The Disgraces of World Cup Qatar 2022

[@Maqwell]

I’ll try to get the next video essay out in less than a month lol

[@adammusa6926]

Ok

[@OcEleven]

Take your time, your videos are worth the wait.

[@yuvrajsingh8960]

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[@zaidkhan5706]

You just hate muslims and it shows. Talk about China then and how they started corona

[@adammusa6926]

@@zaidkhan5706 dude I'm Muslim and I agree with him. Not everyone's trying to hate on you

[@indonesianlad2124]

Maqwell is just basically a god tier channel and a god tier person, i love these essay videos, 100% better than most of your fifa videos, keep it up

[@Maqwell]

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[@ibkamofa4084]

@@Maqwell my man is like you are so consistent. and coherent with your words do you prep for this or u hussy say what's on your mind then edit how the video comes out. Terrific By The Way.

[@chrisvillan88]

Totally agree with this.

[@chrisvillan88]

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[@grethathunfisch9979]

@@Maqwell yeah for real, you're just funny, genuin and also really entertaing, it's awesome

[@OcEleven]

I feel like a Qatar World Cup had potential to be good for the world. A deconstructable stadium, new infrastructure etc. But the use of slave labor, violations of human rights, and Interruption of the season for the World Cup with breaks of only a week makes this World Cup the scummiest World Cup. Not to mention that instead of addressing these, the Qataris are often crying racism and using whataboutism. The negatives outweigh the positives. FIFA should have auditing groups who visit the host countries right after they are awarded the rights to host something to check how the workers are being treated and whether they have enough funding, with help from Human Rights and Financial Organizations. But we know FIFA, they prefer money over Human Rights sadly. As an Indian, seeing my countrymen die because they have been fed lies about their wages hurts me.

[@Dazumu]

My school friend whos was a die hard Football fan and was a prodigy at school, finished his degree in engineering and went to work there, he died because of a heat stroke that made him loose the blood flow to his brain, he always complain how overworked he was and how they treated South Asians as slaves. He's only driving force was to see his idols i during a world cup but that was taken away from him.

[@ffgamingyt4219]

I feel like yeah, Qatar is wrong. But many other countries do the same thing.

[@OcEleven]

@@ffgamingyt4219 but we are talking about Qatar right now. Not other countries. The difference is that they are hosting the biggest spectacle on the earth because of a corrupt bid. And they are now lying to workers so that they can host the world cup on the bodies of the workers.

[@ffgamingyt4219]

@@OcEleven Many countries like the UAE host many bigger stuff, and are actually more known in the world, like for example the burj khalifa, and they're also hosting this year's Expo. And yet you're still telling me that they deserve to be "credited" for their work that they use the same exact way Qatar does it's things?

[@OcEleven]

@@ffgamingyt4219 The Dubai Expo is smaller than the World Cup, are you high? And the Burj Khalifa is not an event. And it's still not ok if they use it. What are you on about?

[@Sanathanadharmasakthi]

I've worked as a road side automotive electrician in Muscat,Oman. My schedule was like , 6.30 AM - wake up,cook food,breakfast 8.00 AM - start duty 2.30 PM- lunch(cook food), small nap 4.00 PM- again start duty 1.00 AM-3.0 AM- duty ends, Dinner(cook food),sleep 6.30 AM- repeat The duty was 6 days in a week, and salary less than 400$ per month. Now I work in Europe, but I still think about the poor souls working in that hell.

[@celshadedx]

3.5 hours sleep? for only $4800 a year? wow, i didn't know it was that bad

[@Sanathanadharmasakthi]

@@celshadedx more than hundred thousand people are still working in such a condition. It is so normalised in middle east countries.

[@comradejosephstalin6886]

@@Sanathanadharmasakthi Did all your money go to rent?

[@CerealWithWater]

@@Sanathanadharmasakthi just say Asian/African countries not eastern europe, i live in Serbia and we work just like any normal western countries, 5 days a week 8 hours a day, yes payments are not as good as in western europe but we still live much better than Asian/African countries..

[@NoName-gp3zr]

It’s rare finding channels that make good content like yours bro

[@Maqwell]

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[@yuvrajsingh8960]

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[@ibexproductions9776]

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[@eashansaju8106]

A very fantastic video and sorry for the incoherent rambling below As an Indian living in Qatar for practically my whole life (and ironically likely to miss the World Cup next year), I was hyped when it was announced in 2010 that the hosts were gonna be Qatar especially because it always seemed to me that only Europe, the Americas, Australia, Japan and China usually host these kinds of things. Many celebrated out in the streets because that's what usually happens when your tiny country hosts the world cup. But then I grew up and got exposed to the horrible conditions that were happening behind the scenes through the internet. However, it was always kinda uncomfortable when Twitter accounts or KZbin channels kinda feel like they would happily just keep the world cup always within the limits of the Europe, and always feel like it's guilt-tripping when, to be honest, I didn't exactly contribute to the human rights abuses. So it's kind of a relief when at the end you said at the end to not feel guilty about watching the World Cup. Football is out of the control of fans structurally for a long time when the Oil industry was almost omnipresent throughout with Gazprom, the Middle Eastern takeovers etc and hosting has been for a long time been corrupt with 1998,2006,2010(maybe),2018 and 2022. It's gonna take complete destruction of the current institutions to take it back. I'm kinda glad that the main arguments didn't revolve around football pedigree or the winter slot (which I feel was dumb since the Melbourne Olympics took place in December) and has mainly stayed with genuine issues like human rights violations and social issues. Overall, Great video, As someone who has gone to one of these stadiums and have friends who've visited as well, I don't doubt for spectators it's gonna be a good or great world cup but it has to always be in our minds the many problems plaguing it.

[@yousfiiyad8749]

As an Arab, i feel bad for you lot.

[@eashansaju8106]

@@yousfiiyad8749 no need to feel bad for me personally. I have been privileged to be born into a middle class family here. still disheartening to hear my people aremistreated like this

[@yousfiiyad8749]

@@eashansaju8106 my cousin's also live there and they told that if they from an Arab country. The would be living in horrible conditions

[@eashansaju8106]

@@yousfiiyad8749 So sorry to hear that

[@RB2S123]

bruh eeshan😔

[@gouki006ishere]

As someone of Bengali descent, I feel really sorry for my brothers back home. It seems that no matter where they go, their work lives are horrific. Same goes for all the other migrant workers.

