Commentary
If you are looking for a sporting event that registered “firsts,” look no further than the FIFA World Cup 2022 held in Qatar.
This edition of the World Cup now belongs to the history books. The quadrennial football extravaganza has been a successful event that met, and even exceeded, the expectations of the international community.
Persistent human rights controversies, especially the alleged underpayment of migrant workers and accidental deaths, threatened, but failed, to derail the staging of the Cup.
Thirty-two teams qualified to battle for eternal football glory. Argentina confirmed its super status as the best football nation in the world by defeating France in the Grand Final….