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As much as my sympathies are with Ukraine, this is probably the correct choice

FIFA denies Zelenskyy request to have message broadcast at World Cup final

Anyway, I’m sure the organisers would have wanted equal time for a cause closer to their heart

Backing Palestinians at World Cup, Qatar takes aim at pro-normalization neighbors

Actually, what’s the betting that there’ll be pro-Palestinian flags waving within the crowd at he final? Not that I’m also not sympathetic to the Palestine cause, but the hypocrisy of clamping down firmly on LGBTQ Pride flags, t-shirts and armbands, while allowing the Palestinian flag to be waved with gay  abandon throughout the tournament is striking.

 

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Calls have been made prior to and during the event for the parties to compensate workers, plus the families of the dead and injured labourers, who have been working on infrastructure since Qatar was awarded the World Cup in 2010.

Groups such as Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Equidem and FairSquare have pleaded again for the FIFA Legacy Fund to be opened up to these workers.

 

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I missed the match - woke up too late - but I guess it’s honours shared: Messi lifts the Cup and Mbappe the Golden Boot.

And it’s on to North America… and I can go back to my mascots sig!

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Congratulations Argentina:). Their 2nd goal was just amazing.

World Cup final LIVE results 2022: Argentina v France teams, scores, times,  odds, how to watch, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, FIFA

BTW, why did he wear black brand-new costume?:ph34r: It looks like traditional robe of middle east.

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3 minutes ago, Palette86 said:

BTW, why did he wear black brand-new costume?:ph34r: It looks like traditional robe of middle east.

It is - something the Sheik forced him to put on before he was allowed to pick up the cup :rolleyes:

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14 minutes ago, Sir Rols said:

It is - something the Sheik forced him to put on before he was allowed to pick up the cup :rolleyes:

Too bad the Sheikh forgot the One Love armband at his VVIP seat.

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11 minutes ago, Sir Rols said:

It is - something the Sheik forced him to put on before he was allowed to pick up the cup :rolleyes:

This was it @18.36 in this video. I first thought he meant to appeal something of protest with the black cloth.

Is he going to have an another new estate in Qatar? Leo,you don't have to. Your first neighbor in foreign land might be Infantino:D.

 

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“Qatar organisers have claimed that there have been three deaths related to work on constructing stadiums, retracting comments earlier in the tournament by the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy chief executive secretary general Hassan Al-Thawadi that "an estimated 400 to 500 migrant workers died as a result of work on projects related to the tournament."

“Campiagners have rubbished this figure and accuse of Qatar of brushing the deaths of thousands of migrants under the carpet by classing them as occurring from "natural causes".

"There has to be an analysis, as independent an investigation as possible, and it's a responsibility we in football have to do that," Klaveness said, as reported by TV2.”

 

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finally it is over. may FIFA (and other sporting bodies) learn their lesson (doubt it) and never award their event to a country that does not respect them or the game in the future.

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5 hours ago, Bear said:

finally it is over. may FIFA (and other sporting bodies) learn their lesson (doubt it) and never award their event to a country that does not respect them or the game in the future.

Dream on. They don’t care about respect, they care about money.

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14 hours ago, Palette86 said:

This was it @18.36 in this video. I first thought he meant to appeal something of protest with the black cloth.

Is he going to have an another new estate in Qatar? Leo,you don't have to. Your first neighbor in foreign land might be Infantino:D.

 

The Sheik thing looks like a Borat situation :lol:

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:) Considering the massive decade long controversy of Qatar 2022...

It was actually a good tournament.

I did love the upsets of some really big teams going home early.

Full of surprises such as Morocco climbing up into fourth place.

BUT cannot deny the dark undertones of a culture that is not as open minded to the world, and I hope this is a wake up call to that region.

My score is a respectable 7.5 out of 10. :)

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Some of the best football ever seen at a World Cup and one of the best Finals ever

Lots of upsets and minnows surprising us, legends flourished and legends fell

Absolutely stunning stadiums

8.5/10

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Hmmm. It’s probably a fair appraisal to say the sport was high quality. I’m not one to judge that - I don’t claim to have the knowledge of football to appraise it fairly - but, yes, lots of upsets, legends performing, exciting results and high scores and a final that’s getting rave reviews seems to attest to that.

But the sheiks weren’t kicking those balls (and probably would have employed slave workers if they had to), the eye-watering money spent to create the stadiums, the death toll to achieve the same, and the blatant blind-eye turned to human rights is a massive stain on the tournament. Qatar just should never have been awarded it (and it’s well established it only won through a bribery scandal that mired FIFA in its biggest scandal ever). The footballers surely would have performed just as sparklingly anywhere else - unless you believe there was something magic in the air and sands of Doha.

Maybe there should be two scores if people are rating the tournament - one for the sporting action (which I understand would probably indeed be high marks) and one for the organisation, which has been nothing but a disgrace for FIFA and Qatar since it was first awarded. That shouldn’t be forgotten.

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15 hours ago, Scotguy II said:

Absolutely stunning stadiums

...built by pretty much enslaved people and caused hundreds if not thousands of deaths...

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The silence of FIFA

 

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On 12/19/2022 at 4:22 AM, Bear said:

finally it is over. may FIFA (and other sporting bodies) learn their lesson (doubt it) and never award their event to a country that does not respect them or the game in the future.

Olympic Council of Asia recently awareded back to back Asian Games to Qatar and Saudi Arabia (the later, regarding human rights violation, being basically Qatar on Steroids) for 2030 and 2035 and even the winter edition (lmao).

FIFAGate 2.0 needs to happen. Hopefully something as bad or worse happens to the IOC which still wants to give a vibe they're not as bad as FIFA (when they are).

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On 12/20/2022 at 10:44 PM, fatixxx said:

 

Respect to the Argentinean team for refusing to accept the offer from the country's government to celebrate at the Casa Rosada (their equivalent of the White House) considering all the mess which is happening in the country right now thanks to them. The victory was for the people and politicians trying to steal the spotlight to whitewash themselves was a very disgusting move.

Too bad Buenos Aires was a complete chaos and they had to cut short the caravan. :lol:

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