Qatar World Cup: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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  • čas přidán 19. 11. 2022
  • John Oliver discusses the Qatar World Cup, the human rights violations happening in the sporting event’s host country, and what perfection really means to David Beckham.
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  • @robinhart984
    @robinhart984 Před rokem +10221

    They didn't smash the camera. Tantholdt (the journalist) stood his ground and they left. He kept reporting. We like him here in Denmark.

    • @KackieJennedy
      @KackieJennedy Před rokem +310

      Good for him.

    • @tsk028
      @tsk028 Před rokem +427

      He did a great job.
      I loved that he turned it around on them.

    • @ericdpeerik3928
      @ericdpeerik3928 Před rokem +430

      He was just like "okay, smash it then", like he didn't care. That was either bold, or he has that threat all the time 😂 either way, that was legend

    • @eyobalamerew1180
      @eyobalamerew1180 Před rokem +99

      I hope Denmark will do well in this world cup. There's a good chance they will, too!

    • @robinhart984
      @robinhart984 Před rokem +184

      @@tsk028 yes. Danish reporters in general have big balls. As do the photografers. Good folk!

  • @vandhuymartins2459
    @vandhuymartins2459 Před rokem +12075

    "A cartel-like group of scumbags and assorted criminals who ocassionaly put on soccer matches." This is by far the best FIFA's description I've ever heard of.

    • @MacabreFiction
      @MacabreFiction Před rokem

      Assorted

    • @TaroTrejo
      @TaroTrejo Před rokem +156

      I believe it's assorted criminals, not assaulted.

    • @lukewithann7256
      @lukewithann7256 Před rokem +76

      @@TaroTrejo unfortunately you're correct

    • @DutchDreadnaught
      @DutchDreadnaught Před rokem +119

      And yet people are fine with it. As long as they get to watch football (or soccer for the USA) they're willing to look past everything FIFA and Quatar do. Making up watever excuse they can that will allow them to watch it and not lose any sleep over it. That i find even more disgusting.

    • @NeroVuk
      @NeroVuk Před rokem +13

      It's a good description for the game as well

  • @thatocelot879
    @thatocelot879 Před rokem +1948

    HBO is legendary for putting whole episodes of Last Week Tonight on CZcams.

    • @ShethTora
      @ShethTora Před rokem +164

      It’s not the whole episode, it’s the whole of the main topic.
      It’s missing a short bit of unrelated topic that is at the beginning

    • @JJJBunney001
      @JJJBunney001 Před rokem +45

      They used to upload all segments back in the day, other segments, cutaway gags and interviews

    • @myrixica4222
      @myrixica4222 Před rokem +48

      @@JJJBunney001 it also used to not take 1-3 months for territories outside the US to get to watch them too.

    • @rtenewsontwo
      @rtenewsontwo Před rokem +21

      And without ads 👌🏻

    • @Onigirli
      @Onigirli Před rokem +6

      @@myrixica4222 This. Please, curb your gratitude

  • @mookymookymooo
    @mookymookymooo Před rokem +870

    Update: the media forgot about the human rights abuses and covered the cup enthusiastically

    • @flyaround312
      @flyaround312 Před rokem +27

      Were they not supposed to tell us the results? They reported about the human rights abuses related to world cup construction while it was happening and then they reported what happened during the world cup. Their job is to report the news, they aren't policymakers

    • @msachin4885
      @msachin4885 Před 9 měsíci +70

      @@flyaround312 key word there: *enthusiastically*
      No one is blaming the journalists for covering the actual world cup but mookymooky is pointing out how quickly and without thought the media and everyone else moved away from the slavery issue in Qatar. In literally minutes, people went from outraged to engrossed in football and as long as humanity has that nature, the corrupt officials of FIFA and Qatar will live long uninterrupted lives

    • @kingace6186
      @kingace6186 Před 9 měsíci +8

      Not all media. I get my news from journalists with integrity. But, unfortunately, that's getting harder and harder to find.

    • @barthollevoetkbr961
      @barthollevoetkbr961 Před 8 měsíci +4

      Never mind that. I want to know what happened to La'eeb.

    • @guccifer764
      @guccifer764 Před 7 měsíci +7

      @@barthollevoetkbr961
      He was sent to the same upstate farm all former sporting mascots go after their event is over.

  • @kaythemagiciankenyanmagici8794

    I'm a Kenya who works in Qatar, and John has got it right again. Last week John talked on what happened to us in the past and now the present.... thank you.

    • @ShesMongolianASMR
      @ShesMongolianASMR Před rokem +388

      Be safe working out there.

    • @TheZachary86
      @TheZachary86 Před rokem +136

      Oh but you do love the sweet sweet money. If you don’t like it, why don’t you find a job back in your country or your neighbours? Oh wait, conditions are actually worse

    • @thiccboyfinn2740
      @thiccboyfinn2740 Před rokem +847

      @@TheZachary86 because he doesn’t have his passport or visa because they got taken by the government?

    • @nicolasgomez5207
      @nicolasgomez5207 Před rokem +1154

      @@TheZachary86 ah yes, blame the victims of slave trade

    • @bavarianbanshee
      @bavarianbanshee Před rokem +4

      @@TheZachary86 What an unfathomably shit take. Please go and think about why your opinion is so incredibly terrible.

  • @aero1000
    @aero1000 Před rokem +6024

    "I won't say that Qatar definitely got the World Cup through bribery, but I won't say that they didn't and I will say that they did." God, I love this.

    • @cbpd89
      @cbpd89 Před rokem +147

      That phrasing should be confusing enough to throw off the defamation SLAPP suits! 💀

    • @cc1k435
      @cc1k435 Před rokem +25

      @@cbpd89 I think it wouldn't be that difficult to prove in court, actually. 😆

    • @notaspy1227
      @notaspy1227 Před rokem +35

      John Should have thrown in an “allegedly” to be safe.

    • @crimsontowers
      @crimsontowers Před rokem +10

      @@notaspy1227 haha that's the classic for wiggle room, RLM does that all the time

    • @lorenzoblum868
      @lorenzoblum868 Před rokem +37

      World Cup and bribery in the same sentence is redundant.

  • @sagbon98
    @sagbon98 Před rokem +593

    "Cheering on England until they're inevitably knocked out in the quarter-finals on penalties" this aged like a fine wine

    • @pepepoopsonthefarright7531
      @pepepoopsonthefarright7531 Před rokem +2

      not exactly, they didn't loose on penalties (a penalty shootout) but they did indeed bow out in the quarter finals

    • @sagbon98
      @sagbon98 Před rokem +6

      @@pepepoopsonthefarright7531 and they missed a penalty in it

    • @oracle8589
      @oracle8589 Před rokem +1

      @@sagbon98 But they also scored a penalty aswell..

    • @bardsamok9221
      @bardsamok9221 Před měsícem +2

      Joyless pedants missing the point

    • @cockatoo010
      @cockatoo010 Před 6 dny

      Kane did miss a penalty on it!

  • @danieljob3184
    @danieljob3184 Před rokem +150

    Australia consistently bids to host the world cup but we keep losing out to other countries. I guess we just cannot match their shady under the table bribes!

    • @jacktattersall9457
      @jacktattersall9457 Před 3 měsíci

      Because rightfully bribery in Australia would have you watching the world cup from an Aussie Gaol.

    • @DrewBernstein
      @DrewBernstein Před 3 měsíci +8

      You literally just hosted one! But the world doesn't pay attention to women's sports 🫠

    • @rhythmandblues_alibi
      @rhythmandblues_alibi Před měsícem +3

      We got the Women's World Cup, and it was awesome! 😃🙌

    • @Kinlochbervie50
      @Kinlochbervie50 Před 28 dny

      Australia would be a BRILLIANT host of the World Cup.

  • @garaj1
    @garaj1 Před rokem +6187

    "The workers are living in a comfortable, healthy, environment" has the same energy as "Our slaves are happy to be here, look at how joyfully they sing"

    • @drakeschaefer2491
      @drakeschaefer2491 Před rokem +238

      "There is no slavery in Ba Sing Se"

    • @Sol1taireTV
      @Sol1taireTV Před rokem +9

      How do you think Dubai and Kuwait were built? Just like the US economy, on the back of slavery. Good to see Westerners pretending like they give a fuck about Nepali workers in Qatar tho

    • @yucateco14
      @yucateco14 Před rokem +15

      Who said that? Xi Jinpingg?

    • @garaj1
      @garaj1 Před rokem +3

      @@yucateco14 12:24

    • @RyanCunningham
      @RyanCunningham Před rokem +13

      Sounds like Gone with the Wind

  • @nex05
    @nex05 Před rokem +6986

    The way audience's reaction changed from nothing when hearing 52C to a big *gasp* after knowing 125F was really funny.

    • @Canal10000
      @Canal10000 Před rokem +621

      When will (US) people start to learn Celsius...

    • @carschmn
      @carschmn Před rokem +473

      To be fair, most people not from the US have the same reaction to Fahrenheit.

    • @Canal10000
      @Canal10000 Před rokem +688

      @@carschmn Sure, but the difference is that Celcius is used by almost every country in the world. So there are not many reasons to learn Fahrenheit

    • @HunterShad
      @HunterShad Před rokem +201

      Ah... USians. Screw science, muh freedom units are the best!

