hello, i m 0lly foster. here s what s coming up on sportsday this evening. human rights groups have slammed fifa for telling teams to just focus on the football in qatar. the red roses are fully focussed. we ll head live to new zealand ahead of their rugby world cup semi final. it s the first of the quarterfinals at the rugby league world cup. can lebanon stop the reigning champions? also coming up in the programme. good evening. welcome along. injust over a fortnight, the world cup in qatar will be under way. the tiny gulf state, the most controversial host in the history the tournament, says everyone is welcome . human rights groups have contested that for the last 12 years since they were named as hosts, and today, fifa has been criticised for a letter that has been sent to all 32 competing nations, telling them to concentrate on football and not get involved in any protests. joe lynskey reports. the world cup starts here in 16 days, the stadium in the north of qatar wh
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