[@salmafrero4595]

Ask them to comeback wtf are they doing in QATAR

[@yeetingat100subs9]

In Sweden they would be treated very well my friend

[@t.f.r287]

@@salmafrero4595 money and good fortune. They primarily come from poor families and wishes to improve the lifestyle of their loved ones.

[@SYLFan2008]

@@salmafrero4595 : Did you not hear the part where employers latch onto their passports?

[@SYLFan2008]

@Yeeting at 100 subs : Not with the RW govt you just voted in, mate.

[@christiane9616]

All this is happening and fifa is getting mad at mexicos crowd for saying puto 🤣🤣

[@guibredacalixto9086]

HYPOCRISYYYYYYY fucking hell. FIFA: ignore the stonings plsssss.

[@ronaldomontero3624]

Of course it's not like Americans like them remember the former president Mr build the wall

[@gloverfox9135]

@@ronaldomontero3624fifa is not American btw. It’s swiss

[@KarenTookTheKids]

8:56 Small correction! Not all of those 6500 workers are not related to the world cup. They are the number of workers that died on every construction site in Qatar since the announcement about the cup in 2010, this includes new airports, a public transportation system and more. However the number isn’t categorized by where they died so there is no correct estimation about the actual number. I can’t post the link to the article but its the same article that the headline is from. Ps: Im not defending Qatar i just want to inform about a small misunderstanding :)

[@johnr797]

Ah good to know that they're using chattel workers everywhere in the country, not just on the stadiums.

[@notasinglesoul1179]

Oh good to know i was thinking those numbers were weird so i did some fact checking

[@JustAnotherYouTubeCommenter]

@@johnr797 r/holesome

[@christophersalinas2722]

So it’s even fucking worse that they chose Qatar then. They have slaves for everything instead of one thing.

[@christophersalinas2722]

@@johnr797 Fr 💀

[@Momoisgoated]

Great video, as an Arab i feel guilty because i want an Arabic country to represent us and be the first at it and i felt like qatar was great for that but when i later discovered the horrible things they did i only felt guilty and ashamed. It is to note however that not only Qatar does this but most countries in Asia and the middle east do everything you've mentioned including the sponsors, such countries like S.Korea, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Japan, China, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, and others I can't name from the top of my head. Edit: this obviously doesn't excuse their actions i thought it was too obvious that i didn't say this I'm sorry and I just liked to mention that because it's a global problem that needs to be fixed not only in Qatar but the whole world

[@Maqwell]

Oh yeah for sure this isn’t just a Qatari problem and now thinking about it I could have probably included that in the video

[@leewuanti4327]

Yes, the 'other people do it too' argument. The focus of this video is on Qatar's horrific human rights abuses. Racism is systemic in Arabic culture and this explains the widespread acceptance of the kafala slave system in every single Arab country. Lebanon is one of these atrocious racist countries where the owning and abuse of domestic slaves from Africa and Asia is not only normalized but desired as social status symbol. Yet citizens from Lebanon are thriving with business all over West and East Africa where they are treated as fellow human beings. There are many videos and horrific testimonials of African women who have been subjugated to dehumanizing conditions in the misguided belief of getting good jobs in the Middle East. Hopefully people thinking of traveling to that part of the world for work will see videos like these and save themselves from certain enslavement and certain abuse. Your passport will be seized upon arrival at the airport and your freedom as a human being will come to an abrupt end, if you fail to heed the warnings! Even if you were to escape home confinement, you will be trapped in the country since your passport is now the personal property of your slave master. Yes, true, there's a lot of work in the Middle East but for slaves! Avoid that part of the world if you are not white, please! Hopefully, the Middle East will see it fit to reform itself and get rid of such systemic state approved hatred and abuse of people who are just trying to make an honest living.

[@alexandrescu2000]

The good old other countries do this stuff argument.GTFO you hipocritical asshole.The entire sport is ruined,thanks to FIFA and your shambolic corrupt and sadistic government.Go on and make more human rights violations for your stadiums

[@ohhah1255]

​@@Maqwell Oh and the US and Canada too, they've recently been found of 3 counts of genocide, as well as human rights violations in Afghanistan, as well as threatening sanctions on ICC investigators because you can because your currency has been the world reserve currency since the late 1940s after WWII Bretton Woods Conference, and which is used in 95% of trade, as well as barred from US accounts and institutions because it allows you to basically enforce your rules on whatever country or person using your currency.

[@ohhah1255]

@@alexandrescu2000 spell hypocrital right first

[@Jurico_Noes]

I was Rewatching this again and it reminded that humanity is scary like shivering scary but I also recommended this to people who watch football and ask me “why is the World Cup in the Fall/Winter” and just like me , they were all in awe. Man the BGM you chose made the video eerie but it was perfect for what you were conveying.

[@warrior6474]

I can see this channel grow with high quality editing and great research of this topic. Imma start watching the podcast that you recommend to us. Also take your time with your video. Thier a reason why your views are starting to increase.

[@Maqwell]

Thank you my man :)

[@r_krispp656]

As a person who has lived in Qatar basically my whole life and left a few months ago, I did not want to believe this, it was something so exciting and rare a country literally the size of a fricking mouse, was going to host the tournament of the world, I was overwhelmed with excitement and just slapped all the negative news, but now since i actually have a open mind now, Qatar definitely did not deserve to get responsibility of getting the world cup, its sad a country so close to my heart did something against human rights, Im just praying that its all improved and even that can’t take away the sadness i feel, we just have to accept the bribery

[@Braidas]

Do you think a place with anti LGBT laws should be a place where the world is supposed to be accepted?

