10 thousand fans and 300 police and soldiers from France to the World Cup
The French ambassador to Qatar, Jean-Baptiste Vivre, announced that at least ten thousand French fans will attend the World Cup and that 300 French soldiers and police will participate in securing it, rejecting the idea of "boycotting" the football wedding.
In a television interview broadcast on Monday evening, the French ambassador was a guest on the local sports channel "Al Kass", where he spoke extensively and in perfect Arabic about his country's position on the calls made to boycott the World Cup, whose first match begins on the 20th of this month.
Lefevre pointed to a recent opinion poll conducted in his country, which showed that "60 percent of the French will watch the World Cup, and this means 10 percent more than the percentage in the World Cup in Russia."
He added, "According to the latest information available to me, there are about ten thousand French people who have obtained the Haya card, and this means that there are 10,
The French ambassador also revealed that his country will send 300 personnel from the Ministries of Defense and Interior to Qatar to participate in ensuring the security of the World Cup.
"This is our contribution to the security of the World Cup, to the security of fans, and to the security of the State of Qatar."
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