LGBT issues at the 2022 FIFA World Cup

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2022 FIFA World Cup
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Qualification Overview Africa first round second round third round Asia first round second round third round fourth round Europe Nations League Group stage Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H Group I Group J second round North and Central America first round second round third round Oceania South America Inter-confederation play-offs Australia vs Peru Costa Rica vs New Zealand Seeding
Matches Group stage Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H Knockout stage Battle of Lusail Final
Controversies Overview Allegations of corruption and bribery "FIFA's Dirty Secrets" Garcia Report 2015 FIFA corruption case European Parliament corruption scandal Criticisms of Qatar's suitability to host Human rights issues Death of Marc Bennett Kafala system LGBT issues in Group B LGBT rights in Qatar OneLove Qatar diplomatic crisis
People Gianni Infantino Antonio Mateu Lahoz Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Grant Wahl Squads Officials
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Rights for LGBT people in Qatar are essentially nonexistent, with homosexuality as well as campaigning for LGBT rights criminalised. As such, when Qatar was selected to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the choice to do so in a restrictive nation saw much criticism, with several topics becoming the subject of controversy.