The World Cup in Qatar causes a lot of controversy. Even before the tournament, the organizer was accused of human rights violations and slave labor during the construction of stadiums, where up to several thousand workers were to die. Recently, there has been a lot of talk about banning the sale of beer in stadiums.
The German side is boycotting the opening match
An important decision about the World Cup was made by the German website Watson.de. A text appeared on it, in which journalists, instead of reporting on the opening ceremony, announced that they would not deal with either the aforementioned ceremony or the clash between Qatar and Ecuador. “There was supposed to be coverage of the opening ceremony here, but we decided against it. The opening ceremonies of the World Cup are always meant to celebrate FIFA and the hosts. And today is nothing to celebrate. Today is one of the saddest days in the long history of football.” – we read.
The Germans have announced that they will not boycott the entire tournament, but will focus only on match reports and criticism of these games. Journalists argue this by the fact that if they completely ignored the World Cup in Qatar, it would have the opposite effect. In addition, they will also address women’s and LGBT rights in Qatar. They also stressed that they would not duplicate FIFA’s statements or “write about beautiful stadiums without mentioning how they were built and how many people had to die for them.”
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Enner Valencia scored twice. The next World Cup matches will take place on Monday. On that day, England will play Iran (2pm), Senegal will play the Netherlands (5pm) and the United States will play Wales (8pm).
Source: Sport
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