Soccer-FIFA chief accuses critics of Qatar of hypocrisy ahead of World Cup

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - FIFA President Press Conference - Main Media Center, Doha, Qatar - November 19, 2022 FIFA Director of Media Relations Bryan Swanson makes an announcement during a press conference as FIFA president Gianni Infantino looks on REUTERS/Matthew Childs

AL RAYYAN, Qatar (Reuters) -FIFA president Gianni Infantino accused critics of World Cup host Qatar's treatment of migrant workers of hypocrisy on Saturday, adding that engagement was the only way to improve human rights.

In lengthy, and sometimes angry, opening remarks at a news conference on the eve of the start of the tournament, Infantino rounded on European critics of the host nation over the issues of migrant workers and LGBT rights.