In recent weeks, there has been quite a bit of talk about the desire of the captain of the German national team - Manuel Neuer - to go to his matches in the Mannschaft uniform as part of the World Cup with a captain's armband in the colors of pride as a protest against Qatar's attitude towards the LGBT community, while England captain Harry Kane is also expected to go up with a similar armband.
Hassan Al-Haydos, captain of Qatar, is wearing a Palestine 🇵🇸 flag armband during the #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/0ry2iogrZ8
— Khaled Beydoun (@KhaledBeydoun) November 20, 2022
FIFA tried to calm the spirits and try to convince the major national teams that this could lead to sanctions and punishments, but while the world football organization is so concerned about the host, it seems that it turned a blind eye to what Qatar itself is doing in violation of the regulations. Last night (Sunday) it was reported in the Arab media that Hassan Al Haydos , captain of Qatar, took to the field in the opening game against Ecuador, with a ribbon with the flag of Palestine painted on it.
Al Haydos wore the armband that FIFA provides in the game itself, but when he went up to warm-up, he went up with another captain's armband with a message of support for the Palestinian people. Now it will be interesting to see how FIFA will react to the issue.
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