The FIFA World Cup 2022 being hosted by Qatar is progressing with many controversies. These controversies are raising a lot of heat both inside and outside the field. First of all, the controversy is about the wrong treatment of migrant laborers and violation of human rights, which is related from the beginning.
Security remains a major issue even amid the strict regulations implemented in Qatar. It is also being criticized everywhere. Meanwhile, influential U.S. soccer journalist Grant Wahl, who was earlier stopped from entering the stadium because of his rainbow colour t-shirt, died in Qatar while covering the World Cup.
Grant’s brother Eric Wahl announced in an Instagram post that his brother collapsed and died at the World Cup in Qatar, he also believes he was killed.
Before covering the United States’ opening game against Wales, he was not allowed into one of the stadiums due to wearing a rainbow shirt. It was one example of the Qatari government’s crackdown on LGBTQ demonstrations.