Europe 1 with AFP 6:02 p.m., November 14, 2022
Emmanuel Macron will travel well to Qatar.
The French president will go to the FIFA World Cup in Qatar if the Blues reach the final or semi-finals, the Elysée said on Monday.
Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra will go there if the Blues reach the quarter-finals.
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that he would go to Qatar if the Blues reach the last four of the 2022 World Cup (November 20-December 18) in Qatar.
The first-ever FIFA World Cup in the Arab world kicks off on Sunday, and will run until December 18.
The semi-finals are scheduled for December 13 and 14.
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A World criticized
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Never has a World Cup aroused so much criticism, on the environment or human rights, as this World Cup 2022.
The small Gulf gas emirate has had to face a lot of criticism since Fifa, to everyone's surprise, preferred it to the United States in December 2010, starting with the condition of migrant workers on construction sites and the environmental impact. air-conditioned stadiums.
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An armband with colored bands
The treatment of LGBTQ+ people is another concern in a conservative country where homosexuality and sex outside marriage are criminalized, even though authorities have assured that they will be welcomed without discrimination.
The captains of eight selections, such as England, France and Germany, have announced that they will wear an armband with colored stripes against discrimination.