This World Cup should be remembered for its racism. But Qatar is not the victim | Pete Pattisson

The misery of migrant workers involved in staging the tournament is plain to see. No amount of spin can cover up the structural racism involved

When Nasser al-Khater, Qatar’s World Cup chief, was asked last week about the recent death of a migrant worker, his response was both shocking and revealing. “We’re in the middle of a World Cup and we have a successful World Cup. And this is something you want to talk about right now? I mean death is a natural part of life,” he said, before going on to offer condolences to the family of the deceased.

First, a sense of outrage and indignation that anyone would challenge Qatar’s narrative about the World Cup and then a callous indifference for the workers who made it possible.

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