[@r_krispp656]

@@Braidas ok they aren’t that bad, however i know LGBT will be restricted, Qatar is a muslim country so a lot of people here who will find it offensive, but once again, they should have seen it coming + the alcohol

[@Braidas]

@@r_krispp656 i agree they shouldve seen it coming, which is why im saying it should never have been the host. its like the 1936 olympics. i hope a gay player wins the same way jesse owens won

[@jackal25301]

dont believe western propaganda my friend

[@marwan0511]

@@Braidas Everyone is welcomed in Qatar but just don’t expect people to wave rainbow flags in the streets and promote it

[@henrypayne8676]

Awesome vid, really informative not to mention eye opening. Quite shocking how mainstream media is not talking about this

[@kaisbeskri1725]

western people and media are hypocrites and delusional. pretending to have the higher moral ground while you're the worst.in 2003 us and uk killed more than a million civilian people in iraq as 'collateral' damage

[@Prometeo59]

I know this is just a KZbin video but I think that is good to clarify some points: - The kafala system does not make you pay to get the job. That was a horrible practice by a lot of scammy recreuitmen companies in their home countries. For example, in Nepal they may promise a foreman job for those that qualify and can pay 3.000 USD. If you don't have the money don't worry, they'll discount it from your salary later. At that time the companies in Qatar were hiring people with little control, and since they needed workers fast they wouldn't bother if they were qualified. They needed the numbers. So the HR guys in Qatar would get money from the recruitment companies outside, choose them and hit their targets with people that in many many cases has never been in a construction. So you would see them coming down from the plane all confused, out of their village for the first time, and put to work even with flip flops. And yes, you could see how they loaded the cofins of one or two people back einthe plane that just brought the next load of workers. Taking the passport was also a common practice in many construction companies, and fortunately that is now outlawed. And Qatar started to take the enforcement of the law more seriously, thanks to the international backlash. So now they took action against the companies doing recruitment abuses, for example opening official visa offices in the countries so people have to go through the government channels and not those shady companies. Another improvement is in safety conditions. You don't see workers on flip-flops anymore. All are wearing safety equipment and the rate of accidents and deaths has definitely gone down. So that's good, and wouldn't have happened without the international outcry. So they deserve some credit for that. Also they were the first country to announce the end of the kafala system, although the reality is that it is still in place (you still need a sponsor and a no objection letter to transfer sponsohip), so workers cannot change jobs freely. And that is a shame. Also the compounds for the workers that you showed in the video are real an are being used, especially by companies related to the world Cup. But yeah, living conditions for blue collar workers can be improved across the board outside of those. The points about the LGTB are easy prey, but misunderstanding the reality. There is no prosecution of gay people. In fact it is easier for a guy to book a room with 5 others than with a girl that is not his wife. Nobody will bat an eye. And if you ask people in the LGTB community you will hear how they love it in the GCC countries. The law that punishes gay sex is the same that affects straight sex: Any sex outside of marriage is illegal, hence all gay sex is too. And that opens a topic that is widely ignored by the media. If an unmarried woman gets pregnant, she better leave the country before the authorities are informed (mandatory by law). Or in the case of rape, the victim (male or female) can be prosecuted for sex out of wedlock. It is easy to criticise Qatar, and there is a lot of room for improvement, but it is important to praise their progress and demand that they continue and fulfill their promises (like truly ending the kafala). That was the case in other GCC countries too.

[@dragonmaster3207]

happy for the good news honestly some one should make a video on the progress.

[@a.s.raiyan2003-4]

​@@dragonmaster3207People don't want that. They just wanna spread hate. It's easier to hate than love

[@dragonmaster3207]

@@a.s.raiyan2003-4 yea

[@goodmorningkay]

Coming from Kenya, this is horrifying to me, and after watching @Adam Something's video on Dubai, and having been to Qatar two weeks ago for Formula 1, having seen all pretty much all of the stadiums it left a sour taste in my mouth the entire vacation

[@ranelgallardo7031]

You know the Korean show creator Squid Game partially was inspired by the migrant workers conditions in Qatar for the 2022 World Cup for how brutal the games are.

[@BrownK1gtm]

This video essay is exactly what the world needs. Super informative, clear and well structured. I especially like the afterword - which opens up the idea that being mindful of the federations/corporations/institutions we support and oppose, can prevent future corrupt operations and save future migrant worker lives. That being said, as video essay, your points would be even stronger if you left your sources as an appendix either in the description or throughout the video ;)

[@miskerss]

Just found your channel and it's absolutely fantastic! Your editing and writing is a gift to the footballing community

[@anthonycardenas1917]

Great video man, very interesting and well researched. I hope your channel keeps on growing. Keep grinding and take your time on making the video essays because they are worth the wait. Take care.

[@Maqwell]

Appreciate it!

[@al-bishr2735]

Qatar is criticized for not allowing LGBTQ+ community freedom in their country as it goes against their culture and beliefs, but in Western countries if you marry more than one women that's an offence to the law. How are they expected to allow things like LGBTQ+ that goes against their culture and beliefs when we don't allow their culture and beliefs to take place elsewhere.

[@Spartacus.D]

There's a significant difference in the rights of women and workers within Qatar and Saudi Arabia and the western countries. Even LGBT, In your example, in places like Qatar and Saudi Arabia if you are gay you fucking get executed. If you are not married and seen with a man, you get abused and whipped and stoned. If u try and marry more than 1 woman in western countries you just confuse the law in terms of finances but you dont fuckin die as a result.

[@the_don0562]

THANK YOU! The double standards is insane, their doing all this because because Qatar is an Islamic country 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@steviejandjoseline]

L

[@skronkolius]

Honestly man you make some of the most interesting videos I've ever seen, keep up the good work!

[@Maqwell]

Appreciate it man!

[@AKUNJIG]

The USMNT finally got a Good Squad and I'm going to feel guilty watching the World Cup Next November. Also, I see your shirt. See you in 2022! Vamos Atlanta!

[@ranelgallardo7031]

This is a good video to anyone who asks “Why do we still have workers unions?” Cause if you don’t you’ll have working conditions like the migrant workers in Qatar

[@michaeljirava8404]

FIFA is really stepping up their spitting-on-human-rights game after hosting the cup in Russia

[@CC-jw8cj]

1978 WC was held in a dictatorship ruled country too

[@razercortex9292]

Hail Russia. 🇷🇺 They're avengers for 1) Vietnam. 2) Unauthorised invasion by America and NATO puppets in Iraq. 3) 1st day of invasion killed 66081 innocent civilians. 4) US failed to show the world the reason why they entered the Iraq in the 1st place. 5) Weapon of mass destruction is not found in Iraq. 6) by the mean time millions of Iraqis died and thousands of US army personnel died. Not to mention other countries lol. Btw, Hail Russia. 🇷🇺 Z

[@ronaldomontero3624]

@Zack Short no

[@marvell2192]

And soon USA will be next, a country with one of the highest levels of hypocrissy.

