The World Cup In Qatar Has Already Failed

[@bababababababa6124]

Who would’ve thought a tiny desert country smaller than Northern Ireland with little to no football infrastructure being picked to host a World Cup was gonna be a bad idea ☠️

[@dvdv8197]

Everyone, but those taking that decision were corrupted. 🤷‍♀️

[@ja1295]

Should've had it in northern ireland our stadiums may be small but watching Brazil vs Argentina at Ballymena wouldve been funny 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@bababababababa6124]

@@ja1295 😂😂😂 imagine a final between Germany and Brazil in Derry or something lmfao

[@ja1295]

@@bababababababa6124 England wouldnt be allowed in derry 😬

[@lordronaldonazariogoathwai4937]

@@bababababababa6124 again Germany will score 7up against Brazil 🤣😆😂

[@PrinceOfCats5]

The irony is the tournament was intended to be sportwashing, but it's drawn far more attention to the deplorable practices in Qatar

[@benjamenfenton3585]

Good point mate, I’m doing my dissertation on the construction of the World Cup and I may use that to conclude my argument

[@yoavcohen2218]

Doubt it. The gulf states don't believe in sportwashing as they don't believe they are doing anything wrong.

[@pedervereng750]

Yeah, before this WC i thought of Qatar as “that Al Jazeera place”. Now I think “slavery”. Quite a downgrade.

[@CoolJoshido212]

lmao exactly

[@MikeyDaRed]

@Danny saved 100s of lives yet killed thousands of people. Get a grip you battycrease.

[@dvdv8197]

Earlier today Sepp Blatter said he 'regrets the decision to host 2022 WC in Qatar'. About 12 years too late, Sepp. 😳🤦‍♀️

[@insertnamehere5809]

I'm sure he wipes his tears 😢 with $100 USD bills 💵

[@kieronparr3403]

Did he not die yet?

[@kripalu1234]

Classic virtue signalling.

[@mafiousbj]

I sincerely think Sepp Blatter is incapable of feeling remorse...well maybe if he could have earned more money he would feel that.

[@danhato133]

His Swiss bank account doesn't

[@moonvenerable7897]

So far it has been one of the greatest World Cup, apparently Infantino wasn't lying when he boldly said it would be the greatest one.

[@rioluna6058]

only a 10 percent return hahahha thats not great for qatar

[@mezykin]

@@rioluna6058 all that money goes to FIFA anyway

[@DavidAnthonyH]

I'm probably your only Malawian viewer, so I love the shout out! Great video

[@vstvrxth]

Very based, greetings from Texas

[@bababababababa6124]

Shout out Malawi 🇲🇼

[@carltonleboss]

Nice

[@bayly1977]

I love your country, one of my fav travelling memories!

[@srbtlevse16]

Fifa is so corrupt it's difficult to even grasp it

[@erikthehalfabee6234]

@6:50 as a Dutch person I maybe would like to forget 1974, but Germany certainly did host a world cup before 2006, just not in unified state.

[@insertnamehere5809]

East Germany did qualify for that World Cup & beat West Germany 1-0 in thier group game.

[@HITCSevens]

Haha, you're quite right, my apologies. Not sure where I decided that World Cup was held in my head!

[@gejamugamlatsoomanam7716]

Technically that was West Germany not Germany 🇩🇪

[@thuringian_guy7721]

@@insertnamehere5809 yeah and thanks to that loss west Germany went in the lesser hard group where it was easier to reach the final, so west Germany would never have won without east German help

[@marktaylor6491]

As an English person, I'd also like to forget 1974.

[@EldePHX]

Years from now people are going to say this was the best World Cup ever.

[@tarantula51]

no

[@fozejemal2159]

Agree

[@ReiCaixa]

People were always dumb

[@StayBasedJesus]

@@tarantula51 still the people who was there and not on internet would just say it was and COPE

[@tarantula51]

@@StayBasedJesus only some1 as stupid as u said that. did u forget past fifa? with all that regulation qatar did. it would rank the worst ever

[@tdyerwestfield]

Don't forget that everything Infantino said after the 2018 World Cup was said after Russia hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics, saying that the country had changed and is no longer the 'iron curtain', which was followed 2 weeks later by Russia's invasion of Crimea.

[@lav1554]

🐑

[@yonggeun4222]

why is a country so small and has no football culture at all and had no stadium at all hosting it?

[@seb2750]

@@yonggeun4222 Truly "Pay to win" , if you cant qualify for the WC, buy it

[@yonggeun4222]

@@seb2750 but thats utterly wrong though

[@hus390]

@@yonggeun4222 Because we can host it!! ... You see, it's called the World Cup. We are hosting it on behalf of the Middle East. We (specifically the GCC countries) host 4 F1 races last year (Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar & Abu Dhabi). We can host the World Cup.

[@marco26gdm]

This video aged like milk

[@isaaccpt6643]

As a South African I can say that hosting the world cup was one of the most awesome times ever! I'm 28 now and will always look back fondly. Even in relation to those other countries we only Spend 3billion dollars. Our country definitely isn't perfect and the current government is ruining it for us but that will always be such an amazing time and I'm sure if ask anyone the vast majority will have such fond memories of it. I'm by no means privileged as I didn't attend a single game but it's was an amazing time to be South African

[@Hasblock]

South Africa is a hell hole. It looks like there are no laws there based on how often people murder others without repercussion. I wouldn't even wish the vicious violence that happens there on my worst enemy

[@pilgrimspath1825]

@@Hasblock Yea,, true, I'm South African and Yea its quite bad at the moment. But agree with @Isaac CTP the WC in 2010 was amazing!!! 🥳🥳🥳

[@edgarskalnins5390]

What made it an amazing time to be South- African? You said it yourself, you did not attend a single game.

[@ihatemotionblur_3255]

@@Hasblock Just look up the USA shooting statistics...

[@bartonseagrave9605]

The South African World Cup was one of the worst in history. Noisy, disorganised and badly run. I am glad that you seen a different event and enjoyed it but unfortunately the rest of the world just heard noise and more noise and then some more noise, so much noise you could not enjoy any of the football.

