![]() ![]() Just two days before the start of the tournament, Fifa changed its policy and announced no alcohol would be served to fans at any of the eight World Cup stadiums. View more on twitter Alcohol U-turn 'a joint decision' Infantino also said Fifa's Qatar 2022 legacy fund will go into education, signing an agreement that will help 25 million children and women in India. "Depending on the magnitude, it can be several years of salary," he added. He also said every worker that had an accident "receives compensation by law". Qatar has been under pressure to build a migrant workers' centre and Infantino announced a "dedicated and permanent office" in Doha, following discussions with the government and the ILO. "Let's hope at this World Cup we can all together work to benefit the conditions for these groups, not just in Qatar but everywhere in the world." The loss of human life during working hours is the greatest tragedy, whether here in Qatar or anywhere in the world. Qatar boss Felix Sanchez said: "A lot has been said about this, some misinformation and some of the comments were not completely fair. Every team and player will face it through the tournament. We as players have no decision on where we play. Speaking later on Saturday, England defender Eric Dier said: "The World Cup was awarded to Qatar in 2010 and I was 16 at the time. "As a child I was bullied because I had red hair and freckles. But I feel like them because I know what it means to be discriminated and bullied as a foreigner in a foreign country. ![]() "Of course I am not Qatari, Arab, African, gay, disabled or a migrant worker. Qatar has made progress and I feel many other things as well. "I don't have to defend Qatar, they can defend themselves. "It is not easy to take the critics of a decision that was made 12 years ago. ![]() I wonder why no-one recognises the progress made here since 2016. "This one-sided moral lesson is just hypocrisy. Many things are not perfect but reform and change takes time. We have to invest in helping these people, in education and to give them a better future and more hope. "I have difficulties understanding the criticism. "If Europe really care about the destiny of these people, they can create legal channels - like Qatar did - where a number of these workers can come to Europe to work. For what we have been doing for 3,000 years around the world, we should be apologising for the next 3,000 years before giving moral lessons. Infantino said: "We have been taught many lessons from Europeans and the Western world. However, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) said that was an underestimate. The government said its accident records showed there were 37 deaths among labourers at World Cup stadium construction sites between 20, only three of which were "work-related". However, the Qatar government said the total was misleading, because not all the deaths recorded were of people working on World Cup-related projects. The number is based on figures provided by the countries' embassies in Qatar. In February 2021, the Guardian said 6,500 migrant workers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka had died in Qatar since its successful World Cup bid.
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