[@mattAVFC44]

I’ve watched a lot of your recent videos and thought you were a funny football commentary channel, which is why I subscribed. But coming across this hard hitting journalism from you is a very pleasant surprise, props man great vid.

[@nielsmeijer6698]

I think it comes down to one question: Would I go to or watch a party, for which, thousands of people had to die in an avoidable manner that is only being hosted there because of corruption? I understand not watching it won`t change anything, but I choose not to.

[@zelymvyst7203]

It is super sad. I can’t imagine people cheering and laughing and just ignoring the violated faith of similar ones fallen in the very field. How cold. How lonely.

[@turkisaleh9169]

@@zelymvyst7203 hhhhhhhhhhh

[@dragonmaster3207]

i dont think you can watch basically any major event anymore with those moral, I respect that but corruption and deaths follow nomatter the country and event.

[@nielsmeijer6698]

@@dragonmaster3207 At this time, I agree with you. It was a while ago when I said that lol

[@arshylsshortvids433]

I feel so sorry for fellow country men from Philippines that they’ve treated so bad just to build this stadiums, the harsh conditions 😔😔

[@leo_king94]

So, this is the second video I watch from your channel and I'm subscribing. I really like your opinions and you're good at talking. As you might guess I'm mexican and about the past friday qualifier, all I can say is that USMNT won all my respect. No rage, no h8 at all. It was a clean match where this young generation demonstrated that they have the balls to stand up and make a statement to the whole CONCACAF. Same goes for Canada, a huge surprise this time and this makes me realize that a lot of national teams have gotten better, but sadly that's not the case of Mexico. Saludos, hermano, thank you for these videos.

[@Maqwell]

Thank you man!

[@ricardobautista-garcia8492]

Likewise, Canada has improved plenty. Mexico should focus on other aspects anyways. Our U18 teams have been good for the past decade. Once we are prosperous we can focus on sports like soccer.

[@ricardobautista-garcia8492]

I will add that what caught my attention in this video was the awareness raised about migrant workers in Qatar-a topic I had done some research in back in my model UN high school years-as well as the intricacies of how FIFA operates. The humor is a nice touch and it is good that you included references. I am unsure if I agree with your last statement, whether one should feel guilty or not, nevertheless I understand it.

[@cmfymedia]

your channel is so good, i don't understand how you're not bigger! this video was also great, really informative and entertaining.

[@Maqwell]

Hey we’re gonna get bigger don’t worry bout that. But much appreciated it man :)

[@alpinecross4370]

I know it probably won't happen, but I'd like to see you talk about other leagues from other continents. One interesting case is that of Fortaleza; after a near decade in Brazil's third division, they have recently earned themselves a spot in the first ever Copa Libertadores.

[@OcEleven]

Yo you can join the discord and put the suggestion in his video ideas channel.

[@Xertsaa]

Is that like Sunderland getting into the champions league

[@alpinecross4370]

@@Xertsaa Yes, after staying 3 years in a row in the Premier League to boot. Brazil's league also relegates FOUR teams as opposed to England's 3, so it's even harder for relegation to be avoided.

[@radeonblue1816]

The fact that these large stadium will be rendered into haunting vast arenas once the world cup is finished makes me sick. Basically, their plan is to build the stadiums by paying minimal amount, suck up all the profits and then render them useless.

[@Alvaro_Litti]

Some say that many Central Asian migrant workers faced some of the same things during the building of the stadiums and other facilities for the World Cup in Russia 2018.

[@johnr797]

Qatar and Russia are both horrible countries then, good to know

[@chrislouis7913]

@@johnr797 Russia is pretty bad but not as bad as Qatar. Atleast in Russia they didn’t ban stuff like alcohol whereas in Qatar that might be banned or restricted. Sure Russia has got its own problems atm with corruption and democracy but it is hands down way better than shit Qatar

[@johnr797]

@@chrislouis7913 I was just indulging them in their idiocy. I'd much rather live in Qatar to be honest, but the only reason is because their government is horrible that it is so nice. At least in Russia the citizens are allowed to exist and they come first.

[@jesusisking8856]

@@chrislouis7913 alcohol is usless

[@notanalien9041]

As someone who were once involved in one of WC stadium projects in Qatar (as an engineer) back in 2018, the fact that they hired migrant workers and abused them in EVERY big construction project wasn't well-known for me and my colleagues at that time, since we're technically foreigners hired by Qataris. What's odd for me was when we had to sign an NDA not to tell anyone about ANYTHING that we saw on the field, except our supervisors/anyone directly involved in project, way before we work and arrived in Qatar. I was literally gobsmacked when I read the news about human rights abuse towards migrant workers. No wonder they forced us to sign those NDA in the first place.

[@neilsokayatthis3970]

Wow

[@70mavgr]

I have a cousin who worked in Saudi Arabia as an engineer for 3 years. Believe me when i say that compared to Saudi Arabia Qatar is a heaven for human and worker's rights.

[@diogogaladg4174]

Man, you are so underrated, you talk about things that people really don't know and you help us understand certain things that we should know, keep the great work

[@dominicadugyamfi7330]

This is one of the best videos you ever made well done😊😊😊😊

[@purpledragons1146]

As much as I want it to come home as an English person. I just feel that winning the world cup next year won't mean as much due to the disgraces around the tournament

[@Marquinhos1901]

yeah everything about it feels dirty. the fact that its in the winter is farcical.

[@cracksmoker1506]

It wouldn’t mean anything anyways, wouldn’t be great having a country that has fans attacking foreigners in its stadiums and cities like in 2021 to win the cup

[@lalallama171]

@@cracksmoker1506 so you’re going to bring that up every time the nation of England is mentioned in anything? And not every England fan is like that for your information

[@cracksmoker1506]

@@lalallama171 I live in England I know exactly how English fans are 😂😂 attacking foreigners in your cities for your first football event in over 40 years the world knows what English football fans are like

[@romiarkan450]

There's always 2026, in which you can win to relive the Colony days, even though the US are not the only country hosting the event.

