{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a13c15d-181a-4a2e-a662-739d0e7f731a/637d2830e85d570011390ca6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Qatar’s $200bn bet on the World Cup","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/615edd9c0cb78d1a6bda37d9/1653426925492-d0e5b9f095017884c93fe94bcacaacbe.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Qatar is in the spotlight as the host of this year’s World Cup — and the small, oil-rich nation has had to confront a lengthy human rights record with the world watching. The FT’s Gulf correspondent Simeon Kerr breaks down Qatar’s larger goals due to hosting the tournament, and what changes it has — and hasn’t — made to see those through.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Clips from BBC, AP, PBS NewsHour, France24, The Guardian</p><p><br></p><p>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&nbsp;</p><p><strong>For further reading:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/f8deac63-e552-4ac6-9d9c-2b10df662893\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The ethical case for watching this possibly unethical World Cup</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/70b067cc-8b7f-492a-b48e-fc4d6f8bb33c\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Qatar counts down to World Cup kick-off after $200bn soft power bet</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/669d442e-3274-4a79-a58c-e1ca282c1d84\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">How the unlikeliest World Cup ever came to be</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/9d5d887a-9de6-405e-ba01-c3bcc1492c6f\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Qatar 2022: the weirdest World Cup in history</a></p><p>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>On Twitter, follow Simeon Kerr (<a href=\"https://twitter.com/simeonkerr?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@simeonkerr</a>) and Michela Tindera (<a href=\"https://twitter.com/mtindera07\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@mtindera07</a>)</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/61621741-86fb-4ede-8e83-4aa4c7ba59a2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}