The German National Team Controversy at The 2022 Qatar World Cup

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani lashed out at the unprecedented criticism of the World Cup. He criticized the continued double standards directed at Qatar from the outside world before the tournament.

Qatar spent tens of billions of US dollars to host the first World Cup on Arab soil. But they have faced repeated attacks for their negative human rights record. Qatar claims there are many ulterior motives behind the barrage of attacks.

"Since we won the honor of hosting the World Cup, Qatar has been subjected to an unprecedented campaign that no host country has ever faced," he said in a speech to the country's legislative assembly.

LGBT issues, discriminatory treatment of foreign workers and women's rights have been easy targets for attacks on Qatar since they were chosen to host the World Cup in 2010.