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Article Evaluation: 2022 FIFA World Cup

Which article are you evaluating?
2022 FIFA World Cup

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because I have been a soccer player my whole life and this is a topic that I am widely familiar with. I found it to be enjoyable and informational to read.

Evaluate the article
Article Evaluation: 2022 FIFA World Cup

Lead Section:


 * The lead does include a very thorough and concise lead sentence that brings in the topic of the article.
 * The lead has a content page that shows in depth what will be discussed but doesn't fully elaborate on all those aspects the written portion of the lead.
 * All of the information in the lead is relevant and included in the rest of the article.
 * I think that the lead is slightly over detailed, especially because I think it highlights specific aspects of the article more than others.

Content


 * This article is extremely relevant to the topic. It is thorough in its description of the world cup and specifically focuses on the cup in 2022.
 * The content is relatively up to date. Given the fact that the bidding and building process all occurred in around 2010, the article does a good job of building the story from there until present times, evaluating all the processes that went into it.
 * I would've liked to know more about the building process itself, and what the stadiums look like and include. I think that the article explains well the bidding and selection process, the problems with the world cup in Qatar, anywhere from the summer heat to the mistreatment of workers, and even mention of the turf company that provides for the world cup (except not this time!), but it fails to touch on the stadiums themselves in depth.
 * The article certainly addresses the workers that are being mistreated on the job, which in this case are the underrepresented populations. It doesn't mention the specific Qatar population at all, though

Tone and Balance


 * The article is written in a neutral POV
 * I don't think this article provides any "claims", but rather is mostly fact and describing the World Cup and its processes.
 * Again, I find that the article has little viewpoints and more facts, therefore no specific views are over represented or under.
 * The article doesn't make mention of the workers feelings about being on the job, which I am interested in. But it does describe the work that groups are doing to raise awareness for humanitarian rights violations.
 * The article doesn't attempt to persuade the reader into anything

Sources and References


 * As far as I can tell, sources are used regularly and properly in the article
 * With nearly 140 references, the article does a good job.
 * Most sources are current, though some reflect years in the past, they are relevant as they describe the time it was attempting to elaborate on in the article
 * Many sources are from FIFA, The Guardian, BBC, and Reuters. I don't think it represents authors from marginalized groups.
 * None of the sources, as far as I can tell, are from random websites. They are all credible and reliable
 * The links do work on the article

Organization and Writing Quality


 * the article is well written and concise, especially the use of graphs and visuals
 * the article is well organized
 * I don't see any spelling errors

Images and Media


 * there are many images used that add depth to the article. There is only one missing: an image of Al Thumama Stadium
 * the images appear to be relevant and well captioned when included to enhance parts of the article
 * the images adhere to copyright regulations
 * the images are clustered in specific sections, but they are spread out and divided by graphs or lines that make it more visually appealing

Talk Page Discussion


 * 1	Link for Qatar 2	Request for title to be changed to "2022 FIFA Men's World Cup"  3	Inline link RfC  4	Semi-protected edit request on 2 September 2021  5	Misleading and deceptive lead re: workers rights  6	What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * The talk page discussion was really cool to see. People debated about the topics above, relating them to Wiki guidelines, which I found really cool to read through
 * This article is of interest to multiple WikiProjects, and it didn't appear to be rated, as far as I could tell.
 * We haven't spoken on this topic in class, yet

Overall Impressions


 * The article overall is well written and concise
 * The articles strengths are its description of the tournament format itself, with extensive use of graphs and other information
 * The article could be improved by going through the humanitarian issues a little more thoroughly
 * I think the article is well developed. It essentially goes through the information in chronological order and I don't think that any key pieces of information have been left out.