World 2022: "France will go to Qatar", assures Le Graët, opposed to the boycott

He was very clear on a controversial subject.

The French football team “will go to Qatar if it qualifies”.

The president of the Federation Noël Le Graët, evacuated in these terms, this Monday, in an interview with AFP, the hypothesis of a boycott, advanced after accusations of violations of human rights in the organizing country.

“Qatar has long been designated by responsible people, we are not going to call into question one year from the organization.

France will be present in Qatar if it qualifies, ”explained the Breton leader, vying for a fourth term in a row this Saturday, March 13.

“There are already qualifying matches, so don't be pretentious.

The first is Ukraine

(Editor's note: at the Stade de France on March 24),

I would have liked to have had a few spectators, ”he added.

Accused of sexist remarks, he has "no regrets"

The hypothesis of a boycott of the event by certain nations has returned to the table in recent days after revelations from the British daily The Guardian, claiming that more than 6,500 foreign workers had died in the preparations for the World Cup scheduled in Qatar in December 2022.

Several Norwegian clubs have notably called on their local Federation to boycott the event in the event of qualification, a few days before the Federation's meeting scheduled for March 14.

The leaders of the Norwegian Federation, for their part, favor a dialogue to improve respect for human rights.

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In addition Noël Le Graët assured not to be at all affected by the accusations of sexism against him after his remarks on the Blue and their coach Corinne Deacon.

“They have no lost game.

So they can pull their hair, I don't care, ”he said last week.

"I still feel a bit like I have done a lot for women's football, to always defend Corinne, to have a general manager that I defend because she deserves, and to have women in all departments, he emphasizes.

In my company, I have 780 employees and I have my two daughters who take good care of them.

So no, frankly, we can always look for what we want, it has no interest.

No regrets.

"

No controversy

Asked, moreover, about the various criticisms formulated against him by his two competitors for the election to the presidency of the FFF, Frédéric Thiriez, the former boss of the LFP, and Michel Moulin, ephemeral sports advisor to PSG and the Mans, Le Graët refused to argue.

“It's clear: I didn't respond to anything, to any attack.

Maybe it's a bit of the experience, he laughs.

There is no point in criticizing your opponent or bringing negative things.

Besides, I have not read what was being said elsewhere ”.