After an intriguing seven-month period, the second round of Asian qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup came to a close on Tuesday. With the World Cup expanding to 48 teams, Asia will now have at least eight representatives at the tournament in two years’ time. The increase in competing nations has also seen a
Qatar
Amnesty International has called on FIFA to release a review investigating the treatment of migrant workers involved in building stadia and infrastructure in Qatar for the 2022 World Cup. The independent review, which was conducted following the tournament and approved by the FIFA Council in March, has yet to be made public. Steve Cockburn, Amnesty