Fans and players, like the majority of the world public, are asking themselves: Why is the World Cup taking place in Qatar this year? Thomas Hitzlsperger, as a former national player, Bundesliga manager and thoroughly critical spirit, suffers as a passionate footballer from this World Cup award – but he does not give up, he wants to understand. Hitzlsperger sets out to answer the question: Qatar, why? A film by Nick Golüke and Robert Grantner. | More about Qatar in the ARD Audiothek with the Weltspiegel podcast and in the Qatar focus of the ARD Mediathek. +++ An earlier version contained the following sentence “Your job – buying votes”. To avoid misunderstandings about the role of Bonita Mersiades, this sentence was removed. As head of communications for the Australian World Cup bid for 2022, she observed and uncovered dubious machinations and attempted vote-buying. As a whistleblower and nemesis of FIFA, as she is clearly presented in the film, she has taken on enormous challenges and fought against powerful opponents.