Category: Sportswashing

• The Qatar 2022 World Cup Bid

  FIFA's December 2010 decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar triggered enduring allegations of vote-buying and bribery. Subsequent United States Department of Justice indictments alleged that bribes were paid to football officials to secure votes for the bid, while critics framed the tournament as "sportswashing" of the host's human-rights record. Qatar and FIFA have consistently denied wrongdoing in the bidding process.