    • @wykihuks00
      @wykihuks00 Před rokem +51

      Americans🤣🤣🤣

  • @greenlover4522
    @greenlover4522 Před 11 měsíci +73

    The face of that official when the journalist told him he's been there and saw everything was priceless.

  • @FlamingWalrus317
    @FlamingWalrus317 Před rokem +197

    John's impression of David Beckham was so good lol

    • @kdex.
      @kdex. Před rokem

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    • @jeanlind7540
      @jeanlind7540 Před rokem +2

      Not if you can do a real East End accent.

    • @FlamingWalrus317
      @FlamingWalrus317 Před rokem +1

      @@jeanlind7540 True but I think he got the smarminess spot on

    • @shwetharam4584
      @shwetharam4584 Před rokem +1

      John's impression of Sep Blatter was just as good lol

  • @Th3Shrike
    @Th3Shrike Před rokem +7422

    I know it's a terrible topic, but I laughed way too hard at the audience ahhhhing at the temperature after John converted it to Fahrenheit

    • @rohitr9400
      @rohitr9400 Před rokem +230

      It's the same reaction to the fact when he said so in his first FIFA video.

    • @anacc3257
      @anacc3257 Před rokem +67

      They'll laugh hysterically at everything including Teletubbies jokes

    • @AvangionQ
      @AvangionQ Před rokem +121

      Some will laugh because they'd never even dream of working with temperatures like that.
      Others will laugh because they didn't know how hot 50° Celsius is. Guessing most are both.

    • @KevinUchihaOG
      @KevinUchihaOG Před rokem +6

      @@rohitr9400 The fifa video from 8 years ago? Did he mention the same fact back then? Even though it hadnt yet happened?

    • @davidlang9939
      @davidlang9939 Před rokem +10

      125.6*F -- WHATS NOT FKD HERE?

  • @williamvaux7500
    @williamvaux7500 Před rokem +1650

    When that reporter said "Have you been to the labor camps?" that was such a powerful question.

    • @MeaghanTamara
      @MeaghanTamara Před rokem +4

      You know how dirty his white dress would get?

    • @cc1k435
      @cc1k435 Před rokem +92

      Ended an interview before it could begin, it was so to the point. 🤔

    • @rutvin8763
      @rutvin8763 Před rokem +108

      I wish he asked it BEFORE revealing he himself had been to the camps.

    • @teresastillabower8361
      @teresastillabower8361 Před rokem +114

      The look on that vile man's face. I hope the reporter had a huge security team.

    • @lenas6246
      @lenas6246 Před rokem +10

      only westrners can expect that guys like that go to labour camps

  • @thomaskozar8510
    @thomaskozar8510 Před rokem +142

    massive respect for shining the spotlight where people don't want it shone upon

  • @kevinmoreira86
    @kevinmoreira86 Před rokem +71

    I used to live in Rio, Brazil and it would hit 50 degrees in the summer some days. The government would send out water trucks to dose the businesses and some people who asked to get sprayed. It was so incredibly hot and humid that if just got out of the shower and dried yourself off. By the time you wrapped the towel and started walking to your room your entire body would be sweaty. (No most people don't have AC, and if they do its just in room of the house to save costs) I can't imagine doing any actual labour in that type of environment without straight up passing out. Reminds me of the old movies of Egyptian slaves working to build temples in the heat while getting whipped. So damn sad

  • @AMortalDefiant
    @AMortalDefiant Před rokem +6727

    To add some context to the environment those stadium workers had to deal with: I was deployed there as a Navy Corpsman in a USMC unit back in 2014. The Navy/Marines use a system called the WBGT (Wet Bulb Globe Test) index. When it is over 90, all non-essential activity is prohibited as a severe risk of heat stroke, dehydration, etc. This is known as "Black Flag". Over the summer (we arrived in August), it was Black Flag before the sun even rose, and was often into the low 130s. The heat is exacerbated by the extreme humidity (it was often over 90% humidity when we were there), so your sweat doesn't evaporate, which means your body can't cool off naturally, and you have an increased risk of heat injuries. When that man said it felt like it was raining, that's not an exaggeration. As soon as you left an air-conditioned space, your clothes soaked through with sweat in 5-10 minutes. It felt like what I imagine being in an oven would be like.
    Our commanding officer cancelled a lot of our training, includeing MCMAP (Marine Corps Martial Arts Program). We were finishing up a Brown Belt course, and about to start Black Belt, and we were having heat injuries, even training at 5 a.m. to avoid the heat. In my time in the military I've been to CA, NM, AZ, TX, FL, IL, WA, NC, Guantanamo Bay, Japan, and Qatar (and many more places aside from military service). No place on Earth had weather as miserable as Qatar... it's not even close. It's hard to imagine working outside all day in such a hellscape. I feel for all the workers who had to endure that.

    • @robote7679
      @robote7679 Před rokem +489

      Thank you for this enlightening albeit terrifying description of the environmental situation in Qatar.

    • @stirlingfletcher7040
      @stirlingfletcher7040 Před rokem +178

      Bahrain, Oman, UAE, Yemen, SA - was pretty much the same.

    • @nhokonhokopuala
      @nhokonhokopuala Před rokem +25

      Ty sir...

    • @zerocool5395
      @zerocool5395 Před rokem +46

      I live in Miami, I totally understand.

    • @bahaadeenal-ees1488
      @bahaadeenal-ees1488 Před rokem +99

      You and those workers have a crucial difference, He is a poor worker, and you are part of an invading force with hidden terror

  • @EdibleClown
    @EdibleClown Před rokem +819

    I love how shocked that one Qatari sport agency leader was when he said "you actually went there?"

    • @Utonian21
      @Utonian21 Před rokem +131

      He was like: "Who let them go there?"

    • @EdibleClown
      @EdibleClown Před rokem +87

      @@Utonian21 "I explicitly said not to let that happen!"

    • @pharmtec24
      @pharmtec24 Před rokem

      Someone was probably murdered or disappeared after that interview.

    • @puellamservumaddominum6180
      @puellamservumaddominum6180 Před rokem +42

      Was not part of the plan.

    • @zeroweaver13
      @zeroweaver13 Před rokem +18

      How many security got fired that day

  • @tausifkarim2537
    @tausifkarim2537 Před 11 měsíci +21

    The 'ahh' from the audience after oliver converted 52°c to Fahrenheit did it for me 😂😂😂

  • @jasweengujral
    @jasweengujral Před rokem +120

    We are so lucky to have a show like yours, who is not afraid to speak the truth. I'm very proud about the freedom of expression which often is taken for granted in the West.

    • @frand2701
      @frand2701 Před rokem +4

      😂😂😂😂

    • @onkelpappkov2666
      @onkelpappkov2666 Před rokem

      Cue death threat spam sent to reporters.

    • @redcitadel9123
      @redcitadel9123 Před rokem +1

      Freedom of expression is so important, it should never be taken for granted

    • @KAte-ng9zg
      @KAte-ng9zg Před rokem +3

      Freedom of speech depends on your race in the west similar to all countries in the world. I mean the amount of articles and interviews I have seen plus experiences I have seen people suffer, for example how the UK reacted to Ukraine and said things like we have to help because they look like us or have light eyes/blond hair or look European. I mean definitely help I'm not disputing that if able you should help where you can, we alll should. However, not due to the way the people look plus what about offering the same help and making just as big of a deal with others from other countries who UK and US have attacked and caused issues for such as Iraq.
      Clearly Qatar like many other countries have the issues. In fact no country is remotely even close to perfect.
      Qatar as shown has major issues with the locals letting their wealth, authority and power get to their heads whilst forgetting their religion that encourages them to be kind and good to all humans.
      The west is not without issues to. I've seen it with my eyes how minorities are bullied and treated, I mean Islamaphobia has been going on for so long it's crazy that it's only now been given a name. Some of the racism and human inequalities are just more tactical in the west because the west has learnt to deflect and be undercover unfortunately. I say unfortunately because I am from the west and it does need to be better along with all the world. Therefore, we can't advise others when we have so many institutionally inhumane, racist, gender, culture, powertrip issues to.

    • @Jgleason23
      @Jgleason23 Před rokem

      @@KAte-ng9zg if you’re trying to compare modern western countries to the Middle East then you are gonna lose this argument very quickly. The West May have had major human rights issues 60 years ago but we aren’t talking about 60 years ago since they’ve corrected it. The Middle East and much of the world still lives in Medieval times where they kill for being gay or steal your passport and force you to work as a slave.

  • @NomnomJawsnomnom
    @NomnomJawsnomnom Před rokem +2042

    I cant be the only one who laughed at the Fifa representative literally choking on his words when he said "human rights".

    • @fuzzytraveller8588
      @fuzzytraveller8588 Před rokem +9

      You are the only one ☝🏽

    • @TheDylls
      @TheDylls Před rokem +28

      It's like Rick forgetting the word "human" lmao

    • @abrar9792
      @abrar9792 Před rokem +26

      Sometimes you don't need a lie detector to catch a liar

    • @julioibanez172
      @julioibanez172 Před rokem +13

      No bro, the audience laughed too

    • @papirootsc4201
      @papirootsc4201 Před rokem

      USA is getting the World Cup next year, they haven’t even fixed the homeless problem or the working conditions. They also lock up journalists. Nothing new here.