[@suneosatellites]

Had this WC been in any other country, it would have failed. No other country could recover economically as fast as Qatar after the pandemic. Qatar didnt fail. And it is a golden experience for many visitors who actually go there.

[@Steyr32]

Qataris are going to torture/kill the monarchy after the oil money runs out and remember they wasted 200B on football...

[@rioluna6058]

220 billions wasted and only a 10 percent return , they would need that resources in the future

[@ah21111988]

You said the world cup already failed before the World cup even started without stepping a foot in Qatar. We just witnessed the best group stages of any WC in history.

[@shuvari7707]

The quality of the actual matches has nothing to do with how shit the host is and remains to be.

[@ah21111988]

@@shuvari7707how do you know if you don't ask or research. Everybody I asked had a pleasant experience. Your opinion doesn't matter Qatar doing a good hosting the world so far and that's a FACT. Don't believe me do some research yourself.

[@sukiosartchannel3689]

@@ah21111988People died building their stadiums, is it really worth the 'atmosphere'? Honestly...

[@ah21111988]

@@sukiosartchannel3689 maybe do some research before you follow the western media blindly those numbers are all migrant workers deaths reported in the last 12 year in Qatar including natural causes, covid, accidents ...etc

[@youdononeetokno]

@@sukiosartchannel3689 don't contempt yourself to only one form of media. Go and see various types and make references to pinpoint the truth

[@RomaInvicta202]

Alfie - can you make a video, how the heck FIFA and UEFA became so damn powerful that they ignore laws and basically always get their way? I'm 50 and most of my life I've been thinking these two organizations are dead bent on destroying football - how is it they're so influential?

[@machiel5888]

Money

[@sh3tpostsgamertime204]

Because football cant function without it at this point.

[@Arban19]

@@sh3tpostsgamertime204 why can’t countries unite against their hegemony? I was surprised to find out that FIFA doesn’t share match day revenues with the hosting country. What the heck is my incentive even to spend billions and host the tournament? Much rather spend that money to build infrastructure in my own country.

[@soundscape26]

@@Arban19 They're the ones who organize international competitions, both national teams and clubs... who would fill the void? Reform rather than replace seems to be the better option.

[@m33446]

@@Arban19 so countries with barbaric regimes like Russia and Qatar can launder their reputation

[@adamcraft9118]

Weirder still is that the population of Qatari citizens is closer to 300,000 (the rest of the 2 million population are foreign workers) Meaning every single Qatari citizen couldn’t fill up the 8 stadiums they built. Although the modular shipping container one is objectively cool idea.

[@garyella1301]

They wouldnt even be able to fill the matches with qatar playing. Unless they are bribed or forced to attend

[@marky755]

It doesn’t matter - this is an investment to showcase the country. They know this was a sunken cost.

[@adamcraft9118]

@@marky755 I can think of many cheaper and less wasteful ways of showcasing the country. Do you know how much tourism advertising you can buy for 200billion? Not to mention the negatives of the corruption to secure the bid, but also all the bad press surrounding human/workers’ rights and environmental issues. Just saying

[@mdjcsmith]

@@garyella1301 Brother of Mark and Glen??? 😯

[@micayahritchie7158]

@@adamcraft9118 People weren't supposed to watch so closely. I didn't know any infrastructure information or anything outside of football for any other tournament. (Granted this is only my second since being an adult) So as a means of sports washing they wouldn't have come under this much scrutiny if that trend continued. It's just that it was stupid of them to think they could push it and the trend would continue

[@ahmedsardar9084]

Just in the minds of Western Europeans, Qatar is more popular than ever with most of rest of the world, propaganda has not worked, sorry guys

[@bababababababa6124]

I can’t believe a country that had fewer tourists than Iraq and Libya in 2020 is hosting the World Cup that’s insane 😂

[@soundscape26]

I can't believe there's people who think of Libya as a tourist destination. 😄

[@desmondachocky537]

Me too,can't believe there are people who believe in Iraq as a tourist destination.

[@soundscape26]

@@desmondachocky537 Iraq's Kurdistan region (which is almost a country on its own) is a nice place to visit and even Baghdad is worth a shot if you are up to a more off the beaten path kind of experience. As a country, Libya is currently a shitshow run by armed factions, smugglers and foreign powers trying to steal their resources.

[@garymaidman625]

Again, you are missing the point of the World Cup finals. It is not about the biggest tourist destination or the best footballing nations hosting it. It's about developing football nations.

[@garymaidman625]

@@soundscape26 there are a lot of Roman ruins in Libya as it used to be occupied by the Romans.

[@007josemario]

This video aged well

[@truthbetold89]

The love of football unites nations, while the news loves dividing nations.

[@ThreeRunHomer]

“Let’s go to the World Cup and stay in a shipping container in the desert.” Nobody Ever: “That sounds like a good idea.”

[@rorisangpitswane3595]

It’s ironic how, the hosting of the Qatar WC has actually led to *more* negative press towards the country and the Middle East as a whole.

[@district6738]

Well of course it will, did u expect that Europe and USA wont be jealous of other countries and will never talk shit about other countries and spread propaganda? Europe needs to start minding their own business, they are literally going on a crisis but instead they are trashing Qatar lol

[@akhtarnaheed]

This shows the propaganda machinery at work....

[@willg1088]

Bcz they dont support lgbtq agenda lol

[@abdullamohammed_]

who gives a fu-k about the negative press

[@yourmum955]

@@abdullamohammed_ The qatari royals considering they wanted this tournament to fix their image or make themselves look good

[@Flashback2020]

Very informative video. I appreciated how you put the current World Cup into perspective with past World Cups. And I always enjoy any digs at or criticisms of FIFA.

[@bluenetwork8721]

Where failed lol. Which plannet are u from channel creator?

[@soundscape26]

Suggestion: a look into the downfall of the Romanian and Bulgarian national teams after having very good teams in the 90's and early 2000's.

[@petesmart1983]

Communism and financial collapse afterwards

[@erikthehalfabee6234]

He did cover at least two clubs, I think the story is similar?

