The World Cup In Qatar Has Already Failed 

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 ☠️

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

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.

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

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

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

@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.

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.

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

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

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.

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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.

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

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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Y'all really got so salty over this world cup And it's literally one of the greatest ones I've been to💀

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.

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

Might want to do a follow up video on this. Excellent stadium’s, no English hooligans, great fan village, Exciting matches and shocks, opposing fans mixing. No vast travel between stadiums. And Western hollow empty gestures shown up for what they are - insincere and limp.

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

It should've been Australia.

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

Well, this didn’t age well.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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!

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

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.

How's it a fail, a king like Messi earned his first world cup and the best stadiums, and the most expensive stadium, the best final ever, best shockers and comebacks, like what're y'all hating on them for

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.

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

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

How wrong you were.

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

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

“The World Cup in Qatar has already failed. This aged miserably. We got one of the best World Cups ever. Whenever you feel like getting off your sanctimonious high horse, you owe the country and the Qatari people an apology.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Best World Cup final I've ever seen.

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

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.

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.

What now Alfie? 😂

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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Seeing British bash Qatar on human rights is like KFC bashing Burger King on animal rights.

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.

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

As a South African, I have to say almost everyone was supportive of our world cup domestically and throughout many other countries. It was considered nation building and in retrospect quite cheap to host ($3bn or 3% of our annual budget). The feedback was all positive both internally and externally. Also a lot of people displaced were staying in informal or unsafe housing. I know about the bribes but it was Fifa's m/o to expect favours for hosting. We used our own labour for the infrastructure and created lots of jobs in the process. I'd say it's the last great thing our govt has done before draining the kitty. It's unfair we get paired with such controversial hosts. e.g Brazil public was against the WC and they were full of disasters. Our preparation went as smooth as possible (except for UK tabloids clutching at straws) and some say it was one of the best WC ever

I will shout loudly in the stands freeedom for Scotland... You can't do that in England, can you?

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.

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.

I don't suppose you will make a video on how great the world cup has been. It's just shameful you allowed western bias to get the better of you in making this video. This bias must stop. European nations and especially the English media need to understand that the world cup does not belong to them only. How wrong you were Alfie. Just Shameful 😔😔😔😔

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

Barney Ronay has written a lot of interesting things in the Guardian about how the sportswashing has already been done by this point and that even if the world cup is a failure in the ways Alfie mentions, what it really boils down to is putting Qatar on the map and global security so they can avoid the fate of other tiny oil states like Kuwait.

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

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I missed these videos. Very informative, good research done.

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.

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

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.

All wrong information that's just taken from other anti-qatar sources, please come and visit the country, FIFA worl cup is going on just awesome, whatever you said, everyone is having a blast here :)

Qatar is smaller than and has far less football tradition than the Republic of Ireland yet i highly doubt any WC is going to be held here anytime

Qatar 2022 - “better than Fyre Fest”

“I need me some Paprika!” Thanks Beckham now I know exactly where to go to get me some good spice. 😂😂😂

Lol this video has aged like a 1 year old milk

It's the first time in my life I am not looking forward to a World Cup. It's starting in two. weeks or so, usually I was knowing the squads and felt the fever and couldn't wait for it to start. Not this time, I probably won't watch a lot of games. Couldn't care less tbf

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 😂

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

It's been said before but it really is so refreshing to have a big football content creator who actually stands up for LGBTQ and migrant rights rather than just disparaging them or saying that these issues should be 'kept out of football', keep up the videos they're great!

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!!!

6 billion dollars... Brazil could have use this money for far more better things! What fuck!

FIFA has lost its sportswashing capacity with Qatar.

it's crazy that the older I get, the more depressing professional football becomes for me .... back in the day i thought it's all about the love for the sport and fair competition but in reality it's just a big business filled with corruption. Ignorance truly is a bliss

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'.

Really nice video. Thank you!

Would be interested to see what happen to these stadiums after the WC.

Damn! I haven’t cared more than the football aspect of world cups but it seems to be a messed up tournament every time it’s done