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The FIFA 2022 World Cup kicks off this week under a cloud of sustainability and human rights controversies. Read on for our coverage along with the tournament’s key architecture and design stories in this special edition of Dezeen Agenda…

 

Dezeen's guide to the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar stadium architecture

Dezeen's guide to the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar stadium architecture

Dezeen has rounded up the eight stadiums where matches will be played over the next four weeks, including a hat-shaped building and a "diamond in the desert".

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Qatar "turning a blind eye" to abuse of World Cup migrant workers says Amnesty

Qatar "turning a blind eye" to abuse of World Cup migrant workers says Amnesty

Labour abuses are still happening "on a significant scale" in Qatar despite "noticeable improvements" to migrant workers' conditions ahead of the FIFA 2022 World Cup, says Amnesty International.

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Dezeen's guide to all 32 teams' football kits at the 2022 World Cup

All 32 team kits designed for the tournament

We have rounded up the kits of all 32 teams playing in the competition, including jerseys made with ocean plastic.

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World Cup sustainability claims "built on sand" say experts

World Cup sustainability claims "built on sand" say experts

Amid widespread scepticism about the sustainability claims of the World Cup, Dezeen asked experts if carbon-neutral global sporting events are possible.

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Foster + Partners unveils "striking yet simple" stadium for Qatar World Cup final

Foster + Partners' "striking yet simple" stadium

The newly completed Lusail Stadium by Foster + Partners will host the World Cup final on 18 December.

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Silence of World Cup stadium architects "assists" Qatar's sportswashing attempts

Silence of the tournaments' stadium architects "assists" Qatar's sportswashing attempts

Architects of the host stadiums should speak out on human rights issues or risk helping Qatar in its "sportswashing attempts", says Amnesty International's Peter Frankental in this exclusive interview.

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Ten cultural buildings completed in Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup

Ten cultural buildings completed in Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup

Since winning the bid to host the World Cup in 2010, Qatar has invested huge sums of money to expand its cultural offerings. We roundup ten architectural projects recently built in and around Doha.

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Qatar World Cup's claim of carbon neutrality is "simply not credible" says report

Qatar's claim of carbon neutral tournament is "simply not credible" says report

The organisers of the tournament have been accused of making misleading promises about the event's carbon neutrality by significantly underestimating the emissions associated with its newly built stadiums.

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