Fernandes stated the World Cup “should be done in a better way,” criticizing the timing of the event and highlighting Qatar’s remedy of migrant employees.

The Qatar World Cup — which begins subsequent weekend — is the primary to be performed in November and December reasonably than in June-July due to the desert nation’s searing warmth in the summertime. Qatar has additionally confronted intense scrutiny of its remedy of the tons of of hundreds of migrant employees who had been wanted within the tiny emirate for the reason that World Cup internet hosting rights had been received 12 years in the past. Amnesty International says dozens could have died from obvious warmth stroke.

Qatar’s views on homosexuality — which is criminalized within the nation — has additionally been closely criticized and the feedback by Fernandes indicated that gamers won’t hesitate to talk up about points even because the event attracts close to.

“It’s not exactly the time we want to be playing in the World Cup,” Fernandes, who performs for Portugal, informed Sky Sports after a 2-1 win over Fulham. “We know the surroundings of the World Cup, what has been in the past few weeks, past few months, about the people that have died on the construction of the stadiums. We are not happy about that at all. … We want football to be for everyone, everyone has to be included and involved in a World Cup because a World Cup is the world. It’s for everyone, it doesn’t matter who. But for a World Cup it’s more than football, it’s a party for fans, players, something that’s a joy to watch, (it) should be done in a better way.”

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Eriksen, who will play for Denmark in Qatar after recovering from struggling cardiac arrest throughout a recreation finally yr’s European Championship, echoed Fernandes’ feedback.

“I totally agree with Bruno. There is a lot of focus on it, how the World Cup has happened and why it is in Qatar. Everyone agrees it hasn’t been done in the right way,” Eriksen stated. “We are footballers, we play football — politics is about something above us to make that decision. Of course we try to say our thing and do what we can. We want to get focus on it, but the change has to come from somewhere else.”