  • @samriddhi43
    @samriddhi43 Před rokem +3735

    As a Nepali, hearing and seeing dead Nepalese body entering country now and then, hearing the stories of the family members of the deceased people. I am so glad that John Oliver and HBO decided to shed light on this topic.

    • @hassanbuali9923
      @hassanbuali9923 Před rokem +32

      Can you name 5 of them? How they died? Any official statement from their government or embassy?

    • @yessum15
      @yessum15 Před rokem +469

      @@hassanbuali9923 Do you typically collect the names and beurocratic details of deceased people you don't know personally? That's a morbid hobby.

    • @nasser-q7485
      @nasser-q7485 Před rokem +1

      😂 such a stupid and frustrated attempt from u western .. I’m from Qatar 🇶🇦
      If theses workers feel very very bad why their country doesn’t ban them from coming here in my country whyyyyyyyy 🤣
      I’m living as a king in my country cuz my country responsible about me
      But others we have contracts with them if they r not happy with that their country can do something not u western ( the most criminals countries in the planet )

    • @clashoflands
      @clashoflands Před rokem

      @@hassanbuali9923 qatari termite

    • @amodhkantsaxena6803
      @amodhkantsaxena6803 Před rokem +1

      @@hassanbuali9923 She can tell you that after you are done licking Qatari boots.

  • @danielpotter683
    @danielpotter683 Před rokem +65

    “It's like the Super bowl, except the rest of the world actually gives a f*ck.” 😂

  • @alliefe2439
    @alliefe2439 Před rokem +86

    I always like watching you. Everything has a good and bad side, and you get to the heart of it and don't back down because the topics are difficult. Plus, I still laugh, even though it's a little depressing.

  • @evanwingenfeld493
    @evanwingenfeld493 Před rokem +3871

    I'm impressed that John correctly predicted that England would lose in the quarterfinals. Someone should give him a raise.

    • @kevweech3721
      @kevweech3721 Před rokem +237

      And they lost on a penalty, so he was close on that one

    • @Royan1900
      @Royan1900 Před rokem +62

      Omg I was thinking the same, know he heck did he predict that?!😂

    • @TheWefikus
      @TheWefikus Před rokem +155

      I mean, he’s English, he knows 😅

    • @morpheus6749
      @morpheus6749 Před rokem +95

      England choking was predictable.

    • @prithvirajsrinivasan1077
      @prithvirajsrinivasan1077 Před rokem +9

      Ohhhh god I just remembered. He should say this in his next video😂😂

  • @ggamisha
    @ggamisha Před rokem +2651

    Hi John,
    I’m a Bangladeshi who moved to Chicago at the age of 14 back in 2014. My connecting flight was in Qatar, and I flew with hundreds of Bangladeshi people who were so excited, filled with hope for a better future for themselves and their families as they were traveling to Qatar for their new job opportunities. My heart hurts to imagine how their hopes were shattered over the years, and to wonder how many of the poor Bangladeshi men and women I traveled with that day have died due to these conditions there.
    Thank you for sharing their stories, and for giving migrant workers from Bangladesh and the rest of the underprivileged countries the voice they never had.

    • @TrainerAQ
      @TrainerAQ Před rokem +48

      Sounds like when DeSantis lied to a bunch of Venezuelans and sent them to Martha's Vineyard instead of Boston.

    • @rongliu1182
      @rongliu1182 Před rokem

      @@TrainerAQ use your single brain cell. not even close of comparison. Martha vineyard is a paradise. Preaching diversity yet turning migrant away is kind of ironic.

    • @pundlik9012
      @pundlik9012 Před rokem +3

      @@TrainerAQ let's go Brandon tho 😂

    • @nightnyungwe5945
      @nightnyungwe5945 Před rokem +3

      Apparently, while living in Chicago, you are never bothered by the thought that the US has committed and continued to commit a long list of war crimes all over the world but will host the next World Cup.
      1 MILLION dead Iraqis in an illegal war mean nothing as does the reality that the US is still occupying Eastern Syria at this very moment and stealing their resources.

    • @Apprentice1979pk
      @Apprentice1979pk Před rokem +19

      Oh come on, they all knew full well what they would face and still chose to go there. South Asians have been going to the Middle East for work since 1970s. Its has always been like this over there and everyone knows about it. No one cheated them or lied to them.

  • @TristanDeshaies
    @TristanDeshaies Před rokem +101

    I usually don’t like late night talk shows but this was brilliant

    • @thinhnonyt
      @thinhnonyt Před rokem +11

      Last week tonight is absolutely brilliant compared to other late night shows, and this is coming from an Australian, I’m not even the target audience.

  • @carlosswLAX
    @carlosswLAX Před rokem +30

    Brilliantly described, John. Thank you, Sir. 🙌🏼

  • @ChrisMolyneaux93
    @ChrisMolyneaux93 Před rokem +3019

    I like how the American audience didn't grasp how hot it is in Qatar until John converted from Celsius to Fahrenheit.

    • @morpheus6749
      @morpheus6749 Před rokem +232

      In the same way that Celsius people won't grasp Fahrenheit until you convert it for them.

    • @JiggyGinJoints
      @JiggyGinJoints Před rokem +67

      From science to jibberish how long can you throw a stone

    • @nathanchildress5596
      @nathanchildress5596 Před rokem +160

      I don’t know the conversion by heart, but I know anything beyond 30 C is hot as fuck. I’m a dumb American, but I try.

    • @TheFelipeo
      @TheFelipeo Před rokem +130

      @@morpheus6749 you mean the rest of the world?

    • @Elenrai
      @Elenrai Před rokem

      @@morpheus6749 Well you say that but the rest of the world is exposed to this retardation regularly and learn to convert, same goes for currency exchange rates n the like, globalism be like that, regardless of how much of a cousin fucker you try to be :D

  • @brandonwei2430
    @brandonwei2430 Před rokem +1142

    I want an hour of John mocking Beckham.

    • @barumbadum
      @barumbadum Před rokem +8

      Me too...

    • @fredrickbeondo8695
      @fredrickbeondo8695 Před rokem +16

      He's another one like Tyson whose voice doesn't match up right with the look 🤣

    • @MrLadyMaroles
      @MrLadyMaroles Před rokem +3

      Everybody knows how I would love to see John mocking people.

    • @josephawatson
      @josephawatson Před rokem +1

      same with kid rock id watch an hour of john mocking him

    • @davidofergals6947
      @davidofergals6947 Před rokem +2

      John is a nobody compared to Beckham.

  • @Paulo-py4mm
    @Paulo-py4mm Před rokem +17

    I still remember when it hit 45 degrees celsius here in Sydney back in 2013. It was so oppressively hot that it was difficult to even move let alone conduct physical work....

  • @PlyrMava.
    @PlyrMava. Před rokem +87

    Couldn't watch the World Cup this time. Watched a game in Brazil, followed Russia, but I can't stop thinking about FIFA and the people who died to build this cash grab scheme.
    Thank you, John

    • @landondonovanify
      @landondonovanify Před rokem +6

      Too bad it was a great world cup to watch

    • @augustdice3914
      @augustdice3914 Před rokem +6

      Good for you! Any view is revenue and if they profit, they continue. Can’t keep watching and say you don’t IN SOME WAY, support what they have done. Personally, I do not love anything enough to support that.

    • @akmal94ibrahim
      @akmal94ibrahim Před rokem +4

      You shouldn't have watched Brazil and Russia either. And when the World Cup comes to the US, you shouldn't watch that one too. They torture innocents over there (a war crime).

    • @n0t_zat0ichi29
      @n0t_zat0ichi29 Před 3 dny

      ​@@akmal94ibrahim cry more lmfao

  • @michaelconstantinemiranda2352

    Im from the Philippines, and the kafala system has been in place and exploiting a lot of my countrymen since the late 80's. And not only in Qatar but most of the countries in the Arabian Peninsula. I admire John for putting a light on this issue, but I dont think any change will be coming soon.

    • @lollorosso4675
      @lollorosso4675 Před rokem +37

      Slavery is just too damn convenient and cost effective for the slavers.
      That is why it took the nations of Europe so many centuries to (legally) abolish it.
      I hope for your countrymen‘s sake and for the world that somehow, miraculously a concerted effort is made by the more influential nations in the world to render the kafala system economically non-viable (e.g. by imposing santions).

    • @dr.braxygilkeycruises1460
      @dr.braxygilkeycruises1460 Před rokem +30

      The Philippines has also been routinely taken advantage of by the United States, too. *The USA was founded on genocide and slavery* and the devastation they have committed in the Philippines and other countries should not be ignored.

    • @SwaveWorm
      @SwaveWorm Před rokem +8

      @@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460 🤦‍♂️ 🤦 🤦‍♀️ 😔😔😔🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏿‍♀️🤦🏿🤦🏽🤦🏾‍♂️

    • @norml.hugh-mann
      @norml.hugh-mann Před rokem

      @@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460 yeah..not anyone alive today...perhaps Amerixa should have left them in Japanese control?!?!?!? SO STFU

    • @brennenderopa
      @brennenderopa Před rokem

      @@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460 So now it is the middle east's turn?

