John Oliver cut through the lofty rhetoric celebrating the start of the World Cup in Qatar, a country with a record of human rights abuses hosting a tournament run by Fifa, a “cartel-like group of scumbags and assorted criminals who occasionally put on soccer matches”.
“Fifa has always been terrible”, the Last Week Tonight host said on the eve of the World Cup’s first match, “which is what makes it a little hard to hear Fifa’s current president claim that their event is not just about sport, it’s a net positive for humanity.” That president, Gianni Infantino, said the World Cup in Qatar will be “the one to bring the world together after some difficult times”.
