“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 Noël Le Graët in an interview with AFP.
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“There are already (qualifying) matches, so don't be pretentious.
The first is Ukraine (
at the Stade de France on March 24, editor's note
), I would have liked to have had a few spectators.
If we qualify, we will go to Qatar, ”he added.
Voices are rising in Norway for a boycott
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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