Indyplus video: FIFA defends decision to host World Cup in Qatar amid workers' rights row

Sunday 17 November 2013 20:26 GMT

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Fifa president Sepp Blatter has said that the decision to host the World Cup in Qatar is "not reversible" and there is "not a single doubt" that the event will take place as scheduled. The federation's decision to hold the football competition in Qatar has come under fire over the alleged exploitation of workers. Watch him in the video below:

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