Qatar World Cup: a sportswashing own goal?

The Foreign Desk - A podcast by Monocle

This year’s Fifa World Cup in Qatar has a strong claim to be the most controversial football competition ever. Amid relentless criticism over the nation’s human-rights record, has Qatar’s soft-power push backfired? Andrew Mueller speaks to Craig Foster, Shaka Hislop, Laura McAllister, Paul Brannagan and Danyel Reiche. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.