Qatar launched its bid for the 2022 World Cup with a powerful vision that soccer could unite the Middle East. With beIN holding the broadcasting rights to FIFA events across the Middle East and North Africa, the ongoing Under-20 World Cup in South Korea will now be unavailable for viewers in the UAE. Being handed the World Cup made working, living conditions and employment rights in Qatar a global concern like never before. Significantly, the federation of World Cup holder Germany is not endorsing such an extreme move. “There are still five years before the World Cup kicks off,” Grindel said.

Source: National Post June 06, 2017 21:09 UTC