  • @32fps
    @32fps Před rokem +1544

    My mom was deployed to Qatar when I was younger, and she used to write home and tell us about how birds would just fall out of the sky dead when they hit these pockets of particularly strong heat. I can't even begin to imagine laboring there.

    • @kylestubbs8867
      @kylestubbs8867 Před rokem +4

      Is she still there?

    • @whatthebeepvideos
      @whatthebeepvideos Před rokem +37

      @@kylestubbs8867 I believe the US has military bases there, so they were probably a soldier. Also, op used past tense, their mom is not still there.

    • @32fps
      @32fps Před rokem +62

      @@whatthebeepvideos She was an airman actually (they get hilariously uptight about those things lol, she was in the airforce not army so technically not "soldier"), either a Captain or Major at that point. But yeah to @Kyle Stubbs, this was in like 2003 or 2004

    • @32fps
      @32fps Před rokem +5

      @@sarafinasummers7863 Damn, well that's one way to test your nerve agent 😅

    • @LeCharles07
      @LeCharles07 Před rokem +4

      @@32fps Safer than the Bhopal method.

  • @michaeltuffin5002
    @michaeltuffin5002 Před rokem +13

    Thank you John for highlighting the disgusting way these poor men are treated

  • @brunodesrosiers266
    @brunodesrosiers266 Před rokem +1

    Thank you for this.

  • @morpheus6749
    @morpheus6749 Před rokem +1990

    There are few things in life as satisfying as watching a Brit mocking another Brit's British accent.

    • @camelopardalis84
      @camelopardalis84 Před rokem +32

      David Beckham puts on a fake accent. You can look it up on CZcams. There is at least one video comparing his natural accent with his artificially put on one.

    • @k80_
      @k80_ Před rokem +41

      Also unsettling to hear “soccer” in a British accent

    • @BeaverChainsaw
      @BeaverChainsaw Před rokem +5

      @@k80_ he assimilated well into his host country!

    • @BoHoGoJo
      @BoHoGoJo Před rokem +32

      @@k80_ It's unsettling to hear soccer in any accent.

    • @prabhatsourya3883
      @prabhatsourya3883 Před rokem +11

      @@camelopardalis84 Exactly what John Oliver was mocking: The Overly made up British accent.

  • @aandwdabest
    @aandwdabest Před rokem +697

    John oliver calling Gianni Infantino “Corruption Caillou” got me howling 😂

    • @phyllojoe5346
      @phyllojoe5346 Před rokem +11

      Writers knocked it out of the park with that one!

    • @doanacookieCT
      @doanacookieCT Před rokem +1

      i hate Caillou

    • @MarillSweatshirt
      @MarillSweatshirt Před rokem +6

      @@doanacookieCT I've never met anyone that actually likes him lol....

    • @Pietro-lp5ki
      @Pietro-lp5ki Před rokem

      Mt. Rushmore of John Oliver burns for sure

    • @chidumebiarukwe6436
      @chidumebiarukwe6436 Před rokem

      That was uncalled for, to accuse someone of something so horrific without any evidence

  • @hughjanus5093
    @hughjanus5093 Před rokem +16

    Crazy I used to serve the woman they interviewed at 5:49, Heidi Blake, at the coffee shop in Manhattan I used to work at, presumably while she was researching and writing about Qatar. We talked about her work at Buzzfeed News. Nice to see she’s doing big things

    • @CraigMcGuinn
      @CraigMcGuinn Před 7 měsíci

      I hope you told Heidi Blake your real name: since I doubt you are Hugh Janus unless you can’t afford to get your name changed

  • @brekerr
    @brekerr Před rokem +42

    Really impressed with real football fans that didn't watch the world cup. I only watch a match or two from the world cup, so easy for me to boycott, but I know full on hardcore football fans that didn't watch, very impressive.

    • @blackpanthar906
      @blackpanthar906 Před rokem +7

      Well it's your loss. The Qatar world cup was voted the best world cup tournament on social media by far by world cup fans

    • @brekerr
      @brekerr Před rokem +11

      @@blackpanthar906 it's a choice ethics vs personal gain. The equation doesn't work out the same for everyone.

    • @blackpanthar906
      @blackpanthar906 Před rokem

      @@brekerr I lost respect for John Oliver after this episode. This was just pure propaganda. Qatar really went out if their way to host and gift fans with expensive gifts.
      It was voted the best world cup in history for a reason because fans got to finally see Messi achieve his dream.
      1. Qatari officials addressed and clarified that the false news reports and propaganda made by some American and UK news outlets was based on a false statistic that was total number of deaths of immigrants in the country in past *10* years, which they falsely claimed to be around 6000.
      In reality the number of immigrants died while building stadium projects in Qatar due to mishaps or whatever reason on record by businesses labour union organisation was only 34.

    • @brekerr
      @brekerr Před rokem +5

      @@blackpanthar906 it wasn't just the US and UK media I saw it on French and German news. But more to the point reputable independent organizations such as amnesty international were saying the same and it wasn't just the forced labour and conditions that are an issue. Qatar has an appallingly human rights record.
      Like I say the equation doesn't work the same for everyone but the facts are fairly well established.

    • @blackpanthar906
      @blackpanthar906 Před rokem

      @@brekerr I don't remember Amnesty International saying anything about 6000 immigrant deaths. It was only some of these media outlets that were refuted and the propaganda failed. Qatar world cup saw some of the highest attended matches in history of FIFA world cup. That's a fact you can't deny.
      * It saved thousands of dollars for fans who would otherwise have to travel thousands of miles in a country like US or Austria.
      * It reduced carbon footprint or emissions of greenhouse gases that Fans would emmit travelling very long distances.
      I do agree thar human rights in Qatar are not up to same standard as western countries. But I would say it's far better when it comes to human rights in Israel.
      Yet you will see all western media hooting for Israel hosting such an even and not not one of them will dare to speak about aparthied, human rights violations or even the poor condition of thai immigrant labour in Israel that goes through the same issues as in many Gulf countries. Or the human rights violations of blacks or ethiopian Jews in Israel who go through terrible racism.
      All the teeth of western media fall down when it comes to Israel.
      Human rights violations in Israel is worse than Qatar on both domestic and international level. As it affects freedom of speech in west and internationally while human rights violations in Qatar though may exist, they don't affect your freedom of speech or freedom of press in US to speak against it.
      That's the major difference.

  • @irvingg2342
    @irvingg2342 Před rokem +647

    John Oliver covering FIFA is always a treat

    • @mohammedsaad4731
      @mohammedsaad4731 Před rokem +2

      Why not about China hosting Olympics
      ?

    • @XVeganDaveGodFreeX
      @XVeganDaveGodFreeX Před rokem +2

      I lost a lot of respect him when he said he's still going to watch. He should be telling people to #boycottFIFAworldcup

    • @JawadBhuiyan
      @JawadBhuiyan Před rokem

      @@mohammedsaad4731 Not specifically the Olympics but: czcams.com/video/17oCQakzIl8/video.html

    • @JawadBhuiyan
      @JawadBhuiyan Před rokem +11

      @@XVeganDaveGodFreeX Won't really make a difference. The majority will still watch.

    • @cagliari5984
      @cagliari5984 Před rokem +9

      @@mohammedsaad4731 because last I checked the olympics is a completely different athletic event?

  • @jodievukmir3187
    @jodievukmir3187 Před rokem +979

    Loved that guy's face when he said to the reporter.."you have been to the housing area?"

    • @Royan1900
      @Royan1900 Před rokem +57

      "shit, we are made, I repeat we are made! Disperse, disperse!"

    • @williamyoung9401
      @williamyoung9401 Před rokem +19

      How bad are these workers' home countries that they come to Qatar for the hope of a better life and providing for their families? o_O

    • @magniwalterbutnotwaltermag1479
      @magniwalterbutnotwaltermag1479 Před rokem +65

      ​@@williamyoung9401 they don't want a better life there they want to send money from qatar, same reason there are european workers in america supply and demand, india, bangladesh, and nepal are making constructions but qatar is making even more of them so the competition there is less serious
      Only once they're hired they realize there is basically no pay, they're enslaved, and they have no or limited contact outside

    • @youtubecensorship5544
      @youtubecensorship5544 Před rokem

      @@magniwalterbutnotwaltermag1479 Haters will always hater. If you start pointing your morality torch on all the countries, then the first nations that should be kicked out of hosting anything should be USA and UK. USA has invaded so many Muslim nations and inhumanly sanctioned them. They have so much blood on their hands. UK not only has a bloody colonial history, but also joins US in its imperial misadventures.

    • @youtubecensorship5544
      @youtubecensorship5544 Před rokem

      @@williamyoung9401 Why do you think so many Mexicans and latin americans come to USA when they are treated worse than animals at the borders? They come for money and better life. The issue is, where was the West when they were all dealing with Arab nations for decades? Nobody cared about these workers. But now, they are faking it because they are jealous of Qatar

  • @markk3453
    @markk3453 Před rokem +1

    well said John

  • @tylerkeller8869
    @tylerkeller8869 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I love LWT & John Oliver so goddamned much. Nowhere else can you find a source offering insightful, intelligent analysis of some of the most tragic and corrupt people places and organizations on television.

