Wales’ first football World Cup match in six decades will live long in the memories of fans, but the promises made to the workers who made the tournament possible are already being forgotten.

On the first anniversary of Wales’ opening clash with the USA at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, human rights organisations have warned that progress on labour reforms in Qatar has stalled since the end of the tournament...

Welsh Liberal Democrat MS Jane Dodds said she was “saddened but not surprised” by the findings.

“When the World cup was first awarded to the Gulf state, under questionable circumstances it must be said, workers were dying in the hot desert sun whilst women and those from the LGBTQ+ community were being persecuted and beaten,” she told Nation.Cymru.

“We were all told that this would change for the better once the world’s biggest event came to town, but we were sold a lie.

“Do they [the Welsh Government] regret dancing in tune to the sportswashing of the Qatar government aided by FIFA?

“Never again should we allow ourselves as a nation to fall short in times like this.”...

The Welsh Government’s strategy around the World Cup in Qatar increased the visibility and profile of Wales on the international stage, according to research published in the summer...