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Qatar brought the curtain down on the World Cup after a dramatic final, highlighting the country’s influence on world soccer and ending a tournament in which it drew criticism on human rights but defied doubts that it could host such a global event.

A capacity crowd of nearly 89,000 watched the spectacle in one of several stadiums built specially in the country of just 3 million people, the first Arab country to host the tournament.

Qatari officials, who were stung by the criticism and say they have taken steps to address the situation of foreign workers since Doha was granted the hosting rights in 2010, have been delighted by way the tournament panned out. State news agency QNA said on Sunday that 1.4 million people visited Qatar during the World Cup. That number is higher than pre-tournament estimates and a sharp jump on the 1 million reported two days earlier by Qatar’s World Cup authorities.

 

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Human rights you say?

Human rights?

Human rights?

which human right? the one where men defies nature and God

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