On November 17, Emmanuel Macron said that we should not "
politicize sport
".
At the time, the French president spoke of criticism around the organization of the World Cup in Qatar.
Doubtless he did not expect the question of Palestine to also enter the competition.
As was the case on Tuesday evening, on the lawn of the Cité de l'éducation stadium, after Morocco's historic victory over Spain in the round of 16 after a one-way penalty shootout (0-0, 3 successes to 0).
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At the end of the match, the Moroccan players gathered for a collective photo with the Palestinian flag which was also waved by the defender of Valladolid, Jawad el Yamiq.
The Palestinian colors are very present in the stands of this World Cup in Qatar, the first disputed in the Arab world.
During the France-Tunisia match, a supporter burst onto the lawn during the match, with this flag.
FIFA is however hostile to the expression of gestures of a political nature during the matches it organizes.
Obviously in vain.
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Eight European federations had given up at the start of the tournament to let their captain wear a rainbow armband "
One Love
", intended to defend the rights of LGBT + people.
According to some of them, Fifa had brandished the threat of sporting sanctions.
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