[@marcusjackson9076]

Goodness me, this video was outstanding. Keep up the great work.

[@anthonylong9067]

What’s sad is several people on social media either downplay the slave labor or deny it ever happened and throw the “you just hate muslims” rhetoric.

[@HrvojeBan]

Yes, I guess it's the old "playing the victim" stunt and avoiding the real issues (or outright denying them). Sad.

[@superfantastical1]

The production quality of this is really good, especially for how under appreciated your channel is. I feel like I'm finding someone early who is gonna blow up in the next couple years

[@Prateekthapa1991]

I just want to say that the creator, it is your job to create the videos but I would like to pray for your success and your family may god bless you. Thank you soo much for making time to do research and making this video. My people from nepal and the people of my neighbouring countries INDIA, BANGLADESH, PAKISTAN AND SRILANKA they died for Qatar's fantasies.

[@dedlues]

I have a lot of personal thoughts from this video & I really enjoyed your coverage! Such an important video, and you’re right, we as fans don’t have the influence to be able to force pressure onto Qatar, but what can be done in terms of this video is to be mindful on how the process to the 2022 World Cup happened, and that ugliness must really be ensured that it shouldn’t happen again in future World Cup competitions. It’s not just Qatar that has the kafala system but all the Gulf states do as well (Saudi, UAE, Kuwait, etc.). Also, the Gulf states have a TON of immigrants, or as they would like to call the East Asians/S.E. Asians: migrants, as opposed to the people coming from more privileged backgrounds (aka whites): expats. The very least these Gulf states can do to the people that legit built the whole country is to recognize their importance & their significance at the very least. They are just left under the mud, some treated like actual below shit at times. I remember seeing in Dubai, in 2021, god awful living conditions of workers in the middle of the desert, right beside a place called Global Village, a place full of entertainment, shopping, seeing cultures from all around the world. That stark contrast was honestly appalling from me, yet I’m just not surprised sadly. In terms of LGBTQ rights in Arab states, imo I’m somehow even less optimistic about that than workers rights unfortunately.

[@leewuanti4327]

Arab racism fuels the atrocious kafala system. Africans, Philippines, Asians who have failed to do their due diligence in informing themselves about what dangerous prospects lie ahead for them in the Middle East end up as slaves. The bait is the availability of jobs but the bitter truth is self enslavement in the 21st Century. Holding the World Cup in that part of the world is an insult to free people everywhere.

[@TheMrFishnDucks]

This is horrific. Well made video. Keep up the good work.

[@redbalmy2865]

Honestly, I always try the hardest to go to events such as these and was unfathomably excited for this too! But the whole premise just disgusts me so much that I don't think I will be attending this one.

[@chn71]

Since 2002 every World Cup host (except for Germany, who only built three new stadiums) has spent billions to build brand new stadiums for the tournament. England and the U.S. already have stadiums ready to go, and there are billions to be made in construction contracts to build new stadiums. That is why England and the U.S. lost out to Russia and Qatar for 2018 & 2022. The only reason North America got the 2026 WC is because all the corruption with FIFA was uncovered.

[@OcEleven]

Morocco could also be decent hosts as they have enough money while not having to take advantage of slaves

[@diegobahena302]

Great video bro keep it up!

[@Maqwell]

Thanks man!

[@mandeiyaal-hassan1313]

most underated chanel ive seen in years

[@Maqwell]

:)

[@lucianoarebalo41]

Man I wish so much that the US would have won the bid for hosting the 2022 World Cup. Would’ve been incredible to attend matches of both Messi’s and Ronaldo’s last world cup

[@PokemonDude880]

The US ain’t any better than Qatar 😂

[@jaredgomez1281]

@@PokemonDude880 yes it is

[@PokemonDude880]

@@jaredgomez1281 it really isn’t. And if you think it is, the propagandas working

[@readbeforeyoureply64]

@@jaredgomez1281 go tell that to people in Libya, bunch of hypocrites. US been killing people in middle east and Africa ffs

[@enriquepicazo2371]

@@PokemonDude880 6500 would’ve been paid at least minimum wage lol & probably not dead either.

[@azadali8609]

I've seen a lot of ppl on the internet saying they won't watch the World Cup and that players should not be taking part in it. At one point, i understand why you should turn your head against this kind of corruption, but at the same time I feel like a toddler who just wants to see his country or his favourite player lift the World Cup. (I'm a Ronaldo fan, I hope he wins it)

[@Maqwell]

You better hope Ronaldo leads this team out of the playoffs

[@johnr797]

I think the players have a responsibility to say something. They're the reason the world cup exists. If I knew thousands were dying from working to death in the brutal desert sun so I could have some grass to kick a ball around on, I'd feel just a BIT responsible.

[@azadali8609]

@@Maqwell WE DID IT MATE WE'RE IN THE WORLD CUP

[@Metalton95]

Hm, I would be disappointed if my team (Denmark) won. The last Euros & World Cup have been amazing for us, but the 2022 is so stained by the death of thousands of workers to build stadiums in a nation that had NO right to host the World Cup. At least we know that the World Cup truly IS for sale, regardless of how much football means to a country, and if they even have stadiums (or climate) to host the matches...

[@mirekhomarek8562]

There are things much more important than football

[@itz_masterinstinct3404]

About LGBTQ+ issues... this is our country. We have our rules, our religions. Just because most of the west believes in a certain fact doesnt mean they should force it upon our country. Just because someone believes in something.. e.g God doesnt mean he should force it upon every single human being or country out there. Every one haves their beliefs, and we need to respect everyones beliefs equally. Thanks.

[@itz_masterinstinct3404]

Not saying I don’t agree with all the worker abuse issues… I do and it needs to be fixed

[@lostheir7988]

i also hope you dont also force your religion to us too. 🙂

[@itz_masterinstinct3404]

@@lostheir7988 No ones gonna force anything on you or force you to believe in a certain fact or belief

[@lostheir7988]

@@itz_masterinstinct3404 i certainly hope so

[@valiant..6]

Your point in this comment discredits Qatar. Your country forces homosexuals to be stoned to death, hanged to death, life in jail and more. Your country is prohibiting peoples own beliefs and their sexuality.

