This is America in a nutshell

Every country that's ever hosted any major event has used it to boost their profile on the world stage. Qatar is no different. And any country that has the resources to host such a tournament will always have gained much of their wealth by questionable means.

You've made the point all by yourself. People will remember it because they'll be watching it. At the end of the day not enough people care enough.

Lol yeah. To be honest I don't think the players should be forced to have an opinion on this either.

I did not express any opinion on the matter, just that shit happens and people still go to these world cups and still watch them and still consume the content.

My only real gripe with it going to Qatar is that they don't have the infrastructure, don't even have an established league and are not a footballing nation.

Oh I didn't think you were in the slightest 😃

Every country has their negatives, of course. Just don't give it to a country with no infrastructure, no footballing heritage or even its own established league. FWIW I didn't really have much against 2018 in Russia because it satisfied all of these factors, even though there's a crazy despot in charge.

Nah you're right mate. It should be there. Edited.

You could argue that, yes

Anyone interested in human rights would've also boycotted 1934, 1978, 1994, 2010, 2014, 2018

It's always been the way. The 1934 WC in Italy was Mussolini's chance to promote fascism on a the international stage, 1966 went to a nation with empire and its associated atrocities still well in play, the 1978 WC was held in Argentina when an army dictatorship was in charge, 1994 would need a novel on what the USA has done and continues to do, 2010 was held in one of the most crime-ridden countries in the world, then there was 2018 in Russia.

(E: Added England in 1966, thanks u/tennisguy1234567)