Danish sports activities minister says workforce to go to World Cup in Qatar

Despite calling it “a wrong decision” to stage subsequent yr’s World Cup in Qatar, the Danish sports activities minister stated Wednesday {that a} boycott of the match isn’t the reply.
Speaking a day after Denmark certified for the match, Ane Halsboe-Joergensen informed broadcaster TV2 that the workforce will go to World Cup.
Qatar has confronted criticism amid studies of discriminatory legal guidelines and situations for the migrant staff getting ready the Gulf nation for subsequent yr’s match.
No nation has introduced plans to boycott the World Cup, though Norway is dealing with calls to take action from some golf equipment, together with Rosenborg and Tromso.
Any nation that certified for the World Cup and refused to play would face punishment from FIFA, together with a effective and ban from attempting to qualify for the following match.
Giving up a spot in Qatar would probably imply self-expulsion from the 2026 World Cup within the United States, Canada and Mexico. That match can have 48 groups, with 16 locations going to European groups as an alternative of 13.
FIFA has not but printed laws for the 2022 match, although guidelines for the 2018 version referred to as for imposing a effective of a minimum of 250,000 Swiss francs ($290,000) on a federation which withdrew its workforce as much as 30 days earlier than the beginning. Teams that pulled out within the month earlier than kickoff or in the course of the match could be fined a minimum of 500,000 Swiss francs ($580,000).
In 2010, Qatar received the appropriate to host the World Cup in a contentious FIFA vote that sparked corruption investigations into all the bidding course of. Evidence was not discovered by FIFA to warrant stripping Qatar of the internet hosting rights.
The pure gas-rich emirate has spent tens of billions of {dollars} to construct inns, a brand new transport system and lavish stadiums to deal with staging the occasion.
Denmark beat Austria 1-0 Tuesday to earn a spot within the match.