Qatar 2022: "Co-hosts must comply with human rights standards" (Amnesty International to FIFA)

"Ahead of this week's FIFA Council Meeting in Miami, Amnesty International and a coalition of NGOs, trade unions, fans and players groups (see list below) have called on FIFA president Gianni Infantino to confirm that any country considered as a potential co-host of the 2022 World Cup must comply with the organization's new human rights standards," said Amnesty International on 12/03/2019.

"Feasibility study on the increase of the number of teams from 32 to 48 in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022," is item number 8 on the agenda of meeting no.9 of the FIFA council (document available to download) scheduled in Miami (Florida, USA), on Friday 15/03/2019.

On Thursday FIFA members will meet to discuss a proposal to expand the 2022 World Cup in Qatar from 32 to 48 teams, with suggestions that additional matches could be played in other Gulf countries such as Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia or UAE.

The growth of the World Cup to 48 teams from the 2022 edition instead of in 2026 (as was planned in the 2017 vote) could involve playing extra matches (16 for a total of 80 games instead of 64) in…