[@abdulazizjunaid7634]

this guy is so underrated. so glad i found this guy. big legend and no im not one of those people who say this just to gain some clout, im being dead serious. this guy is amazing

[@lalallama171]

Another issue I’ve thought of: alcohol. As we all know, the target demographic of football is fat bald men who drink beer everyday, and as alcohol is haram, there won’t be any to supply the fans. And because of the heat, I can’t see many fans travelling to Qatar

[@PokemonDude880]

I think Qatar will allow alcohol. Their not as strict as Saudi Arabia when it comes to alcohol

[@stevendchu]

@@PokemonDude880 Not as strict = willing to give up their beliefs if you pay them enough $$$$. How very capitalist of them

[@PokemonDude880]

@@stevendchu well yeah, that’s what not as strict kinda means

[@Brwnchay]

This will be the worst world cup, dude from all the countries. And we all kinda expected this tbh countries like UAE and Qatar probably use slaves and we don't know. They show Arabs and indians hell and Europeans and Americans heaven. And I'm saying this as an Egyptian, i hate countries like these bc of the spoiled ass people in them

[@Christian-if3ok]

Keep up the great work!!

[@Maqwell]

Thanks!

[@jacobnapkins1155]

BRO you ran Earthbound music in a Qatar documentary, mad mad respect

[@thnjiyu]

Hey Maqwel, Ahmad from Qatar here. Fair video very informative. However, one major error when talking about the kafala system. The worker does not pay the sponsor any money for a job opportunity. They pay so called "job agencies" in their home country that made a business out of selling job opportunities. The sponsor in fact has to pay the country 1000-1500 dollars to open a visa for a migrant worker. Most of these opportunities are great for the countries that usually apply for said opportunities to the point where they go into debt to pay the job agency to to land a Qatari opportunity. The reason why the opportunity is lucrative for the migrant worker is that the min wage in Qatar is about 500 USD monthly. While, in countries where these migrant workers come from, the min wage is can be as low as 50 USD monthly. So to circumvent the cost of landing a job in Qatar for migrant workers. Qatar opened the Qatar Visa Center, where migrants who look for jobs can directly communicate with the Qatari embassies who will give out job opportunities for free. Saving already poor migrant workers thousands of dollars. That is not to say there are no issues with the Qatari labor market. There are cases where migrant working for large mostly international corporations did not get paid for months. And that is very true and extremely heartbreaking. But where it stings is that videos like yours make it seem that Qatari ethics should be on the stage for questioning and not the western conglomerates with their crony capitalistic ideals trying to milk a small nation through exploiting all their legal loopholes, work visas and their wage protection systems.

[@thnjiyu]

Moreover the old requirement to get an approval from the sponsor was due to the fact that the sponsor paid a lot of money to secure a visa spot for the employee. Thus, all that money would have gone to waste if the employee goes to another job post visa grant. It is a broken system but things exist for a reason and being evil is not one of them. So now when you secure a visa that cost you 2000 to 5000 riyals (almost 1000 dollars) per employee. That money would then go serve a bigger business who exploit this visa hierarchy at the cost of small businessmen. However, it had made better competition for labor between companies and that does enhance conditions of migrant workers. And this is a cost the Qatari public welcomed with open arms knowing we are being exploited by bigger companies (again mostly western companies).

[@thnjiyu]

The reason why no journalist is pushing the ridiculous 6500 number is that these statistics of the tallied deaths of all migrant workers who's embassy's provided a statistic. The statistic is simply, how many death reports did you get from Qatar. And it is not how many work related fatalities did you receive from Qatar... A sensationalist newspaper went with this number in its title to simply get clicks and visits. If you actually take the 6500 number divide it by 1 million migrant workers you will see that the death rate per 1000 people is much better than in their home countries! which actually shows that quality of life in Qatar is probably better.

[@Ali-uf8tl]

my dad and mom still get delayed salaries working in high paying jobs and they dont even get payed as much as people born in the country even if they worked the same jobs

[@westXsamulx_clips]

I feel like 2022 World Cup is gonna be the worst we’ll ever see

[@ardi08]

Your logic would be : World Cup held in Asia : *Bad to worst* World cup held in Europe : *Excellent to best*

[@user-oh5gz4ue6r]

@@ardi08 world cup based on slavery and murder: bad World cup not based on slavery and murder: good.

[@readbeforeyoureply64]

@@user-oh5gz4ue6r oh please like Europe and America don't have blood on their hands, come to poor African countries that have been affected by us invasions or Europeans taking their natural resources. Talking of injustices when it suits y'all foh

[@user-oh5gz4ue6r]

@@readbeforeyoureply64 europeans and americans aren't in any wars right now (well, russia), they're not owning slaves either. clearly qatar is worse than brazil.

[@readbeforeyoureply64]

@@user-oh5gz4ue6r lol

[@gaiusjuliuspleaser]

Funny how the US will (diplomatically) boycott the Chinese Olympics citing human rights violations, but not the Qatar World Cup. No wait, that's not funny at all. That's just really, sad.

[@kaisbeskri1725]

western people and media are hypocrites and delusional. pretending to have the higher moral ground while you're the worst.in 2003 us and uk killed more than a million civilian people in iraq as 'collateral' damage

[@HonestFarmerLigue1Fan]

@@kaisbeskri1725 Mid eastern countries are hypocrites too. Treating women and workers as items and not human beings. How many immigrant workers died at the hands of abusive lords in Mid east?

[@KingK2205]

China is the bigger threat because they are stronger and they don't control them as much as they do in Qatar.

[@yddubbud8229]

the USA barely made qualifying for WC2022 after not making it 4 years ago. Doubtful if they would make any protest now

[@lunecker]

Whaat??? An American person calls football "football" instead of "soccer"??? Damn, amazing

[@popsshoes7720]

Bruh you really believe stereotypes lol

[@lunecker]

@@popsshoes7720 its not stereotype, its literally what they call "football" in american english

[@lunecker]

@@popsshoes7720 + ive never heard american not calling football "soccer" before

[@gloverfox9135]

@@luneckerKeep obsessing over us

[@tripleO16]

As an arab, I was really glad that Qatar got the world cup, Perhaps this will help breach barriers between the east and the west I thought. Little did I know this was a World cup built upon the blood and suffering of innocent workers

[@sagbon98]

Sepp Blatter saying "Tooo tventy-tooo" should be made into a meme

[@spencerimre]

I love watching ur videos while I eat, they’re the perfect length

[@karsam7751]

What an informative video. Thank you so much for your time and effort that you have put in to it

[@marksotnikov5587]

Just saw this. Dude great video. Love your content

[@Maqwell]

Thanks!

