's World Cup which has put a spotlight on human rights issues in the Gulf Arab state.
The World Cup has often proved quite the dilemma for the travelling fan; USA 1994, Japan and Korea 2002, not just a question of finances but also a logistical nightmare to negotiate, with tickets for the preferred games never a guarantee.