  • @f1zz-k1d89
    @f1zz-k1d89 Před rokem +862

    that reporter interrupting his joyous screams to yell instead "OI HE GOT ME SCARF!! OI THAT'S ME MUMS!!!" and then John revealing the Scarf made me laugh so hard that I had to use my inhaler

    • @Buckarooskiczek
      @Buckarooskiczek Před rokem +1

      @@sarafinasummers7863 lol!

    • @kylestubbs8867
      @kylestubbs8867 Před rokem +1

      Eh, I laughed harder when Norm MacDonald did it with an urn.

    • @athenak4666
      @athenak4666 Před rokem

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid
      @ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid Před rokem

      @@sarafinasummers7863 Oh, man. Coughing with weed smoke inhaled? I felt that pain as I read your words.
      The worst part is immediately knowing full-well that your coughing session is definitely going to last several minutes.

  • @michaelt.5672
    @michaelt.5672 Před rokem +378

    A german comedian said it best I believe when he said he was pissed at FIFA for "forcing people to make a moral descision on whether or not to watch football".

    • @nehalilisays
      @nehalilisays Před rokem +19

      *Oliver Welke, heute show

    • @mickylawless1941
      @mickylawless1941 Před rokem +36

      I will NOT be watching the world cup. It makes me sad, but the whole human rights violations thing makes me sick.

    • @radjalomas8854
      @radjalomas8854 Před rokem +2

      If he only realized that now it means he wasn"t paying attention before.
      Professional soccer has always been an insult to intelligence, and to the sport itself.

    • @michaelt.5672
      @michaelt.5672 Před rokem +4

      @@nehalilisays I was thinking of Oliver Kalkofe, actually. But Welke might have said something similar.

    • @asuka36
      @asuka36 Před rokem

      It’s Oliver Welke, and he‘s right. Gotta hand it to FIFA; they’re making millions off their moral bankruptcy and still get to tell fans „well, you watched, so you‘re complicit“. Evil masterminds.

  • @matthewjohnson6886
    @matthewjohnson6886 Před rokem

    As always thank you for the update sir and keep doing what you do best 👍

  • @DemonDriver31
    @DemonDriver31 Před rokem +4

    16:07
    Fifa president speaks
    John oliver:Okay corruption caillou
    Me:🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @salchipapa5843
    @salchipapa5843 Před rokem +638

    I'm super proud of my team (Bolivia) for boycotting this World Cup by not qualifying at all. I mean, they boycotted so hard they probably ended up last in the CONMEBOL as a whole.

    • @josemerlos1011
      @josemerlos1011 Před rokem +8

      Lol!

    • @salchipapa5843
      @salchipapa5843 Před rokem +66

      I stand corrected: They ended up second to last, only above Venezuela. Man, they could have put more of an effort with the boycott.

    • @salchipapa5843
      @salchipapa5843 Před rokem +23

      @Jack Smith Are you sure you're responding to the right comment?

    • @peachblossom13
      @peachblossom13 Před rokem +5

      Me with Paraguay

    • @salchipapa5843
      @salchipapa5843 Před rokem +35

      @Jack Smith Pretty sure you have no idea what you're talking about, or even noticed the fact that my comment was a joke.

  • @TheGoncas2
    @TheGoncas2 Před rokem +390

    The way the audience only became shocked when John translated Celsius to Fahrenheit lmao

    • @duartefh88
      @duartefh88 Před rokem +7

      *converted

    • @Mrshoujo
      @Mrshoujo Před rokem +10

      Anything over 30°C is uncomfortable.

    • @hanshaperle6075
      @hanshaperle6075 Před rokem +1

      There are people? Isnt it just a solo without audience and just some background sounds?

    • @awesomeone1784
      @awesomeone1784 Před rokem +12

      @@hanshaperle6075 only during the height of COVID. He often mentioned being in a white void.

    • @B3Band
      @B3Band Před rokem +2

      And? We use Fahrenheit here. So it's fine that you can't translate to Fahrenheit, but it's weird that others can't translate to Celsius? Hypocrite.

  • @user-wo6ge5lz3m
    @user-wo6ge5lz3m Před rokem +3

    His impersonation of David Beckham is hilariously spot on.

  • @jeffgregory8974
    @jeffgregory8974 Před rokem +25

    OMG! Just watched this and Jon Oliver was SPOT-ON with England's outcome: eliminated in the quarterfinals on penalties! How hilarious!! Give that guy another Emmy!

    • @oracle8589
      @oracle8589 Před rokem +1

      What penalties were they then? Considering the game never went to extra time, how is that even possible?

    • @michaelgillman2505
      @michaelgillman2505 Před rokem

      @@oracle8589 It didn't even go to penalties and STILL went out by missing a penalty.
      It's the most England thing to happen for ages.

  • @ViaConDias
    @ViaConDias Před rokem +706

    I remember telling my teacher back in school that he was getting old and out of touch if he believed that things like racism would still exist when I got to be his age. I am now his age and I owe him an apology.

    • @Nemshee
      @Nemshee Před rokem +77

      Ah, the optimism of youth, we've all been guilty of it. Even as a natural pessimist I have had hope for a better future at some point.

    • @vodkaboy
      @vodkaboy Před rokem +33

      racism will probably always be a thing, but slavery could have disappeared, if it was one of top priorities of Humanity. but it's not. I still can't buy new shoes.

    • @jayreagan5999
      @jayreagan5999 Před rokem +37

      Understandable. When I was a kid I thought humans were smart.

    • @MajinGatomon
      @MajinGatomon Před rokem +10

      @@jayreagan5999 They are smart. But they are egocentrical as well. If you tell the boss of a company that you will give him 10 Million Dollar but that money will be deducted from his employees... well, it takes a strong man to say no.

    • @ivanivanovichrasputin3098
      @ivanivanovichrasputin3098 Před rokem +1

      You not only owe him an apology, but you also owe his children an apology. You will owe his grandchildren, and his grandchildren’s grandchildren an apology, because as long as there are people racism will never go away. The fact that people act self-righteous and pretend to be moral and good is nothing but a show. Deep down in their subconscious, even the most “non-racist” person will still prefer people who look like him and belong to his culture. It’s the same thing as a non-believer who will start praying the second their life is in danger. 😊

  • @FafliXx
    @FafliXx Před rokem +1112

    About the "One Love" Armbands: Fifa has apparently threatened teams who wear those with penalties. Not just financial ones. Yellow cards for any players who wear them, maybe even red cards. And talk behind the scenes is that they even threatened to take away points from teams.
    So yeah, we know where Fifa stands.

    • @ninab.4540
      @ninab.4540 Před rokem +1

      We know where the players stand too. Cowards.

    • @4immerda
      @4immerda Před rokem +18

      I just read that as well! Still can't quite believe it... wth??

    • @frederikzinn5427
      @frederikzinn5427 Před rokem +93

      We should have escalated it... let FIFA ban us. Rather banned than kneeling before FIFA!
      Geetings from Germany

    • @JaIch9999
      @JaIch9999 Před rokem

      @@frederikzinn5427 IF Germans are good at anything at all, it is at kneeling and obeying.

    • @dannnyc93
      @dannnyc93 Před rokem +186

      The response should be that all the players wear them anyway. They can either issue every single one of them yellow cards or send the team back home. Either way it would be a massive embarrassment to FIFA and Qatar and it would be an effective way to protest.

  • @truthhurts3524
    @truthhurts3524 Před 8 měsíci

    Johnnys Beckham impression was funny. “TAACO” 😂😂

  • @henrysimmons5703
    @henrysimmons5703 Před rokem +12

    Funny to see how these conditions when in Qatar is an atrocity, but when in the UK is considered otherwise. Regarding visas and costs for foreign workers in the UK:
    1. Hefty application fees (c.4k USD) + additional international surcharges of c.2.3k (3y upfront)
    2. Can't switch jobs when on a visa, if you switch youre banned from the UK for 1 year (Tier 2 cooling off period)
    3. Cant leave UK when on visa without employers permission
    4. UK Visa Department takes foreigners passports away for +1.5 years or more when waiting for a decision on an application (If you are Non-EU)

  • @poindextertunes
    @poindextertunes Před rokem +353

    The supreme court getting any ideas joke slapped so hard yet was so extremely sad. Still cant believe that happened

    • @jimschleich8753
      @jimschleich8753 Před rokem +13

      That was a nervous laugh for sure.

    • @ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid
      @ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid Před rokem

      I didn't understand that joke.
      What was the punch on that one?
      I'm assuming they did something heinous recently, but my searches are too vague...

  • @michaelhourigan7553
    @michaelhourigan7553 Před rokem +914

    Say why you want about John, but he was spot on about Englands place in the world cup

    • @jacobferrera1777
      @jacobferrera1777 Před rokem +4

      Lol 🤣

    • @adad-ec6ht
      @adad-ec6ht Před rokem +1

      I am glad FIFA kicked them out!

    • @mmjackk667
      @mmjackk667 Před rokem +19

      "Say what you want about John"?
      I've never heard anyone say anything bad about John Oliver (well, we know Pierce Morgan, that douc_hebag, doesn't like him, but other than him... and maybe the Royal family and... OK he's not that popular, probably even hated, a good, common base for a Voodoo doll but still...he's quite tolerable).
      You know what, I agree with you. I take it back.