[@cakexpress6235]

@@petesmart1983 Bulgaria has some of the highest emigration rates in Europe and the league is pretty corrupt if I’m not wrong. But I also don’t think that the state prioritises football in the same way as before

[@Clem_Fandango11]

Filed under England since 1966. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TuneSquad296]

I thought Romania was only good because of Gheorghe Hagi and Bulgaria because of Stoichkov. I'm not versed in 90's football.

[@lucasclarke6857]

I haven't watched it yet but I can tell that this is gonna be another Alfie master piece

[@bababababababa6124]

I’m about a quarter through it’s pretty good I gotta say

[@RChapman97]

HITC Alfie - Masterclass

[@soundscape26]

It's pretty good but I think he stretched the script on this one, especially considering the previous 2 videos he did on Qatar already. With some effort he could have cut 10 minutes off it.

[@thearmy9326]

oh shoot i just realized this a 30min video cause of the comment, the thumbnail did it for me thought this was a max 10min video

[@joeypeawood4656]

I never realised how small of a country it actually is until the Northern Ireland comparison. Great video as always!

[@dariogutierrez6716]

Imagine if there was a World Cup in the Faroe Islands!

[@supersasukemaniac]

It's tiny, just slightly bigger then Monaco.

[@Constanza235]

@In Wellens we trust There's so many better Arab countries to choose from, like Morocco, Egypt or even Saudi Arabia, that have a much better football history and football culture.

[@Omasje1]

@@Constanza235 The countries u mentioned r surprisingly good choices And have so many tourists

[@skp8748]

@@Constanza235 loooool how? Egypt has a military dictator and would not be able to police the wc, Saudi is WAAAAAAAY worse than Qatar by EVERY metric.

[@zimcoder]

What a world cup and a thrilling final! Wow. Failed my ass.

[@henrypalmer3664]

It did fail in selling tickets tbh

[@vipernerazzurro8459]

@@henrypalmer3664 what? 25 000 fans came from Argentina for the final but had to stay out of the stadium because it was sold out lol

[@zimcoder]

@@henrypalmer3664 you are trying too hard

[@gentleken7864]

Nothing annoyed me last week more than Infantino telling people to 'just focus on the football, because that's what it's all about' nonsense. Get stuffed Infantino, don't tell us what to think about this corrupt, disgusting world cup.

[@cabraonropes5622]

Okay i agree but you can also say by your logic we are human slaves to the British go weekenf because they can print money and pay workers with printed money which is pretty much modern slavery that every single country gets away with

[@Frankboxmeer]

@@cabraonropes5622 I don’t know what you mean exactly but I can tell you that in Britain, or the west, no 6,500 people died in construction work the last few years. Qatar with its extreme wealth, mistreating its slaves to death… disgusting 🤮🤮🤮

[@TheSuperNuggetDude]

Right ok. The country you probably live in is probably built by slaves.

[@Frankboxmeer]

@@TheSuperNuggetDude That’s a horrible thing, but we cannot change the past. Let’s at least do something to get a better future, don’t you agree?

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

@@cabraonropes5622 No, but that logic we cannot say we "are human slaves to the British". It seems you're trying and miserably failing to make some kind of point about fiat money. The problem is you don't seem to understand anything about fiat money *or* slavery.

[@moonglum101]

I feel sick when I think about the corruption and suffering involved in this upcoming World Cup.

[@kid_doonski]

The peoples channel back at it again! He kinda uses the nickname in a tongue and cheek way but you can tell he really does care about the people, wether that be his fanbase or the people affected by the Qatar world cup

[@Jonathanizer]

You can truly see if people really care about other humans, by how they treat and speak about other people who can give them nothing. Politicians and cynical people deride migrants, because they have no power, often no money and usually no vote. So why not bash them, they are the weakest? People who defend those who are the weakest in society, minorities, migrants, disabled etc, they are idealists. It's what makes civilization worthwhile, but unfortunately to many people still live in the middle ages with their mind.

[@muhammadakbarranggawijaya8513]

this video didn't aged well

[@rioluna6058]

220 billions spent for 10 percent return , hoping on bankin on future tourism while exposing how terribly their human rights records is , huge stadiums that will never be full again maybe once a blue moon , with global warming those stadiums will be a reminder how not to spent that ammount of resources , electric vehicles everyday more cheap and fusion energy now possible the prospects for qatar int he long run are not good those 220 billions could be spend in securing qatar future and not be wasted in a world cup . if a world cup would be host on my country i think most people would be against that but no one will argue against the emir and his terrible ideas. this would be failure just to make it profitable qatar would need to receives 10s of millions of tourist each year for a good decade to not consder this world cup a failure

[@matthewcoombs3282]

I remember seeing a BBC documentary I think around the time of the 2006 World Cup. It focused on the 1978 World Cup in Argentina, then under a brutal military regime. The Junta. They interviewed a political detainee who could hear the cheers from the River Plate Stadium (Stadio Monumental) while he was being tortured at the Naval Intelligence School down the road from the game. Fifa has stunk for decades.

[@nickyoung4799]

Cruyff refused to go. Shame modern players don't.

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Failed Exams

[@archstanton6102]

@@NazriB What are you talking about. This comment, like so many others you made, make no sense.

[@mr.othman3375]

British people suddenly care about immigrants while a couple of months ago they were ready to ship their immigrents to Rwanda

[@matthewcoombs3282]

@@mr.othman3375 Not all British people think the same thing and many of us don't support shipping immigrants to Rwanda ok? Dont confuse the British Goverment with the British people. Also the UK doesnt confiscate immigrant workers passports, fail to pay them and expose them to unsafe working practices like the Qatari Goverment so what is your point?

[@virtualsignals1215]

Love the multi-national shipping container accommodation in the desert idea. Good way for fans to experience a tiny bit of the conditions of the indentured workers of Qatar. Should make sure there is no air-conditioning either.

[@Martin-gq1lt]

They have Ac and are actually nice inside. Think it will be fine. Plus theres plenty of other fancy options

[@princesofthepower3690]

@@Martin-gq1lt Heard of a thing called sarcasm ?

