Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, the emir of Qatar, told the U.N. General Assembly that he hoped by hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Qatar showed how sports can bridge division.
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani,said Tuesday that sports can play a role in uniting different peoples and cultures across the world.
"We emphasized the role that sports could play in building bridges of communication and rapprochement between peoples and cultures," he continued."I hope we had contributed through this tournament to breaking the stereotypes and presenting a new, exciting and safe tournament to the world." in November and December. It was the first time the soccer tournament was held entirely in the Middle East and the second time it's ever been held entirely in Asia. The tournament's presence in Qatar was controversial since the Islamic country has faced scrutiny and criticism for its treatment of migrant workers and LGBTQ+ people.
Last October, Sheikh Tamim said Qatar had been targeted by an"unprecedented campaign" of protest over its criminalization of homosexuality, despite Qatar's insistence that all people, including LGBTQ fans, were welcome at the World Cup — so long as they respected theSheikh Tamim took control of the oil-rich Gulf nation after his father abdicated the throne in June 2013.
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