[@grussgott0768]

The saddest Thing (except for the slaves of course) is that its completly obvious that Qatar bought that WC and FIFA was ok with that.

[@sadiqnajwan6214]

Germany also bought the World Cup 2006 and Russia as well in 2018 but no one talk about it. How irony?

[@casper6198]

@@sadiqnajwan6214 they deserve to hold that wc because they have qualified earlier. When did Qatar qualified?

[@cracksmoker1506]

@@casper6198 Russia qualified for the 2018 World all the way back in 2008? Damn they must have been good

[@muhakmalulimanl9103]

@@casper6198 Wow Russia Qualified for 2018 WC in 2008? Lol you are the clown

[@garykrulik3861]

@@muhakmalulimanl9103 i think he meant that these two teams played in previous world cups, with germany even winning some of them

[@yateso9441]

My new favorite Football channel, love your style of videos bro ! Steady follower 💪☝️

[@andrewpalmer1873]

I do kinda disagree with you adding the bit about watching the world cup, I don't think it was necessary. Plus if people do not watch, it will teach FIFA not to award questionable countries as hosts, but again whether you watch or don't, it doesn't diminish the atrocities committed.

[@baderbaltan]

If we go with that logic 99% of the world can’t host the World Cup because there “questionable countries”

[@andrewpalmer1873]

@@baderbaltan probably but I don’t think other countries had people die in the thousands just so we can watch people kick a ball around.

[@petarmalovic7624]

@@baderbaltan 100% of the world

[@ronaldomontero3624]

@@andrewpalmer1873 America's built on slavery so and stealing land and all that it's not like go concern them

[@aakashsuryi9098]

Very mature & educated breakdown of the subject topic 😍🥰👏👏👏👍👌 I'm really impressed by how thurough your video is. You have no bias, & provide a complete bird's eye view of the truth regarding the subject.

[@peniel2527]

Hey, I love your use of the yakuza soundtrack. Keep up the good work.

[@Maqwell]

Eyyyyy finally someone gives attention to the yakuza soundtracks I abuse every single video! Looool

[@christopherm6490]

Your Channel is too Underrated

[@HrvojeBan]

Are the countries of the migrant workers doing anything on the diplomatic and international level to protect the rights and lives of their citizens? I guess they could at least try to sue Qatar at the International Human Rights Court for damages for families of people that died due to poor working conditions.

[@ntokozonkonyane]

Keep going bro. Your channel has a very bright future.

[@LiamDilley]

What you did not mention and while not proven but very likely true - Of those stadiums a good number of them have dead workers in the concrete. There are a number of reports of accidents where people fell, died in the heat and in one way or another ended up in the concrete.

[@Sjr_freestyle]

What has lgbtq+ got to do with worldcup and football?🤔 Why do you have to display it in a football game? I mean i don't get the point🤷

[@bashar7424]

Exactly man, everything is about not offending certain people and we forget the most important thing which in this case is football

[@readbeforeyoureply64]

Exactly! And you can't expect these mfs to suddenly abandon their religious beliefs to please foreigners, doesn't make sense. Why don't the LGBTQ people abandon their flags in respect of the qatari people's religion

[@vincentbufalino5578]

Ikr

[@whotfareyouay]

I think they were just displaying that to protest the laws in Qatar, and the World Cup is the biggest tournament in the world, so they decide to display their protest there so that the most people could see it

[@master_qweg]

Cuz the tournament was held in a country where being lgbtq is punishable by death

[@cond.oriano4945]

Same thing happened in Brazil no one cared except the locals. Except the people dying part

[@ardi08]

And it wasn't protested as much as Qatar get this far, right?

[@Luizfelipe-g8v]

@@ardi08 🇧🇷🇶🇦

[@Maqwell]

I was 13 so unfortunately when I first heard about it all, I didn’t fully understand the weight of it all

[@alijafar7195]

@@ardi08 bro it was protested alot

[@Mchammershot]

@@ardi08 still waiting for the slavery that was used to build brazilian stadiums..

[@Vito-cx2et]

Love the content, now that I know you have an account where you’re covering the off season, I’ll definitely be tuning in.

[@hurricane2358]

Here some video idea: world cup 2002 south korea vs italy scandal

[@Maqwell]

I badly wanna do that, definitely one for next year

[@redxmak]

@@Maqwell Why Next Year?

[@lalallama171]

They also did it against Spain

[@SlimeBoyYT]

I don't understand why FIFA would do the world cup in Qatar, out of all the other countries you can choose.. They choose the middle east

[@finnmcneil7393]

I'm an Australian, so this is obviously a biased opinion, but I really think Australia would be a good host for a WC. Kids in Australia love football/soccer and there are many stadiums here too. The only problem I could see with Australia hosting the WC is the heat, as it would be in our summer as we are in the southern hemisphere, but we could also possibly cohost will New Zealand too.

[@no_one866]

No because the World Cup usually happens in July/August, so I believe it would be winter

[@finnmcneil7393]

@@no_one866 Sorry for not realising that

[@mavericu_]

@@finnmcneil7393 a World Cup in Australia/New Zealand would make perfect sense, although it would be tricky for us Europeans to watch the matches due to the difference in timezones, but it would be a good idea nonetheless since Australia has a great football culture and good infrastructure.

[@Melissa-rb6ct]

The women’s World Cup 2023 will be taken in Australia and cohost with New Zealand

[@Mchammershot]

@@no_one866 that would fit well, as the weather is milder, allowing for perfect football weather

[@mattbarker1840]

Absolutely love this video. One thing, as someone who ain’t in the US. CNN is NOT left, CNN is right wing & Fox is far right. Apart from that, AMAZING VIDEO.

[@eggy6745]

where tf do you live ?

