World Cup 2022 .. Warnings on the participation of Saudi Arabia and the UAE

World Cup 2022 .. Warnings on the participation of Saudi Arabia and the UAE
Amnesty International has placed a requirement for the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) to accept the plan to expand the hosting of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to include both Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
The organization, according to the British newspaper "Independent", that FIFA invite Saudi Arabia and the UAE to improve their human rights record before any action in the plan to expand the hosting of the World Cup 2022.
Amnesty's criticism of the UAE and Saudi Arabia comes after the former British judge sentenced Matthew Hedges to life imprisonment on charges of spying for him. The two countries also come under heavy criticism for their role in the civil war in Yemen and the involvement of Saudi officials in the killing of opposition journalist Jamal Khashoggi .
"Any expansion of the 2022 World Cup to Saudi Arabia and the UAE should be accompanied by a recognition by FIFA of the need for both countries to improve their record of respect for human rights," said Alan Hogarth, head of the organization's policy and government affairs in Britain.
 FIFA President Gianni Infantino said earlier that he wanted to explore the possibility of expanding the 2022 World Cup from 32 to 48, and already decided for the 2026 tournament, which will be hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States.
This week, he said, a tournament with 48 teams, with 80 games in hand, could certainly mean the organization of some matches outside Qatar, which have built only eight stadiums.
The prospects for Doha's approval of this proposal seem to be far off, especially as Qatar, led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, continues to hold its blockade since the summer of 2017.
"We have seen almost the same thing with the 2026 World Cup, which has given the right to organize to three countries that I think did not have the best political and diplomatic ties, but football as well as football," he said. We know miracles are done. "
A FIFA spokesman confirmed that a "feasibility study" of the possibility of expanding the World Cup 2022 to 48 elected, is still underway, noting that a final decision will be taken on whether to keep only 32 or not at the meeting of the FIFA in March.
Source: Agencies
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