The figure of 6500 World Cup deaths is not only shocking, but also dubious
A global football title fight in Qatar will always remain a blot, argues columnist Sjoerd Mossou, but according to him it is also relevant to drastically reduce the number of 6500 World Cup deaths. “It is often assumed that these 6,500 people all died during the construction of the World Cup stadiums and associated infrastructure. It’s not and The Guardian didn’t write that either.”
April 2