FIFA president attacks Western hypocrisy, defends Qatar over World Cup--World Cup

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has accused the West of "hypocrisy" in its reporting about Qatar's human rights record on the eve of the World Cup.

Infantino spoke for nearly an hour and made a passionate defence of Qatar and the tournament at a news conference in Doha.

The event has been overshadowed by issues in Qatar including deaths of migrant workers and treatment of LGBT people.

Switzerland-born Infantino said that European nations should apologise for acts committed in their own histories, rather than focussing on migrant workers' issues in Qatar.

FIFA president attacks Western hypocrisy, defends Qatar over World Cup