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“Qatar relied heavily on migrant workers to build infrastructure for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.”
The evidence shows Qatar depended extensively on migrant labor to build World Cup stadiums and associated infrastructure. Multiple authoritative sources describe migrant workers as the dominant workforce in Qatar and as central to construction and tournament preparation. The claim is accurate as stated and does not overreach.
“The FIFA World Cup match between Canada and Qatar is the largest difference in national surface area between the two countries in any FIFA World Cup match in history.”
The claim is contradicted by a clear historical counterexample. Canada and Qatar have a very large area gap, but Russia vs. Saudi Arabia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup had an even larger one by several million square kilometers. Because a documented World Cup match already exceeds the Canada–Qatar difference, the “largest in history” wording is not supported.