It was also claimed the Welsh Liberal Democrats had submitted a second Freedom of Information request which suggested the office had never been used to promote human rights in the country.
Ms Dodds called on Mr Drakeford to shut the office of the Welsh government in Qatar and said the Welsh Labour Party should donate £13,000 of its own funds to human rights charities.
Asked why he was not following the lead of Sir Keir Starmer, leader of his national party, in boycotting the tournament, Mr Drakeford said the arguments about why people had chosen not to come were “real and to be respected”.
“In the end, our conclusion was that people in Wales would not have wanted to see a seat for Wales left empty,” he told reporters in Doha.
“It really is a very special opportunity to promote Wales on the world stage.”
Mr Drakeford went on to point to millions of pounds that were invested by the Qataris in a new gas terminal in Wales, as well as a series of meetings he had held with other interested businessmen while out in Asia for the tournament.