    • @placefantasy1821
      @placefantasy1821 Před rokem +12

      I literally ran to the comment section to see if anyone else caught that LMAO

    • @michaelhourigan7553
      @michaelhourigan7553 Před rokem +5

      @@mmjackk667 underrated comment😂

  • @lisahenry20
    @lisahenry20 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Whenever I get reminded of the world Cup, I think about Josh Witcombe on Taskmaster. "It sounds like we're choosing who's going to hold the next world cup!" when his fellow contestants were offering to pay for 1st place

  • @blipmachine
    @blipmachine Před rokem +579

    The Monarchy and World Cup was a hell of a way to end this season.

    • @joshuabahirvani2488
      @joshuabahirvani2488 Před rokem +4

      Plus a new season of the Crown on Netflix.. 🎊

    • @freem8son86
      @freem8son86 Před rokem +21

      @@moroteseoinage are you okay?

    • @straits9260
      @straits9260 Před rokem

      @@moroteseoinage yes, intolerant towards killing workers, how sad and pity of you degenerates

    • @MorpheusOne
      @MorpheusOne Před rokem

      @Free M8son: Yeah, they are definitely not okay!
      They're a chodeful cuck-servative coward who gets spicy whenever anyone, especially strangers on the internet who they'll never be confronted by, question(s) anything, any idea or opinion, that they have. Or they're just a cowardly troll, merely just doing nothing more than trolling for their _`shits & giggles`._
      Those are the only two options.

    • @jonasgraumans2034
      @jonasgraumans2034 Před rokem

      @@moroteseoinage I legitimately didn’t believe people like you actually existed. Apparently I’m wrong, my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.

  • @ApocalypticJoker
    @ApocalypticJoker Před rokem +870

    Me, a Canadian, hearing about 52°C work conditions: WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?!
    Audience: *silence*

    • @gibbous_silver
      @gibbous_silver Před rokem +61

      yes it’s crazy the highest temperature i’ve experienced in Canada is a bit above 30 celsius

    • @bloodnwine
      @bloodnwine Před rokem +15

      @@gibbous_silver Many Canadians consider that hot weather 😓

    • @RideAcrossTheRiver
      @RideAcrossTheRiver Před rokem +14

      @@gibbous_silver Toronto and Windsor get to +38

    • @jossypoo
      @jossypoo Před rokem +76

      It was definitely cause the audience has no idea what 52C is.

    • @jimstoesz3878
      @jimstoesz3878 Před rokem +42

      I mean there were a few audible gasps when John translated Celsius into Fahrenheit for his live audience of Americans...

  • @stupidweemongo
    @stupidweemongo Před rokem +3

    Qatar getting the World Cup ended up being the complete opposite of sports washing. 10 years ago we'd never heard of Qatar and now we all hate them🤣

  • @6033Kain
    @6033Kain Před rokem +1

    his Beckham impression is the best

  • @VengD
    @VengD Před rokem +115

    The journalist is a seasoned war reporter, going to front lines all over the world.
    It says a thing or two, when the network decides to send a war reporter to a football tournament... They needed someone who could handle some heat :P

  • @wendyon4517
    @wendyon4517 Před rokem +282

    David Beckham did a TV cooking show in Japan called SMAP Cooking. He said "It's good" so many times that the celebrities cooking asked if he could say anything else.

    • @Senneru13
      @Senneru13 Před rokem +27

      I am Groot

    • @smuller8988
      @smuller8988 Před rokem +23

      No he can`t. His head has been hit by a big round ball too many times thus damaging said head.

    • @alanski2005
      @alanski2005 Před rokem

      David Beckham is a moron, and will do anything for a buck. Ambassador? Don't make me laugh.

    • @ninab.4540
      @ninab.4540 Před rokem +8

      @@smuller8988 He's a nobody among the rich lol. His wife is more loved.

    • @caronstout354
      @caronstout354 Před rokem +6

      He's the British version of the American football star who was "passed" through college with dismal grades because of his skills on the football field.

  • @suzannef138
    @suzannef138 Před rokem +4

    I can't believe more people didn't bring this into the light. I was expecting to see more reports on this as the world cup played out. Sad

  • @TRobertson47
    @TRobertson47 Před rokem +3

    1:00 Can't believe you would lie about having the scarf, John. I thought I could trust you.

  • @moca3417
    @moca3417 Před rokem +361

    Fun fact: The FIFA is considered a non-profit association in Switzerland, where the head office is (and where I live). Legally it is the same as the children's soccer club in my neighbourhood or an evening book-club. And like these other charitable association, the FIFA does only pay limited taxes, despite posting billions of revenue.

    • @kelvinw.1384
      @kelvinw.1384 Před rokem

      But the US does thank you Swiss when you helped us Raid and arrest the last Organizational corrupt heads.

    • @ArcturusOTE
      @ArcturusOTE Před rokem +1

      Random question, doesn't Switzerland allow people after service to carry their rifles?

    • @JeremyP1
      @JeremyP1 Před rokem +4

      @@ArcturusOTE they can keep the rifle but without ammo. Although most recruits don't take the rifle home with them after their service.

    • @shaderunner7.0
      @shaderunner7.0 Před rokem +1

      You start to take in massive profits as non-profit in Finland, and you'll be sure that tax office is going to be interested in you :^)

    • @modtec1209
      @modtec1209 Před rokem

      Switzerland, bank and money launderer for organized crime, dictators and general scumbags since the 1700s. Also a proud history of professional advice on tax evasion.
      Also, tasty chocolate!

  • @lambro3001
    @lambro3001 Před rokem +620

    I don't think I've ever heard a Brit mock another Brit's accent before 😂🤣🤣 That was too funny
    Edit: It's common sense that people in the UK have different accents. Why do some of you keep bringing that up when no one said otherwise?? 😂

    • @AkuraClosetRaid
      @AkuraClosetRaid Před rokem +3

      I laaaauugghheeedd so hard🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @Irfanhill
      @Irfanhill Před rokem +21

      They do it all the time, you should watch their show they're quite funny, like 8 out of 10 cat does countdown

    • @jarenlee8229
      @jarenlee8229 Před rokem +22

      There's loads of accents in the UK lol, it actually happens a lot.

    • @fluffigverbimmelt
      @fluffigverbimmelt Před rokem +5

      @@jarenlee8229 to get that, Americans would need to know that there's no common "breehdish accent", but they're always referring to some kind of English accent

    • @DizzyBusy
      @DizzyBusy Před rokem +4

      What? You should watch The Big Fat Quizzes then. Sometimes a very posh person asks the question and half the panel wouldn't understand because, well, they're not all posh people from the south, are they?

  • @SB-iz8sz
    @SB-iz8sz Před rokem +2

    Bastards treating workers like that. Thank you John!

  • @cloudynine6376
    @cloudynine6376 Před rokem +8

    John's writers nailed this

  • @colintroma
    @colintroma Před rokem +124

    "There's something pretty fucked up about arguing it's too hot for peak athletes to be outside for 90 minutes but you know what it's completely fine for people to build stadium in that heat". That pretty much sums up up most major sports events IMO.

  • @bedazzledmisery6969
    @bedazzledmisery6969 Před rokem +366

    "I love being in the middle of ... Nowhere... And eating and talking... This is... Perfect for me."
    Had me dying!!
    It's like the man is contractually obligated by Satan to ONLY be permitted to express himself in sentences of "I love [insert present circumstances]!!" or "I love [insert food or cuisine, regardless of present circumstances]!!"
    Like if he strays from this by even the slightest deviation, the secret FIFA sniper is just gonna take him out on the spot.

    • @henryasare9905
      @henryasare9905 Před rokem +2

      😂😂😂

    • @IchBinEineBohne
      @IchBinEineBohne Před rokem +4

      You are foreshadowing the next ad with beckham, where he will be filming in hell. "I love being tied to a pole and being poked by sticks and have my eyes gauged out.... This is .. Perfect for me."

    • @gautampressman
      @gautampressman Před rokem

      Or rather stick him with an electric cattle prod.

    • @JustAnswers359
      @JustAnswers359 Před rokem

      He was paid a $220 million contract to promote this mess. He will say he loves satan's balls if he has to

    • @sumomaster5585
      @sumomaster5585 Před rokem

      Having seen both, I observed that the west and women specifically seem to think the rich oil states ME are far more horrible than they actually are.....yes there are some restrictions about politics and on women but all in all, their lives aren't much different from what you have in the west. Actually in most cases it's much better given their crazy wealth. As for the horrible conditions for migrants, sadly they would've had the same horrible conditions even in their own countries. I grew up in a very poor country myself and been to India before....I am not saying what the oil states are doing is in any way or shape correct, no far from it but the reality is the world is cruel for most of us.

  • @yesmyninja6850
    @yesmyninja6850 Před rokem

    saw a short clips of you talking about messi and qatar liked your stuff before but now i‘m a fan😂😉

  • @heyysimone
    @heyysimone Před 5 měsíci

    John's David Beckham impersonation gets me every time i watch this

  • @purudeepgautam6439
    @purudeepgautam6439 Před rokem +352

    Hi im from Nepal 🇳🇵Thanks for covering issues of migrant workers . Hope the concerned authority act on this.
    Also i feel sad our nepalese migrant workers , brothers and sisters had to go through these pain due to incompetent and corrupt leaders and government of nepal who forced people out of country coz of unemployment....

