DOHA, Qatar FIFA’s threat of on-field punishment for players pushed World Cup teams to back down Monday and abandon a plan for their captains to wear armbands that were seen as a rebuke to host nation Qatar’s human rights record.Just hours before.
A Qatari academic has slammed a US sports journalist who faced hostility from security guards for wearing a rainbow shirt to a World Cup match in the Gulf State.
FIFA s threat of on-field punishment for players pushed World Cup teams to back down Monday and abandon a plan for their captains to wear armbands that were seen as a rebuke to host nation Qatar s human rights record.
FIFA warned captains wearing armbands in support of the “One Love” campaign would be given a yellow card immediately, forcing teams to back down from their plans.
The standoff was the latest dispute that threatened to overshadow tournament play. Qatar has faced criticism of its treatment of migrant workers and its criminalization of homosexuality.