[@sie11pervan]

Okay but why would a country have to change its laws because of a football tournament? It's their country, their belief, their way of living. It's at the opposite side of the world, and most importantly, it's not the United States. They aren't us. We aren't them. Not everyone is the same. Cultures, beliefs, religions, cuisines. All different over the world. Unless you want one big light-brown mashed together meltingpot of the same consumerist culture everywhere on earth, stop forcing Western beliefs on other parts of the globe.

[@evald5373]

So slavery and corruption is their belief?

[@NJColombiano777]

I know this video is close to a year old, but it still relevent for all Football fans around the world to know of all that was sacrificed for this world cup to even take place. So sad.

[@iamdc21]

man this was really in depth

[@jimmyhart5155]

What a beautiful conclusion to this video man, we will come together to play the beautiful game in purity, regardless of the atrocities, the heart is contagious, and that is the only power we have

[@fiaf2245]

Rip to the people who died making this beautiful stadiums 🏟 💔

[@ultimatepotato192]

Man where was this energy at during the 2014 world cup in Brazil, it had the same problems but it wasn't a big deal like Qatar

[@rutad363]

it wasnt so bad.

[@jasonirwin2947]

I remember watching the sky doc with Gary Neveil and i feel like Gary was being too soft. 🤣🤣🤣

[@Polokolo264]

I was suprised of the quality, good job.

[@Maqwell]

Thanks!

[@ikemenchaca3736]

Excellent video. I strongly believe that one very small but impactful thing that could be done would be to refer to the tournament only as the 2022 World Cup and exclude all mention of Qatar. The only time the country should be mentioned should be to highlight the corruption during the bidding process, the human rights abuses, and their intolerant attitudes. This was a vanity project for the Qatar rulers and they should not get the praise that they're looking for.

[@theshadow6528]

You completely omitted the environmental impact aspect, an extremely important one

[@anthonylong9067]

Not to mention, after the world cup is done, most of those stadiums will most likely be unused

[@hopsky]

Great work, Maqwell

[@Maqwell]

Thanks!

[@grqfes]

worst part is any genuine or legitimate criticism will be met with "you're islamophobic!"

[@ibexproductions9776]

Great video man. I couldn’t help noticing the impressive kit collection behind you. do you know any good websites/ stores for jerseys?

[@StephenAinsworth1]

Well done on covering the human rights in Qatar, I've seen it first hand when I went to Dubai. It seems strange to me that such a rich country chooses not to pay its staff correctly. They could/should be setting a high standard. Gary Neville's coverage in Qatar is also a strange one considering his own political views

[@tamaduni]

It is not in their religion to treat human beings with dignity .....imagine how the world would be if they ever have scientific or military power .....

[@ecolink101]

That's what I fail to understand too. Qatar has the highest GDP per Capita and they have a lot of money yet they still choose to pay the migrant workers so poorly. I understand, paying all those people to help build your country is going to be a massive bill, but its still a bill that Qatar can manage and it doesn't have to be anything out of this world either. The workers already get a relatively small wage yet what's shocking is that the companies that employ these people choose to cut the wages and then even go as far as as refusing to pay their workers. Its beyond me, if they paid them the 1100 riyals and they paid it on time, it would solve half of their problems. No need to overwork people either, can you imagine how many more migrants would willingly travel to Qatar for work if they had a reputation of paying the workers and treating them with dignity and as humans? I can only imagine, the reason they have the workers do mandatory overtime is due to lack of labour. I wonder why....

[@morestuff64058]

First off its not Dubai. Its UAE. Dubai is not a country

[@StephenAinsworth1]

Qatar is a country

[@kevinch12]

One thing I disagree is with try to enforce liberal laws to very conservative religious countries, cause the religion in Qatar stickly hates the pride group, and us westerners should stay on our liberal side and help people come to our side if they are in trouble.

[@rutad363]

W

[@Ashish56741]

A proper research and dedication can seen on this video👍🏻 Thanks for covering this topic as this has to be viral all over the world. I am from Nepal and i saw more than 3/4 coffins are arriving Nepalese Airport from Middle east countries and out of four, 3 bodies are come from Qatar

[@hiiamkennyon4408]

havent watched it yet but great vid lol

[@kaydim5921]

Alright fine, I'll subscribe. Guess I should after watching a dozen of your videos start to finish.

[@swizzy5294]

Tbf No country is perfect, literally the previous World Cup was held in Russia, which is notorious for the corruption, tortures, disgusting human rights record, occupations of other lands like Crimea, I can go on and one, but I did not remember one bit of how that was mentioned when Russia were hosting the World Cup, Or the previous World Cup on Brazil, Brazil is also known for high level of corruption, you can hold the entire gov on charges of crimes against humanity for how they are treating the indigenous people as well as how destructive they are with the Amazon , which the world needs so they can breathe. Also the World Cup of how it destroy peoples homes in poor favelas to make stadiums for one time use Or the one before that, South Africa, we all loved that World Cup but South Africa has also been the top of the most rapes per 1000 women, Human Rights Watch claim that SA unlawful or arbitrary killings by security forces; torture and cases of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment; harsh and life-threatening prison conditions; arbitrary arrest or detention; official corruption; crimes involving violence or threats of violence Did we all hear this? No, so how is suddenly everyone caring for the human rights ? Don’t get me wrong I’m not defending Qatar but where was all of this before

[@abhilashdas9115]

Yes those countries had their internal problem that is true especially Russia but don't you think 6500 migrant labour death is too much!!!!!

[@maximilianstieglitz4912]

The investigative work from journalists was just very powerful for this wc, plus you can not clear deaths of thousands of people, I think thats the difference, but nobody knows what else happend in the past

[@tfmcgee3390]

Everyone suddenly caring about human rights is like how social media over the past few years have been suddenly caring about racism,lgbtq issues which wasnt wide spread during the early 2010’s but started to rise in mid 2010’s

[@cracksmoker1506]

They saw the Middle East and Arabs and decided enough was enough 😂 their social media inner justice warrior woke up

[@helloworld2054]

This is the world we live in sadly. Everyone is a hypocrite, me, you, everyone.

[@UnknownInstict]

One reason I could see why usa media isn't touching it is because its related to football (soccer for them) which majority of people there don't really care much for it although this is probably just simple minor reason