Stadiums of shame: The numbers Qatar don’t want to be seen

The facts and figures behind workers’ and human rights in Qatar remain hard to uncover.

TAKE YOUR SEAT: A commentator prepares for the Qatar Stars League match between Al-Arabi and Al-Rayyan at the Lusail stadium, on the outskirts of the capital Doha. Picture: MUSTAFA ABUMUNES/AFP via Getty Images

$200 billion: Qatar is reported to have spent on getting the World Cup ready, compared with around $11bn spent by Russia in 2018.

0: Number of human rights clauses or conditions concerning labour protections requested by Fifa of the Qatari authorities when awarding hosting rights in 2010.