‘Humans for sale’: Analysing The Guardian's representations of Qatar during the 2022 men's FIFA World Cup
International Review for the Sociology of Sport
Published online on March 11, 2026
Abstract
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In 2010, Qatar became the first Middle Eastern nation to be awarded a FIFA World Cup (FWC). In the years leading up to the 2022 FWC, Media outlets frequently portrayed Qatar as an inhumane and barbaric nation. As such, the objective of this article is to ...
In 2010, Qatar became the first Middle Eastern nation to be awarded a FIFA World Cup (FWC). In the years leading up to the 2022 FWC, Media outlets frequently portrayed Qatar as an inhumane and barbaric nation. As such, the objective of this article is to ...