Lusail Stadium in Qatar, will host the FIFA World Cup final on December 18, 2022
Lusail is among 8 stadiums built to host the ongoing World Cup, at a combined cost of over $200 billion
For a tiny country, with no rich football legacy to speak of, it is a massive investment
But the cost of building these structures goes beyond those figures. Thousands of human lives were at stake Ever since Qatar stunned the football world by winning the bid to host the 2022 World Cup, it has been slammed for its treatment of migrant workers, many of whom came from countries including India, Nepal to build these stadiums and the infrastructure around them
In fact, Qatar has the third-worst human rights record among countries that have hosted the FIFA World Cup, with Argentina (1978) and Italy (1934) above it
Many migrant workers perished in brutal working conditions.
Those who lived to tell the tale, recall that the situation was so inhuman, that even jail seemed a better option
Production: Gayatri Menon
Voiceover: Kanishkaa Balachandran