Dylan Bettencourt
Qatar, hosts of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, will only allow fully vaccinated individuals to attend matches.
The Gulf state will be holding the World Cup between November 21 and December 18 in a tournament which has been swamped with controversy ever since they were announced as hosts.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced that all matches during the World Cup will be played in full capacity stadiums.
Sheik Khalid bin Khalifa bin Adbulaziz Al Thani, Qatar’s prime minister, said that the majority of countries around the world will be expected to have reached a stage of herd immunity by the time the tournament kicks off, but Qatar will still be taking all precautionary measures.
Sheikh Khalid said that their desire was to host a Covid-free tournament with plans to vaccinate anyone visiting the nation who has yet to receive their Covid-19 jab.
He said they are negotiating with a company to provide one million doses of Covid-19 vaccines in order to immunise and vaccinate some of those coming to Qatar.
Qatar has already vaccinated 2.8 million individuals, about 50% of their population.
This latest revelation is one of the least controversial twists in the story of Qatar’s hosting of the World Cup.
Last year, the US claimed that FIFA officials were bribed to accept a bid from both Qatar and Russia to host the tournament in 2022 and 2018 respectively.
Also, in February this year, an investigation by the Guardian revealed that over 6,500 migrant workers have died in Qatar since it won the right to host the World Cup in 2010.
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