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Influence preferred over Qatar boycott
May 20, 2021
Intense pressure from Norwegian football fans and players has prompted Norway’s national football association to join a Nordic effort to put more pressure of their own on the international football federation FIFA. They clearly prefer more influence over FIFA to any boycott of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, where officials have been accused of serious human rights violations and horrific treatment of migrant workers.
Members of Norway’s national football team
(Landslaget) expressed their concern over the situation in Qatar by wearing T-shirts that advocated human rights, “on and off the pitch.” They’ve also mounted other demonstrations, backed by their new coach, Ståle Solbakken. PHOTO: NFF/Bildbyran/Vegard Wivestad Grøtt