In addition, one of the supporters of the Wales national team was also banned from entering the stadium because he was wearing a rainbow hat. One of the journalists from the United States also experienced the same thing because he was wearing a rainbow shirt.
Not only that, some time ago England, Denmark and Germany had threatened to leave FIFA for banning the LGBT campaign at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Unlike the previous countries, the French national team rejected the pressure of the French Minister of Sport Amelie Oudea Castera who wanted to see the Les Bleus squad carry out a campaign of support for the LGBT community at the 2022 World Cup.
The French squad from the start did not want to get involved in political issues and support campaigns for the LGBT community as England, Wales, Denmark, Canada, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland did.
France national team captain Hugo Lloris said he was reluctant to use the One Love captain's armband because he respected Qatar's culture and rules. Lloris also said the players were already feeling the pressure and just wanted to focus on playing.
But recently, the International Football Federation (FIFA) has again allowed spectators to use rainbow-colored attributes at the 2022 FIFA World Cup (2022 World Cup). The permit came into effect from the second round of the 2022 World Cup group stage.
Reporting from The Independent, Qatar as the host has also provided guarantees on this issue after a number of incidents related to the ban on the use of LGBT-themed attributes by the captains of seven UEFA member countries.
In addition, the 2022 World Cup Safety and Security Operational Committee said that it guarantees this. Mentioned, fans' items with rainbow nuances will not be confiscated when they want to enter the stadium.
In this report, The Independent said that the 2022 World Cup participating Federations had been informed by FIFA that fans who would be present at the stadium would no longer be prohibited from using rainbow attributes. However, there are still many parties who do not believe that FIFA will be responsible for the guarantees they convey.
Whereas previously, FIFA's ban regarding the use of rainbow attributes during the 2022 World Cup drew polemic from the public, even though prior to the event being held every four years, Qatar had said that LGBTQ+ was illegal in its country. If there are violations related to homosexuality, there is a penalty of imprisonment for up to three years.
2. Suspected of Falsifying Viewership Numbers
The International Football Federation (FIFA) recently updated the stadium capacity figures for the 2022 FIFA World Cup on its official website. This was done because of the many accusations that FIFA and Qatar as the host falsified the actual stadium capacity figures.
