Qatar Football Association general secretary Saoud Al-Mohannadi (5th L), FIFA representative Gabriel Calderon of Argentina (4th R) and soccer coach Bora Milutinovic (R) pose with others next to the FIFA World Cup trophy following its arrival in Doha, on a tour, December 12, 2013. REUTERS/Fadi Al-Assaad
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The 2022 World Cup should stay in Qatar to keep the pressure on the Gulf nation to improve its labour rights record, a FIFA executive committee member said on Thursday.
"People have been asking when FIFA would be taking the World Cup away from Qatar but I think that would be counter-productive," Theo Zwanziger told a European parliament sub-committee on human rights.
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