    • @iandhr1
      @iandhr1 Před rokem +5

      I am so sorry what happened and is happening to your countrymen and women

    • @mosheed-dragon8438
      @mosheed-dragon8438 Před rokem +1

      Qatar offer opportunities to poor countries, yet 😅 people complain if the issue is real then the Nepal government would have moved. Source trust me im from Nepal 🙄

    • @purudeepgautam6439
      @purudeepgautam6439 Před rokem +4

      @@mosheed-dragon8438 what do you mean by providing opportunities that comes with death of people.. pathetic thought.. i even doubt if you are from nepal, you would have felt the pain. Its DEATH of people we are talking here
      Also Nepal government is too incompetent to talk about these issues in international level.

    • @MimiYuYu
      @MimiYuYu Před rokem

      Can you please inform me- why are there so many Nepalese people seeking work in other countries?

    • @mosheed-dragon8438
      @mosheed-dragon8438 Před rokem

      @@purudeepgautam6439you seem pretty educated, why not protest in your country then. You are saying your country is incompetent shouldn't be the first step to improve it.

  • @jhoieszone
    @jhoieszone Před rokem +877

    My brother in law from the Philippines used to work in Qatar, same process as paying the agency fee to work there. and after 2 years the owner of the company died and the kids sold the company they were not paid for 6 months because the company filed bankruptcy and they got stuck in a camp too. They had to rely on other Filipinos and families back home to lend them money so they can buy food. He had to sign a contract to forgo his pay so he can get a ticket to go home.

  • @usadigital62
    @usadigital62 Před rokem

    John Oliver, this will capture my respect for you. In a world where this may mean nothing to others, it has great meaning when applied to you: Thank You.

  • @DaelynnTwlight
    @DaelynnTwlight Před rokem +5

    Holy crap he called how and when England would be put out... 😳 he is too good

    • @late8641
      @late8641 Před rokem

      Yeah, in the quarterfinals, due to a missed penalty shot... uncanny.

  • @charismahornum-fries691
    @charismahornum-fries691 Před rokem +628

    It rarely happens that a Danish journalist goes viral. He is usually a war reporter reporting in full military gear and helmet. This clip is surreal in many ways.

    • @tojogornottojog1100
      @tojogornottojog1100 Před rokem +5

      When will this Danish jorno report about what's happening in Denmark tho

    • @Jacob_Junge
      @Jacob_Junge Před rokem +30

      @@tojogornottojog1100
      Lots of reporters do that. Any subject in particular you're interested in?

    • @timowagner1329
      @timowagner1329 Před rokem +1

      @@tojogornottojog1100 lol what a question 😂

    • @therabbithat
      @therabbithat Před rokem +16

      That makes sense. How could you be afraid someone would break your camera after surviving a war zone. Dude knows what really matters.

    • @sixohnine
      @sixohnine Před rokem +8

      That explains the balls on that man lol

  • @daeric7572
    @daeric7572 Před rokem +475

    I’m a gulf citizen and I am so glad that the western media is shedding light on the abusive Kafala system. Our governments are only reactionary to global pressures and hopefully the events in Qatar can drive our leaders to abolish this exploitation driven system.

    • @sumomaster5585
      @sumomaster5585 Před rokem +3

      I know it used to be a thinkg in KSA, but Qatar as well? and like why do the gov do that? UAE doesn't..so why are Qatar and KSA so hesitant to abolish it?

    • @shirley444
      @shirley444 Před rokem

      Well gulf nations aren’t going to be held accountable because the first thing they’re gonna do is point out the hypocrisy of the west

    • @Mirsab
      @Mirsab Před rokem +1

      @@sumomaster5585 lol how ignorant are you? Who said UAE doesn't??? You think all these buildings popped up on their own? Visit Sonapur in Dubai and ask them about Kafala.

    • @sumomaster5585
      @sumomaster5585 Před rokem +1

      @@Mirsab buildings popping up don't necessarily mean the workers had to be under Kafala...I have some friends who got office jobs there and my understanding is there isn't kafala system there...maybe I am wrong

    • @vice.nor.virtue
      @vice.nor.virtue Před rokem

      I'm glad that you're happy to see us putting the Gulf in the spotlight so much. I'm actually starting to feel bad for the good citizens of Qatar, because sadly they're going to have to whether the staining of their countries politics even if they have nothing to do with them.

  • @blipmachine
    @blipmachine Před rokem +25

    John's prediction about England losing on penalties got torpedoed into orbit, much like Harry Kane's football.

  • @modobo
    @modobo Před rokem +15

    How the heck did this man predict EXACTLY what would happen in the World Cup? Bless his soul

    • @jiubboatman9352
      @jiubboatman9352 Před rokem +1

      BEcause of confirmation bias. If what he said hadn't happened you would not have noticed.

    • @georgebrett1738
      @georgebrett1738 Před rokem +1

      @@jiubboatman9352 that still relies on the fact that he got it right 😂 man said confirmation bias

    • @jiubboatman9352
      @jiubboatman9352 Před rokem +1

      @@georgebrett1738 Possibly. Let's go with Texas sharpshooter then?

    • @JohnCooper-gm6mn
      @JohnCooper-gm6mn Před rokem +3

      England have a long history of going out of tournaments on penalties in either the quarter or semi finals. It's basically seen as an inevitability now.

    • @pluckybellhop66
      @pluckybellhop66 Před rokem

      @Jiub Boatman No, let's go back to discussing modern slavery, because that's actually relevant.

  • @nednoah1
    @nednoah1 Před rokem +1362

    I lived in qatar when I was younger for several years and have witnessed this "slavery" first hand, and it's true. I remember seeing 20-30-40 dudes living in a small dirty trailer outside of construction sites and seeing them working outside in the blistering heat and hearing stories regularly about people dying on the job. It's heartbreaking. I remember feeling so bad for those people it made me cry and decide from a young age I want to change the world and help those people and all people in shitty situations. Treat others the way you'd like to be treated and be the way you'd like others to be.

    • @rexsceleratorum1632
      @rexsceleratorum1632 Před rokem +62

      Being from India, the living conditions are largely known here, but enough people are desperate for the money even if there is a known risk of not getting paid all that is promised.

    • @mohammedsaad4731
      @mohammedsaad4731 Před rokem +7

      Why is he not talking about China hosting Olympics?

    • @HashknightGaming
      @HashknightGaming Před rokem +1

      This is the way Ned. 🖖🏼

    • @FridgeChic
      @FridgeChic Před rokem +69

      @@mohammedsaad4731 he has several episodes where he talks about China, as far as I know, this is the 1st on Qatar

    • @HashknightGaming
      @HashknightGaming Před rokem

      @@mohammedsaad4731 The CCP needs to be crushed asap.

  • @patriciaa4451
    @patriciaa4451 Před rokem +586

    The fact that so many people lost their lives because FIFA officials took bribes is tragic. What sticks in my craw even more is that after the tournament those stadiums will be abandoned like in previous host countries. The wealthy organisers will have profited and the poor will die for nothing.

    • @dunbar9finger
      @dunbar9finger Před rokem +53

      What sticks in my craw even more is that John said he was going to watch anyway. As long as the insane fans can't get a decent sense of proportion and realize that their sport isn't as important as people's lives, nothing will change.

    • @FS-me8mj
      @FS-me8mj Před rokem +2

      The poor don't care , they want Money as well - a Bangladeshi

    • @itsmyboardwhotalk
      @itsmyboardwhotalk Před rokem +15

      @@dunbar9finger not necessarily (although I agree with you and I wont watch any games). the world cup in its current form is a financial catastrophe, countries like south africa, brazil or russia spent billions and barley earned anything (ticket profits are for the fifa, fifa earns a few billions without any costs). even germany lost money and they had stadiums, infrastructure etc.
      the reason why those countries do that is bc they hope to be seen more modern, meaning if we really pointing out how terrible this all is, maybe those people will stop investing in it. long stretch but maybe...

    • @KatieGray1
      @KatieGray1 Před rokem +13

      ​@@itsmyboardwhotalk yes, it's a P.R. purchase plain and simple. lots of international sporting competitions are this way, including the Olympics though they do make much more of an effort to pretend like human rights really matters nowadays as if that'll make any difference. and yet athletes will continue to compete in them as long as they have incentive to do so, and people will continue to watch them. it's almost like stadium sporting competitions were invented to be an opium for the masses so they didn't realize how shitty their lives are and overthrow their governments or something. oh, that's right, they were. can we stop pretending these things are otherwise now?

    • @jediping
      @jediping Před rokem +2

      I read an interesting section of a book that talked about how hosting major sporting events and sports teams improves people’s level of happiness. In the US, there’s lots of promise of creating jobs around these things, and they’re false promises, and many now protest against hosting because of that. But maybe if we accept it’s a way to get a buzz without risking addiction, more democracies would be willing to splash the cash to compete with the dictatorships that are trying to sports-wash.

  • @robbielahaye
    @robbielahaye Před rokem

    absolutely brilliant, John Oliver at his very best.

