The World Cup is underway in Qatar, and it’s already contentious. Host Roy Wood Jr. sits down with Daily Show writer Joe Opio and sports journalist Grant Wahl to discuss how Qatar was awarded hosting privileges, the thousands of migrant workers who died while building whole cities and stadiums, accusations of bribery and corruption of FIFA officials throughout history, and the need for independent sports journalism on soccer’s biggest stage. #DailyShow #Podcast #BeyondTheScenes #WorldCup
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That FIFA is a corrupt and criminal organization has been known for decades.
Reply, There’s a very tight race between FIFA and the IOC for most corruption in a sporting organisation.
ReplyI don’t count this as world cup I can’t wait for biggest world in history US World cup.
Replyhave you seen the danish journalist trying to show around the stadium who almost got his camera broken. Qatari men are a bunch of w*****rs.
ReplyGo look at the way Mexican farm workers in Fresno
ReplyWe are all so conflicted about being here but….here we all are
ReplyThe idea of the game of football will always be greater than these greedy people, however when it is not in the hands of the people the powerful will manipulate it always.
ReplyWeird huh, that businesses who make their money from gambling, are corrupt and run by crime bosses?
ReplyUnited States does the same thing with landscaping companies in the south.
Bringing in immigrants from Mexico and El Salvador. Hypocrisy
ReplyAh, the Western sanctimonious critique of other peoples religious and cultural practices. What people are put through to build this huge stadiums is often wrong and corrupt.. yer LITERALLY every host country has done it.
Did we have this same passionate critique when Brazil committed similar crimes when they hosted the World Cup & Olympics. How about when China, which has oppressed Uigurs in internment camps for years, hosted the Olympics. Hypocrisy stinks.
Be consistent and hold FIFA accountable.
ReplySplendid conversation. It is amazing that so many people think 6,500 people is not a lot. Smh. Modern day slavery is problematic regardless of country.
ReplyHypocrisy stinks
Replyme it’s trevor i want to see coming out to talk, these black Americans usually will say anything so far they are enjoying themselves over in the US
Replythey even invite people who fund terrorist name zakhir naik
ReplyDid we just forget USA went in Vietnam war, Afghanistan, Iraq. What is going on and there is no independent journalism when everyone has the same talking points. This take is so crazy. Bottom line is western media loosing their mind, over Qatar’s ? BBC didn’t even show the opening ceremony.
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