[@playedout148]

😂

[@birundha27]

220 billion could have been used to bail out weak countries and poor countries

[@birundha27]

I would never have entertainment at the cost of others

[@MTK90]

What about the statement of Fifa chairman? Europe should apologize for 3000 years.

[@youthofyesterdayrecords]

Imagine how much more money Quatar would have had to spend if they hadn't allegedly scammed hundreds of third world living workers into moving temporarily to Quatar to help build the needed infrastructure to host this? Many of the workers were given fake contracts and then got stuck because they based their budgets on what they were actually offered.. then they were told the real amount and that if they didn't like it they could quit and basically be stranded with nothing. So these workers were forced to stay and live in subhuman conditions until they made enough to get back home. Some workers even died in these dwellings that were given to them and were very muched critiqued as being unsafe and inhumane. This whole undertaking is a shameful thing.

[@isaaccastro4846]

Something we ignore it’s the history of the word “economics”, through centuries was “political economy” because it was impossible to sever one from the other, spendings as huge as a world cup has political metrics as well. Great vid as well Alfie

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

No that's not why it was called "political economy".

[@isaaccastro4846]

@@BiggieTrismegistus thats my point, the change to simply economics mislead most of the people thinking they were 2 separate things

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

@@isaaccastro4846 I guess I see it as an unnecessary redundancy. I think most people understand that politics and governance have an effect on the (or an) economy. Even the most strident "free market" ideologues acknowledge that. Anyone who tries to tell people politics shouldn't interfere with something like putting the World Cup in Qatar is full of shit and trying to rationalize a bad decision. We're on the same page here regardless and are just discussing semantics.

[@kraevous]

I like the way people are saying just because the world cup ended up being a success in terms of entertainment, qatar should be praised. Literally every country got involved with construction, all qatar had to do was pay them. And the best part is that Qatar ended up being the WORST host technically as they lost all 3 games on home soil, never done by any host before. So in truth, the world is to praise and not qatar.

[@k1883]

“Countries don’t make money from the World Cup” this is when I turn off the video.

[@JsnVrhs46]

I'm sure Qatar will recoup 200 BILLION dollars with ease. Dumbass.

[@bluavenger2419]

@@JsnVrhs46 you are going to see the amount of investment that will go into Qatar, they will recoup that 200 billion with ease, they supply Europe with 20% of gas, the amount of people that have gone over there and seen what they have to offer trust me that money will be recouped with ease.

[@k1883]

@@JsnVrhs46 such a uneducated moron he thinks Arabs can’t make 200 billion with ease 🤣🤣🤣🤣😩😩😩😩😩 are you aware Qataris and gulf Arabs own half of Europe? ☠️

[@kyran5777]

Is it time to make a video retracting your statement as this was the most entertaining World Cup of all time

[@shanetonkin2850]

You are confusing praise for the quality of the matches (which is thanks to the players) with praise for the tournament itself and Qatar's hosting of it. The fact it was an exciting final doesn't somehow erase Qatar 2022's infamy for corruption, broken promises, un-sustainability and waste.

[@samyebeid4534]

This video aged badly.

[@thore345]

Concerning the topic that host nations don't make money by hosting the tournament: I actually think when Germany hosted the 2006 World Cup it made them as a nation money because of the good reputation. And also for the people itself it was a great time. Something that united them and gave them something to build an identity on

[@chrislouis7913]

I think for the countries of Germany and Russia it would’ve made them some money. Germany wasn’t a country many were planning to visit or study in before 2006. Atleast not like France, america, Italy. Russia probably the same (at least for 2 or 3 years before the invasion turned the country to shit) as many fans or tourist probably assumed Russia was full of skinheads, hooligans and thugs. Wasn’t really the case even before 2018, but considering that most people from the west were too scared to visit russia, the World Cup in 2018 was probably the only way they were ever gonna break those stereotypes and invite tourists over.

[@justinstoll4955]

I think that really had to do with the fact the infrastructure (stadiums, internal travel accomodations, hotels, etc.) where pretty much already in place. Places that already have a significant amount of infrastructure (like stadiums it other facilities) for things like the Olympics and WC have made money like when LA hosted the Olympics. Places like Brazil, Russia, and Qatar have had to create everything from whole cloth, therby just sticking the public with a huge tax bill.

[@qalba3016]

I think you should leave Germany alone, may be you should buy them some charcoal and ship it that way this winter that’s more important I think than worries about the the United of their people and profits they did

[@razormc954]

America did make money for thr 1994 World Cup

[@mathewthomas8397]

What a presentation! Astounding clarity and detail.. supremely well researched.

[@BlessingKennzy]

World Cup are always so controversial, I don’t even get it when anyone wants to host the World Cup.

[@bababababababa6124]

To be honest I don’t understand it either It’s just an overly expensive mess to deal with and a logistical nightmare. Still don’t get why countries opt to host the thing, along with the Olympics too

[@sierresiete]

marketing

[@someguynamedmike4766]

You make a good point, especially in such a money driven world where the benefits of this financially would only come in the long term if at all with all the outlay it comes with & let's be honest no one is holidaying to Qatar in 10 years even if they hosted the best World Cup ever; people are fickle & will forget them soon after this ends world is too big, there's too many people with too many problems etc.

[@enthusiastofcute]

besides the reasons stated by Alfie. Big vanity projects like planning for a world cup are also an easy way for corrupt officials to steal money from the funding

[@alazharalhadrami7177]

Who thought the British people are so salty about Qatar hosting the world cup lol

[@BatkoNashBandera774]

Qatar is a tourist paradise for anyone who ever asked themselves, "I wonder what the world felt like a thousand years ago".

[@krishnanunnimadathil8142]

More like “I wonder what Mars would look like right now.”

[@bread2951]

Lmao

[@adisassy4579]

It should've been Australia.

[@inferiorflame1568]

Fr

[@abdulmoiz4350]

They just had the icc t20 world cup

[@HOODKINGSofficial]

@@abdulmoiz4350 what the heck is that

[@HOODKINGSofficial]

It should've been Australia, I was surprised to see America, Mexico, Canada win a bid before Australia

[@marcusjohnston8]

most underrated football youtuber

[@dashtoroya2838]

How aged this video is become.

