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Qatar: pros and cons of first Middle East host | Plus, learn English expression 'at the last minute'

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FIFA's Cutter World Cup

Cutter has relaxed some of the worst practices around its migrant labor system. There is now a national minimum wage that applies even to migrant workers. Cutter does not deserve all the blame for the stench of corruption around FIFA. The other choices might have been Saudi Arabia or Iran, which would be highly problematic for other political reasons.

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