  • @ramikarkout2371
    @ramikarkout2371 Před rokem

    I thought I was well educated on the matter but boy this was truly an eye opener.

  • @ArchmageIlmryn
    @ArchmageIlmryn Před rokem +285

    The sad part about all of this is that Qatar banning beer sales during the tournament is far more likely to have lasting effects on the selection process than the human rights abuses...

    • @DizzyBusy
      @DizzyBusy Před rokem +31

      Have you heard the latest about-face? Turns out, beer sales will proceed after all, but only in the VIP and VVIP sections. So, no alcohol for the proles, only for the ones who paid thousands of euros for the tickets.

    • @arthurburov1608
      @arthurburov1608 Před rokem +13

      Beer is a human right. On a serious note, seems that we are losing the plot as humans. Our priorities have become completely crooked.

    • @FS-me8mj
      @FS-me8mj Před rokem +5

      The fact that we can't accept the ban of an intoxicant shows how much society has degraded

    • @phillrockman
      @phillrockman Před rokem +11

      I'd be willing to bet half the reason they banned beer sales was so that would be the bad press story instead of anything John talked about.

    • @6666Imperator
      @6666Imperator Před rokem +35

      I don't mind banning alcohol in a muslim country that in general is against alcohol but to then allow it for VIPs just shows how corrupted they are and that it is not about religious beliefs.

  • @bate01071
    @bate01071 Před rokem +146

    Beckham- “I love…being in the middle of nowhere.” Lol. Good job Qatar

    • @tero920
      @tero920 Před rokem +4

      That truly is one of the few better sides of theirs.

    • @nilsp9426
      @nilsp9426 Před rokem

      Then go there, please.

  • @beepbopp54
    @beepbopp54 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Thank you to the LWT team for reporting on this. Im Malayalee and my family has so many people who have worked and dealt with the shittiness of working in countries like UAE, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. It’s appalling and disgusting what my people have done to essentially build there economy, only for their bodies to be collateral for elf wages. It’s a shame, especially bc we’re Muslim, and I find that these nations use their religion to justify slavery and homophobia especially against other Muslims.

  • @larserik8899
    @larserik8899 Před 10 měsíci +3

    When I deployed to Qatar most of the workers didn’t speak English but alot of them played chess so I hung out with them a good amount, and it’s so fun making people who can’t understand you laugh.

  • @oscarcastro9316
    @oscarcastro9316 Před rokem +443

    Hearing the words of Nasser gave me huge goosebumps. What a chilling analogy....

    • @fishgangstaytps2691
      @fishgangstaytps2691 Před rokem +5

      I think I've never seen someone who looked gayer, but yeah, his statement was very compelling.
      Edit: It just occurred to me though: The fate of a gay Qatari is probably preferable to that of a migrant worker being worked to death in desert heat. Not to belittle the situation, but you're a citizen of one of the (if not the) countries with the richest population in the world, but you have to hide your sexual orientation. Not ideal, to be sure, but you can basically just move to a different country and live there comfortably with your significant wealth. Whereas the migrants have the choice between starvation and slavery...

    • @mr.dr.daxter4049
      @mr.dr.daxter4049 Před rokem

      @@fishgangstaytps2691 wow I think you just raised the bar for shit takes that no one asked for. You should probably never comment on anything ever again.

    • @fishgangstaytps2691
      @fishgangstaytps2691 Před rokem +2

      @@mr.dr.daxter4049 Ehm... Did you use your brain to type that? It can't have been in your head at the time, surely.

    • @Itcouldbebunnies
      @Itcouldbebunnies Před rokem +16

      @@fishgangstaytps2691
      He is not from a rich family. Not that it matters anyway, they disowned him after he moved to America and came out.

    • @fishgangstaytps2691
      @fishgangstaytps2691 Před rokem +2

      @@Itcouldbebunnies Interesting. But I wasn't talking about him personally. Just in general. I would get a nice job and not tell my family. Again, not saying that it's great, just the lesser evil in this case.

  • @ninehundreddollarluxuryyac5958

    When the story began, I thought that I would probably sell out for a million dollars too. Then you showed what the laborers go through and I was like "No way, not even for a million dollar bribe". Those assholes on the committee must be some next level evil.

    • @Mi_Pi
      @Mi_Pi Před rokem +17

      At one point, you have to put integrity above money...

    • @samiullahk7223
      @samiullahk7223 Před rokem

      Thy work in poorer conditions in thier home countries or arw jobless, thats why they chooaw this, my cousin worked in dubai for 5 yeara, lifes good if you are a skilled labour

    • @unclejimmy7
      @unclejimmy7 Před rokem

      I heard a rumor (that I definitely didn't make up just now) that the Qataris originally offered £10M, but FIFA managed to talk them down to just 1.

  • @tedioussugar384
    @tedioussugar384 Před rokem +2

    John is thankfully wrong about one thing: under FIFA’s own 2017 rules, Saudi Arabia can’t host the 2030 event. They’re classified as a part of Asia under the divisions, so no World Cup for them. Current front runners to host are either a joint bid from Argentina and Uruguay, a joint Iberian bid from Spain and Portugal, or a solo bid by John’s very own England.

  • @RainbowFlowerCrow
    @RainbowFlowerCrow Před 10 měsíci +1

    *"Corruption Caillou"!!* i nearly wet myself LMFAO!

  • @seanmac80
    @seanmac80 Před rokem +821

    I love how John absolutely picked the outcome for England, several weeks ago 😂

    • @morpheus6749
      @morpheus6749 Před rokem +8

      It was planned.

    • @beenaplumber8379
      @beenaplumber8379 Před rokem +3

      John is really Q. This was his proof. Let him who hath understanding reckon the *Prophecy of England.*

    • @1313tennisman
      @1313tennisman Před rokem +9

      @@beenaplumber8379 Anybody who follows soccer even a little bit could have predicted that one

    • @juliansandoval8022
      @juliansandoval8022 Před rokem +1

      @@1313tennisman
      I hate to have to agree with you

    • @paulclissold1525
      @paulclissold1525 Před rokem +1

      That was easy the draw matched them up against france. Frances best player wasnt even playing.

  • @jujitsujew23
    @jujitsujew23 Před rokem +154

    it is disgusting that people are not boycotting. I'm not watching a single game

    • @rokishi
      @rokishi Před rokem +23

      NO, SERIOUSLY! It's truly outraging. Pleople are being hyprocits.

    • @snaggiz
      @snaggiz Před rokem +27

      I’m a huge football fan, but this time I refuse to watch. Absolutely disgusting.

    • @YeOldeFootballChannel
      @YeOldeFootballChannel Před rokem +8

      I would boycott, but at the end of the day, it's football. It's a sport I love, I grew up with. It's the last chance to see Messi, Ronaldo or Modric, a chance to see if my country (Spain) wins the Tournament. I think it's not disgusting: you can be critical of Qatar and FIFA, something I do, and watch the games because it's the World Cup, it's every 4 years and... we love it.

    • @zackalghamdy3253
      @zackalghamdy3253 Před rokem +5

      Your loss 😂

    • @littlemissgwendolen1466
      @littlemissgwendolen1466 Před rokem +2

      @@YeOldeFootballChannel Exactly. We know that what is going on is awful but we absolutely love football. FIFA also sucks but we love football

  • @conansredbowtie
    @conansredbowtie Před 4 měsíci

    I've been on a binge and John does solid accents

  • @anaelyscastillo3789
    @anaelyscastillo3789 Před rokem +208

    The first time I watch last week tonight was when John Oliver did an episode about the corruption in the world cup of Brazil 2014 ,he also mentioned the poor conditions of the workers who built the stadiums. From that moment I followed the show and with this episode you realize that none of that has changed at all.

    • @christophertheriault3308
      @christophertheriault3308 Před rokem +9

      Interesting with with the Brazil World Cup, it was questionable them building the stadium in Manaus but at least they also had the Olympics coming and there was a very tiny case to be made for extending access to football matches to the north. How on earth is Qatar going to generate revenue from all 6 of these stadiums after the Cup is over being such a small country?

    • @HenriqueErzinger
      @HenriqueErzinger Před rokem +10

      @@christophertheriault3308 even here, the maintenance cost of the stadium fucked over Manaus, specially during the pandemic, and it's, as expected, barely utilized at all.

    • @SeasonedRookie
      @SeasonedRookie Před rokem

      @@christophertheriault3308 It's purely just sportswashing. They don't care about the direct profits from this world cup

    • @christophertheriault3308
      @christophertheriault3308 Před rokem

      @@SeasonedRookie Even so, 6(!) rotting stadiums in a country that small doesn't seem worth it for what they get back in non-tangible benefits.

    • @VRichardsn
      @VRichardsn Před rokem +1

      _From that moment I followed the show and with this episode you realize that none of that has changed at all_
      That is kind of the whole irony hosting a major tournament like this. You can either:
      A) Be inclusive and open up the hosting process to less favored nations, but you will always get the mistreatment of workers, corruption and whole etc with the deal
      or
      B) Host the World Cup only in places like Norway, Germany or New Zealand.

  • @ehudshapira2745
    @ehudshapira2745 Před rokem +82

    "I do not have much faith, but still, I have hope." Heartbreaking