[@TheZubin66]

Well, this didn’t age well.

[@bulaossr]

I don't think that is going to stop people from Indian subcontinent and Philippines working in Qatar. In fact more people are going there since more work is available. Once the World Cup starts, nobody will care about politics. Your assessment is lame.

[@soviet2850]

I live in South Africa and it is far different from 2010 South Africa but most of the people in SA(South Africa) are still friendly

[@bobmuh2242]

What a breath of fresh air. Alcohol had destroyed many lives in west. Latin American Europe. Even bible calls it devils poison. Kudos to Qatar

[@654jimbob654]

It's almost comical how badly this seems to have backfired on Qatar. Back in 2018 and before we knew what we know now about the Russian state, that World Cup did genuinely seem to improve public perceptions of Russia because of how well-run it was. China hosted the Winter Olympics earlier this year and also seemed to suppress widespread criticism of human rights abuses and restrictions of personal freedoms in that country. The point I'm trying to make is that, sadly, sportswashing can work to improve the image of deeply problematic governments around the world. In Qatar, this just doesn't seem to have happened though. Criticism of the Qatari regime is still happening at full volume and will likely only intensify further when the tournament starts and fans/journalists get the chance to "enjoy" what Qatar has to offer.

[@erikthehalfabee6234]

Yes sportswashing worked fairly well for China and Russia, but for a variety of reasons (which I hope Alfie will dig further into in one more video) it might backfire badly for Qatar. (and I hope it will)

[@muslimcel4581]

@@erikthehalfabee6234 because its football team is very bad even by asian standards

[@erikthehalfabee6234]

@@muslimcel4581 I think that's the least of Qatar's problems, it's a better team than South Africa in 2010. They might very well finish last in their group, but I think third.

[@muslimcel4581]

@@erikthehalfabee6234 they drew with over 100 ranked india many times

[@erikthehalfabee6234]

@@muslimcel4581 look at their recent results. Like a semifinal in the asean cup. Obviously they have improved a lot over the past 12 years.

[@the84don]

Qatar did a wonderful Job. Go Qatar and don’t worry about people crying about it

[@jordanjenks2369]

Qatar is a tiny meaningless city that bribed everyone involved to have it take place there, while using slavery to build it all…. Qatar is a joke.

[@the84don]

@@jordanjenks2369 How come the wold is laughing at the west. We see you as 🤡

[@jordanjenks2369]

@@the84don I’m willing to admit the west has some shameful things but at least we admit it and try to fix it, not play the Game of whose worse. has the west and the Middle East ever seen eye to eye? Using slave labour and bribing the organization to have it hosted in your country.

[@the84don]

@@jordanjenks2369 there is no slave labor and if you care ask your country to allow unskilled workers from India and Pakistan in. The west taking the moral high ground is the funniest thing ever. I’m actually concerned about your women resorting to prostitution and and thinking that posing naked is empowerment. I am concerned about you mutilating kids. I am concerned about drug abuse and alcoholism. I am concerned about the rising mental illnesses and homelessness I am concerned about gun violence and shooting of civilians and school kids. I am concerned about the destruction of family. If you want to hear I got more

[@Qwepzy]

It's such an old fad of building new stadiums that won't be used after the WC. Going forward use the current iconic stadiums we have around the World!

[@antekm2639]

Amen

[@vaiyt]

the problem is that FIFA's ludicrous standards basically require the construction of unsustainable white elephants.

[@petesmart1983]

Sadly in places like South Africa and Brasil have the stadiums never got used again in countrys which needed new hospitals,schools and other things but FIFA love brown envelopes

[@insertnamehere5809]

At least FIFA has allowed Australia and New Zealand to use our current stadiums for the Women's World Cup in 2023

[@dwightschrute3992]

It will be used after WC? Have you ever been to Qatar?

[@uncontrollable343]

Blatter: what infrastructure do you have? Qatar: don’t worry the slaves will sort that, where shall we wire this money?

[@shamimhydersiddique5069]

Qatar slapped to the west negative propaganda and proved Qatar capability.

[@waltersike]

Dream

[@fin-ed6oj]

Please keep making videos like this. Anyone who says “get over it Alfie, you’ve made so many videos on these issues already” are exactly the problem and are exactly what Qatar & FIFA want. We will not be silent about this!!!

[@district6738]

Why are like so mad? No need to be jealous bro

[@nabn3014]

Keep screaming.. The Qataris can't hear you 😆

[@itskamibruh6222]

@@nabn3014 No one will care about the Qatari this cup is soulless

[@Snowboarding2020]

Cryyyyy infidels

[@gromenteal2133]

Lol like if we give a damn sh!t about your rubbish words,, we will still enjoy this World Cup.

[@hassansbiue858]

Your crying is more beautiful after the success of the World Cup in all respects😂😂

[@aliah1732]

This is all rubbish. The world cup in Qatar is successful and wonderful let the people enjoy football.

[@some.random.baldie2111]

If they wanted it in Asia it should have been held in either South Korea / Japan (2002 was well hosted and they know how to put on a show) or Australia (their winter is in our summer and it'd have boosted football there). If they wanted a Muslim country, why not Turkey or Morocco. Having it when the season has just taken off and in winter feels odd. I haven't seen much of a buzz for this World Cup as opposed to the ones in Russia, Brasil even South Africa. It's a bad idea to hold it there and it's obvious bribery that led to them having it.

[@howgoodistravel]

Egypt even would be a great choice

[@some.random.baldie2111]

@@howgoodistravel Indeed. The right infrastructure and a rich footballing history. Tunisia even as well. Popular holiday destination and again a rich footballing history.

