The decision to hold the World Cup in a country with zero football history and a questionable human rights record led to calls from some for the event to be boycotted. But in a somewhat bizarre 57-minute speech ahead of the opening ceremony, Fifa president Gianni Infantino accused the tournament's critics of staggering hypocrisy and racism. Joining Nathan Rarere from Doha, Qatar's capital of Doha is Alex Baird.
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