The Germany team had sent a message just before kick-off against Iceland – Tobias Schwarz / AP / SIPA
International matches pass and messages for Qatar follow one another. After Norway and Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands will in turn mobilize in support of migrant workers in the construction sites of the 2022 World Cup. The Danish team announced it on the eve of their match against Moldova, Sunday in Herning.
“The players of the men’s national team have decided to mark the need for change in Qatar,” the Danish Football Association said in a statement. The association added that this demonstration was organized jointly with the team of the Netherlands – which has already hinted that it will in turn protest – “and with the possibility that other national teams follow this example”.
Qatar under fire from critics
Teams from Norway and Germany have already made protest gestures in their respective qualifying matches, both wearing T-shirts with human rights messages.
Qatar has come under fire from human rights organizations for its treatment of migrant workers, many of them exploited and working in dangerous conditions, according to these organizations, on construction sites linked to the upcoming FIFA World Cup. world 2022. The emirate ensures for its part to have done more than any other country in the region to improve their conditions.