The FIFA World Cup in Qatar in November has been heavily criticized for a long time.
On the one hand, the very decision to designate Qatar as a host country has been accused of being corrupt, and other parts of the criticism have been about the country's lack of human rights, the working conditions of guest workers and the sharia law that prohibits homosexuality, among other things.
"Very strange"
The attitude of the International Football Association has been that the championship should mean change, that everyone, including LGBTQi people, is welcome, and that it is a unique opportunity to unite people from different cultures.
But when SVT, NRK and DR examined Fifa's listed World Cup hotels, it turned out that several of them did not accept homosexuals.
Something that makes the ladies' national team captain Gerhardsson react.
- It is very strange, as in the world we live in here.
There is zero understanding that you act in that way, he says.
Gerhardsson points out that it was good that it came out - and since the revelation, Fifa has warned the relevant hotels.
- It is this type of research that shows that there are cracks in this system that they have there.
It's just sad that it's so 2022.
Needs clarification
Confidence in Fifa is faltering in many places, due to the handling of the World Cup in Qatar.
But should the union acknowledge a possible mistake - and explain what happened, it would be a chance to recycle parts of it, says Gerhardsson.
- Actually, you should say that when you made the decision many years ago, you had wanted to sit with then.
Sometimes the truth comes out after a while, about how this decision was made, which people were involved, how the discussions took place in the room or at the meetings to do this.
He continues:
- When it comes to that trust, if you now said that it was a wrong decision, then a trust can increase depending on whether you can clarify this.
At the moment, it feels very strange, this decision, says Gerhardsson.