[@willg1088]

Lmfao 2002 was the worst currupted version in the world cup history Just because you hate rich muslims and arabs doesnt change the fact that their Hosting will be much better than all the past 3 world cups combined

[@sidvyas8549]

@@howgoodistravel not safe enough tbh especially for women. Turkey and to a lesser extent Morocco are safer and more inclusive for the worlds sport

[@sarah-tb6nj]

anti arab

[@dvdv8197]

Something that never fails, is Alfie's insights and cynicism. 😊👍👏👏

[@Jm-uh7wg]

*realism

[@Jm-uh7wg]

*realism

[@ajdaniel8128]

Disliked for spreading fake news. I was there and it was the best experience ever

[@holasoyalejandro9822]

i saw an article that says the 2026 will “only” cost 260 million. if you think about it, it makes sense. No new stadiums will be need built,as they can use NFL stadiums, all they need to do is just minor renevations to stadiums

[@mezykin]

I think this video has aged about as well as a Petit Filous spat out through the nose

[@rioluna6058]

220 billions spent for 10 percent return , hoping on bankin on future tourism while exposing how terribly their human rights records is , huge stadiums that will never be full again maybe once a blue moon , with global warming those stadiums will be a reminder how not to spent that ammount of resources , electric vehicles everyday more cheap and fusion energy now possible the prospects for qatar int he long run are not good those 220 billions could be spend in securing qatar future and not be wasted in a world cup . if a world cup would be host on my country i think most people would be against that but no one will argue against the emir and his terrible ideas. this would be failure just to make it profitable qatar would need to receives 10s of millions of tourist each year for a good decade to not consder this world cup a failure

[@tarik6990]

This pains me to say this as a huge football fan but deep down I hope this World Cup will be a complete and utter disaster. Such shameful bribery and corruption must never be allowed again.

[@unggading6990]

Cool story bro. But the thing is no one cares about you.

[@tarik6990]

@@unggading6990 If no one cares about me, why did I get 15 likes and why did I see many football pundits, journalists and fans write and say basically the same thing I just did? Thank God you're at least relevant...

[@unggading6990]

@@tarik6990 Hahaha! 15 alphabets from your country liked your comment. Bravo!!!

[@tarik6990]

@@unggading6990 They are not from my country and if my comment bothered you so much, you could have just skipped it.

[@unggading6990]

@@tarik6990 How do you know that? Hahaha

[@comeflywithme8234]

This video didn't age well! Actually in Qatar at present. Amazing country with amazing people. Already looking at property to buy. Job as a pilot pays better here than most countries.

[@Tampo-tiger]

Good riddance to anyone who supports homophobia, subjugating women and running a corrupt dictatorship. Give them your money and be gone.

[@eee2228]

@@Tampo-tiger Good riddance to your western hypocrisy who doesn't even admit your mistakes yet try to shit on other countries!

[@Tampo-tiger]

@@eee2228 What mistakes are you blaming on me? See, I blame ALL devout mozlems for the hell their cult has created for millions of people - why would you support such evil but hope to escape any of the responsibility? But I reiterate, what events are you blaming on me?

[@youdononeetokno]

@@Tampo-tiger dude why are you so butt hurt about a religion

[@rorisangpitswane3595]

As bad as the geopolitical issues that occurred during the WC’s of South Africa and Brazil were, they were “standard” issues that most developing and even developed countries face…I don’t think any ethical country on the planet can deem what Qatar has done with this WC as “commonplace”. Displacement caused by the construction of new areas/structures and lack of funding in key areas are unfortunately commonplace in the fair majority of nations, slave labour and poor treatment of migrant workers is downright evil practices of the past, a past that we as humanity had promised to utterly abolish…alas it’s being used to promote a tyrannical nation and is being funded through blood money🤦🏾‍♂️ . I’m not disputing that the things that occurred in South Africa and Brazil aren’t bad, but rather they’re complex issues that are hard to manoeuvre around…you know what’s easy to manoeuvre around? Commuting acts that blatantly violate human rights, they may be cost effective but they’re ethically deplorable. TLDR; As bad as it was for SA and Brazil, Qatar makes their “political issues” look like playground squabbles.

[@toobusytocare7555]

"The World Cup in Qatar Has Already Failed" Reality says, it is thriving.

[@rioluna6058]

220 bllions spent for one month with 10 percent return , and those stadiums will never be full again maybe only once in a blue moon and will be a constant reminder of how not to spend money , they are hoping to bank on tourism i highly doubt that , global warming in the future and oil and gas every passing day having more competition , electric vehicles and fusion energy now possible , but hey th football itself was great tho...

[@HikeRx]

Best World Cup final I've ever seen.

[@nasaa2884]

Bro, this is blatantly ignorant at best and wildly bigoted and racist at worst. As a someone who has been following your videos since almost the beginning, and lives in the region, let me advice you to stick to football and skip the socio-political monologue.

[@rioluna6058]

220 billions spent for 10 percent return , hoping on bankin on future tourism while exposing how terribly their human rights records is , huge stadiums that will never be full again maybe once a blue moon , with global warming those stadiums will be a reminder how not to spent that ammount of resources , electric vehicles everyday more cheap and fusion energy now possible the prospects for qatar int he long run are not good those 220 billions could be spend in securing qatar future and not be wasted in a world cup . if a world cup would be host on my country i think most people would be against that but no one will argue against the emir and his terrible ideas. this would be failure just to make it profitable qatar would need to receives 10s of millions of tourist each year for a good decade to not consder this world cup a failure

[@melekcevik9853]

How wrong you were.

[@QazwerDave]

Many of the worker deaths were directly caused by the WC bid. They worsened their reputation, not bettered.

[@barittos5585]

The irony is The west missed the chance to promote their Animal behavior (LGBQHD agendas), so now is raging about it and spending billions of dollars on campaigns to distort the image of Qatar and finding excuses for not hosing there !!! When before, they were quite and silent about Russia WC in 2018 even though the crimes it has committed in Syria and other parts of the world, So hypocritical tbh but interests are more valuable than human rights they claim in their eyes

[@SuperSanic..]

Who cares about a few workers dying? Like seriously, Thousands of people gets killed daily.

