Messi finally gets to lift the World Cup trophy, which is a sight just about every soccer fan could rejoice in, whatever their allegiance.
finally gets to lift the World Cup trophy, which is a sight just about every soccer fan could rejoice in, whatever their allegiance.in a penalty shoot-out afterthat was immediately hailed as the greatest final – maybe the greatest game – ever. Three times Messi and France'straded the lead for the tournament's top goalscorer , and while penalties are a brutal way to decide a soccer game, the outcome seemed somehow appropriate.
Organizationally as well, the tournament gets high marks. There were no real logistical problems, and the compact footprint seemed to work well for both the teams and the fans. More broadly though, the report card onremains incomplete. Human Rights Watch notes that"Qatar has introduced significant labor reforms," but these"have proven to be woefully inadequate ... and are poorly enforced.
Or will it turn out, as Ian Plenderleith wrote in Soccer America, that"hosting only served to highlight the problems of putting yourself in the spotlight when you're a demagogic state that suppresses protest, dissent, workers' rights, women's rights and homosexuality."
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