World CupQatar 2022

Qatar World Cup chief acknowledges ‘between 400-500′ migrant worker deaths

Report by the Guardian last year said 6,500 migrant workers died since World Cup was awarded to Qatar

Hassan Al-Thawadi pictured speaking to Fifa president Gianni Infantino last month. Photograph: Noushad Thekkayil/EPA
Hassan Al-Thawadi pictured speaking to Fifa president Gianni Infantino last month. Photograph: Noushad Thekkayil/EPA
Tue Nov 29 2022 - 13:35 • 3 MIN READ

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