[@moviesandmusic9250]

Honestly, the best world cup I've ever seen. This BS didn't age very well lol

[@nonmihiseddeo4181]

That caption should read, "Qatar's winning BRIBE to host the 2022 . . . "

[@jeroencrabbe]

I remember the Belgium-Netherlands joint bid for 2018. The pitch was a WC on a human level by 2 countries with probably the biggest football history never having hosted a WC. I still recall Gullit and Pfaff coming on a bike to hand the bid dossier to Blatter, and him exploding in an uncontrollable laughter.

[@anneeq008]

History always has a beginning. It's amazing how white boys have very choice words for their favourite countries. "Rapidly improving market" for the likes of Japan and South Korea. Totally dismiss any merit or interest in the gulf states that are absolutely obsessed with the game.

[@commentreader295]

@@anneeq008 That's not the only aspect though, there are so many other controversies about Qatar. If it was only about passion or history no one would care. And it's not just 'white boys', people all over the world don't like this World Cup (even Muslims).

[@connorlynndan2415]

@@anneeq008 How to tell everyone you’re racist without saying that you’re racist

[@abdelrahmanelsheikh5798]

Just for your info, Belgium committed some of the worst atrocities in history in what used to be called the Belgian Congo; now the Democratic Republic of the Congo leading to the death of 1.5 million Congolese. Holland did the same to the people of Indonesia. The "alleged " Qatar violations are nothing compared to the torture, rape and execution comitted by Belgium and Holland. In fact, this negative campaign against Qatar is a demonstration of the same old ugly colonial mentality! Check that history befory you make nonsense claims about "human" level

[@MrNuubstar]

@@abdelrahmanelsheikh5798 what we did 300 years ago was not okay. That's true. However that doesnt change anything about Qatar doing the same stuff today.

[@mytime991]

It’s insane that some countries in Europe like Denmark, Sweden, Norway, countries in Africa like Morocco and Egypt, and countries in Asia and Oceania like Australia and New Zealand have never hosted a World Cup and always lose to countries like Qatar cause of money

[@joehunt390]

Sweden has held a world cup in 1958 to be precise

[@paulorocky]

Aus/NZ have the women’s tournament next year.

[@joehunt390]

@@paulorocky big difference between tournaments

[@sublime9525]

There should be one in Sweden, Norway and Denmark

[@carlosabian7117]

@@paulorocky It will be played in July and August.

[@thedude4611]

I DON'T THINK ANY COUNTRY THAT STRUGGLES TO DEFINE WHAT A MAN AND A WOMAN IS, ABANDONS THEIR ELDERLY IN CARE HOMES, SHOW MORE AFFINITY AND CARE TOWARDS DOGS THAN THEIR OWN FAMILIES, IS IN A MORAL POSITION TO CRITIQUE OTHER CULTURES AND WAYS OF LIFE.

[@johnavery3941]

The good news is Qatar will out at the Group Stage, they had their 1st attempt on goal in the 90th minute when their oppenents had long since got bored playing them

[@paololuckyluke2854]

I bought a match ticket for the 24th November through the Qatari World Cup application, Hayya, I paid for hotel accommodation (really expensive and only non-refundable). I was then faced with a technical problem in the application and the call center told me I would not be able to enter the country before the 30th November! No compensation! Just like that! An absolute disgrace! No consumer rights whatsoever. Just daylight robbery.

[@khaledbaadarani]

Then don't go

[@wasabcwasabc]

@@khaledbaadarani okay abdul

[@vikasshelke5544]

Good for you to trust islamic nation . Thank gonfoe saving yourself

[@MRiadh]

The goverment of Qatar have nothing to do with that. You should blame FIFA which sold tickets and packages and not Qatari government. 👍👍

[@Code-ru5to]

He was probably planning to sleep in the streets or something. They have no reason to not let you in if you’ve got accomadation covered from 24th so I am pretty sure it was your mistake but trying to conceal the truth

[@semobkenjiro8249]

the best world cup ... Qatar is amazing

[@rioluna6058]

220 bllions spent for one month with 10 percent return , and those stadiums will never be full again maybe only once in a blue moon and will be a constant reminder of how not to spend money , they are hoping to bank on tourism i highly doubt that , global warming in the future and oil and gas every passing day having more competition , electric vehicles and fusion energy now possible , but hey th football itself was great tho...

[@ffgamingyt4219]

@@rioluna6058 I like how you paste this on every comment, but still. Qatar has a massive economy, and will most likely get the revenue back in a few years. Another thing is that there have been a lot more tourists in Qatar than before, so their idea of tourims certainly has worked.

[@androiduser7871]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 the only failure i see is this video itself

[@ollieduracell]

The world cup should've been hosted in Malta for sure 😂 only cause I live there

[@erikthehalfabee6234]

The last 10 minutes of the video were particularly interesting, the part before that was a repetition of your earlier video. I really hope you can squeeze in another update of this video before the world cup starts. It might indeed fail because of logistics, lukewarm reception, the criticism, and such. Probably all staff in hotel and stadiums will be from Bangladesh, Nepal and India as well. Let's see if we can ask them some questions during the world cup. Thanks bringing into memory 1978 as proof that world cups can fail as marketing campaigns.

[@insertnamehere5809]

And after that failed, the Junta in Argentina invaded the Falklands (Las Malvinas), that failed & the whole regime fell apart soon after.

[@erikthehalfabee6234]

It's a world cup Argentineans themselves speak very little of.

[@bhutochakrabarti4173]

​@@erikthehalfabee6234 Even the players don't talk about that very much. Especially Argentina ones.

[@Michallote]

Is it the one that had Maradona won the final with an illegal goal that he scored with his hand?

[@navi2710]

The $220 billion budget is not the budget for the World Cup. This KZbinr is deliberately ignoring the fact that the $220 billion budget is for a long term development of the tourism industry in Qatar after the world cup. Only $12 billion of that budget goes to the World Cup 2022. To top it off Qatar did not build permanent stadiums. Several stadiums are temporary and will be dismantled after the World Cup. Lastly the tournament is still ongoing but this guy not only lied but managed to predict the future without any research on how Qatar will handle the tournament and to distract everyone he then rambles on about other countries because his bullshit needs to sound credible within any relevant research.

[@MH_Bikes]

FIFA has lost its sportswashing capacity with Qatar.

