If that's true then it's worse for football and remember what happened to some of the bribery cases I think this will be investigated if true, again if true, and I quite doubt it's true don't think Qatar will damage their reputation with corrupt behavior this is because they have spent so much money for this tournament so it's a bit impossible that they will ruin all their hard work just because they want to look great and win matches where their people might realize that they are one of the weakest teams not only in this World Cup but also in the group
Damage? Qatar literally bribed Fifa to host this world cup, then ended up killing THOUSANDS of people to build the stadiums, enslaved them, not even allowed them to speak to their families when something happened, all those workers weren't even compensated, neither their families, many injured, and you think that their reputation could be damaged?
I tell you what, if an English team goes up on sale, and a person from Qatar wants to buy it, English fans will line up to kiss their feet so that they can get some money and success. Look at Newcastle, they got a literal murderer and someone who ignores human rights, and yet they loved it when he bought the club so they can see some success.
After the opening game was played with Qatar losing 2-0, does the news that they bribed Ecuador players still be true? Hostility towards the host has existed for a long time, not only for Qatar but also for countries that organize major events such as the Olympics, but whether this is true or not must be proven through investigations and trials, not only media rumors are believed.
With last night's results maybe another piece of news will appear that the money has not been transferred to the Ecuadorian players so they continue to play as usual and win the match, who knows because the media can report the truth but there are also many lies they report even just gossip.