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Amnesty International Warns Fans Traveling to 2026 FIFA World Cup Could Face Human Rights Threats

This year's FIFA Men's World Cup will take place from June 11 to July 19. The United States will host 78 of the 104 total matches, including the final in New Jersey. Mexico and Canada will each host 13 matches.

Latin Times · Mar 30

$Geopolitical football: Iran? Trump? How the game can stand strong in a fractured world$

Geopolitical football: Iran? Trump? How the game can stand strong in a fractured world

The 2026 World Cup is set to be a polarising event but, even if it will not be the first to be politically contentious, it will expose a growing unease

The Guardian - UK · Jan 15

Awarding of 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia will put ‘many lives at risk’, Amnesty International warns

Amnesty have described the decision to award the 2034 tournament to the nation as ‘reckless’

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2024

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Saudi Arabia’s 2034 World Cup bid to be ratified by Fifa despite rights violations

Gulf state awarded the tournament amid accusations of ‘sportswashing’ over exploitation of its migrant workforce

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2024

Nations urged to speak out against Saudi Arabia hosting 2034 World Cup: ‘A deafening silence’

Fifa’s process for choosing World Cup hosts has been widely criticised but few alternatives have appeared

The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2024

Fifa accused of ‘astonishing whitewash’ over Saudi Arabia’s 2034 World Cup bid

The Middle East kingdom’s hosting of the 2034 World Cup is set to be confirmed in December

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2024

Qatar World Cup workers suffered ‘human rights abuses’, new Amnesty report finds

The investigation showed a “pattern of abuses against migrant workers” and accused Fifa of failing to investigate the issue, writes Miguel Delaney

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023

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Messi, Mbappe give Qatar the perfect World Cup ending

When it comes to soccer, money can buy the world

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022

Fifa chief Gianni Infantino urged to end silence on compensation scheme for Qatar workers

It has been reported there have been 6,750 deaths of south Asian migrants in Qatar since 2010

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2022

FIFA chief urged to end silence on compensation scheme for Qatar migrant workers

Amnesty has called for 440 million US dollars to be set aside.

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2022

Gianni Infantino slammed for brushing Qatar human rights concerns "under the carpet"

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has sent a letter urging countries to avoid protesting against Qatar's dreadful human rights record at the upcoming World Cup, a move that Amnesty International has criticised

Daily Mirror · Nov 4, 2022

Protecting Qatar’s migrant workers must not stop when World Cup ends, warns Amnesty

The tournament kicks off in exactly a month’s time

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022

Protecting Qatar’s migrant workers must not stop when World Cup ends – Amnesty

The tournament kicks off in exactly a month’s time.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 20, 2022

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