[@freetv11111]

Qatar 2022 - “better than Fyre Fest”

[@aladdinbenokba6127]

I think you're just biased against Qatar. But evidences show so far so good. Qatar does a prodigious job so far. Stop being prejudice .

[@megafootyclips9457]

6:50 West Germany hosted the World Cup in 1974. If you're going to count their trophies from before unification then I guess you need to count 1974 as a WC in 'Germany'.

[@sebastianespende9302]

the world cup in argentina in 1986 was a way to lie the world about the state of the country during the dictatorship

[@thinkingfreely7399]

You guys should see how arabs defend qatar in this context 😂😂 They think that the western world criticizes qatar hosting the world cup because of racism againt "islam" and "arabs", something like a conspiracy 😂

[@ShadowElectricity]

I see it in tons of comment sections. Its ridiculous. They either say that or say its "because the LGBT are mad" blatantly ignoring the elephant in the room

[@waseemrajab1658]

There is definitely hate no matter how much you try to make it look otherwise.. good luck to Qatar

[@GorgeDawes]

Do you ever stop to think why that might be? Or do you think everything the Qatari state does is just peachy?

[@bababababababa6124]

@@waseemrajab1658 there isn’t any hate, at least from this community here on KZbin. The vast majority of us are happy to see a World Cup in an Arab country, we just wish a better Arab country was picked, and that it was achieved without human rights violations. Stop trying to cry about racism when you know that’s not the case, you just blindly support everything that Qatar is doing whilst ignoring the obvious facts. There are many other countries in the region that would have been a better selection for a World Cup, both logistically and morally

[@waseemrajab1658]

@@bababababababa6124 bro look at your other comments😂 tiny desert country you said? You seem very heated man I hope it doesn’t hurt

[@paparazzi.IndianFootball]

I love football! And I really wanna watch this world cup. But i don't think I'll be able to watch them play knowing that people from my own country (India) too died making those stadiums and has to endure hell in migrant camps and working conditions

[@sauravshrestha670]

From Nepal too😔

[@waseemrajab1658]

Don’t migrate next time:)

[@TheFifaSweat09]

I know many Qatari people who went in and worked with the workers who built the stadiums, who said only immigrants built it, they choose whoever is a good worker for them to build

[@erikthehalfabee6234]

As a Dutch person I will watch, but with lukewarm enthousiasm and I will remind my friends and colleagues of the shameful way this world cup is organized.

[@TheFifaSweat09]

@@erikthehalfabee6234 its not shameful

[@gafatape240]

Keep this content up mate - using your platform to talk about this stuff is outstanding work

[@minetdbrogs9386]

you could cry under the table...wimps, roll on the floor, kick the chairs while rolling on the floor....hunnnhh ehhhunnn....i need beerrrrr !! hunnnhuh..

[@zeminoid]

This was a supreme world cup, Messi won the World Cup with Argentina in one of the best finals ever, if not the best! Morocco's performance blew the world, and many fantastic games occurred, it didn't fail in the end, they won it.

[@blueskull1119]

This video has aged well

[@robertosborne8694]

Another consideration is the cost of security measures. I’m sure there will be a heavy handed police/military presence to keep supporters in line, as well as any protesters, which has the possibility of making things worse. On a less serious note, with the WC being held in the middle of European seasons and with so little time for national teams to prepare, the football itself might be rubbish.

[@wisdomeacrosstheages]

Can someone explain why it is okay for England and the USA to host international sporting events without anyone batting and eyelid when their foreign policy violates human rights, supports Zionism and invades countries, ignoring international law (resulting in the deaths of over a million civilians)? Are we just choosing the human rights violations we want to be angry at and ignoring others? Are we just becoming angry at the bad things others do because the bad things the others do must be worse than the bad things we do?

[@thomaskennedy5728]

USA and England did human rights violation but it didn't happen on regular basis. Almost all country in the world violates human rights but those who do it on regular basis are under the eye of people. Saudi Arabia and Qatar treats worker like slaves. If this world cup happened in Dubai,then it will not be a big problem because Dubai too violates human rights but they keep improving condition to not violate again. Qatar made a bad reputation of treating worker like slaves and they ain't improving it. Dubai gets immigrants from Europe and even America ain't for doing nothing. They are improving while Cannot say same about Qatar or Saudi Arabia. Neighbour did a better job.

[@thomaskennedy5728]

Also the facility is bad in Qatar, they arranged 6000 boxes in middle of thr desert that is far from city. they charging 200$ in that box for one night which is ridicules.

[@thomaskennedy5728]

One more thing that made people to see Qatar negatively is their treatment of women. There are like hundred of videos of women narrating their escape from Qatar. If leaving a country for women is hard that they need to "escape",then something is wrong with that country.

[@wisdomeacrosstheages]

@@thomaskennedy5728 That's fair. But it doesn't explain why people don't campaign to have sporting events being taken away from countries like the UK and the USA. It just confirms what I said: We choose the things we want to be angry at because the things we do can't possibly be worse than the things they do. Some would argue that invading countries, going against international law, and supporting subjugation by supporting Zionism is also bad--not that Qatar isn't doing anything bad. Why pick to be outraged by one and not the other?

[@tuber420]

World Cup should've been held in Australia or the U.S

[@Jonathanizer]

U.S. is next, in 2026, but then again the way things go there currently, they are on path to make it the third host country in a row that is not a functioning democracy ;)

[@simonj5615]

Australia is a real struggle due to time difference.

[@jackfarr_23]

6:26 Admittedly I'm nitpicking, but referring to South Korea as a 'mature' democracy in 2002, is a bit of a stretch.

[@bababababababa6124]

Still better than the majority of Asia though even at the time

[@jackfarr_23]

@@bababababababa6124 That's undeniable. At this point SK was progressing to a relatively stable democracy. Still been plagued with recent corruption scandals, but fortunately has developed a strong protest culture able to root it out.

[@GorgeDawes]

‘Maturing’ maybe, if we are feeling kind.

[@evonneokafor]

More mature than the UK despite what happened to South Korea in recent years.