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Regimes have long used the World Cup to hide human rights abuses

10 mins | Dec 1, 2022
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It's not just Qatar. FIFA has a history of hosting tournaments in countries criticised for state-sponsored terrorism and military dictatorship. Ulices Piña reflects on the 1978 World Cup in Argentina and the 1974 qualifier in Chile.

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