Qatar has accused Germany of double standards over its criticism of the World Cup host's human rights record and has defended its summoning of the German ambassador.

Talking to German press, Qatar foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani termed Germany's attitude towards Qatar arrogant and very racist.

He said on one side, the German population is misinformed by government politicians while on the other, the government has no problem with us when it comes to energy partnerships or investments.