{"id":7145,"date":"2022-11-20T23:33:01","date_gmt":"2022-11-20T23:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=7145"},"modified":"2024-02-08T10:06:10","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T10:06:10","slug":"misc-sport-qatar-world-cup-day-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=7145","title":{"rendered":"SPORT: Football, Qatar World Cup \u201822 – Day 1, Ecuador Beat Hosts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Ecuador\u2019s Cap\u2019n scored 2 (or was it 3?) times!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

My wife was delighted that Ecuador beat hosts Qatar today. Not because the host country has a dodgy record on moral issues. But because she has South-American roots. Her parents came to the UK from British Guyana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was delighted as well. But not just because I prefer the cultures of South America – many very troubled (which I believe goes for Ecuador?) – to anywhere backward enough to endorse Sharia Law. But also, frankly, because I hope that, if this World Cup does anything – besides entertaining sports fans and generating lots of money (the first I\u2019m fine with; the second troubles me) – it might cause Qatar to loosen up somewhat. But somehow I doubt it will. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some of the home crowd leaving a bit early.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m not a footy nut. So all I really know thus far is that beer was eventually vetoed. And given that the beer in question was Budweiser, I would understand if it were about the quality of the beverage. But as it\u2019s not, as it\u2019s a supposedly religious\/moral thing\u2026 that I find pretty odious. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s obviously worse and of far greater significance are things like the deaths of many migrant workers, whilst building the stadia, criminalising people on grounds of sexuality, and making 50% of their own populace second class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, even though I skipped the whole preamble\/build-up (my usual MO) – I was actually really pleased to note that Gary Lineker and the BBC weren\u2019t dodging these issues. Quite the reverse. Oh, and the match was ok. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My wife was delighted that Ecuador beat hosts Qatar today. Not because the host country has a dodgy record on moral issues. But because she has South-American roots. Her parents came to the UK from British Guyana. I was delighted as well. But not just because I prefer the cultures of South America – many … <\/p>\n

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