Qatar fluffs its World Cup kickoff

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Disgraced actor Morgan Freeman performed in the ceremony in front of thousands of empty seats, which was not shown in the UK as the BBC chose to show a report about the country’s human rights record instead, raising accusations of hypocrisy.The World Cup, which has been plagued with controversy over the Middle Eastern country’s treatment of foreign workers, LGBT+ rights and social restrictions, has been seen as a way of varnishing its image on the world stage.

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