The German delegation in Qatar loses one of the most important elements and a legend for world football… The former defender of Bayern Munich and Germany, Philipp Lahm, the captain of the team that won the World Cup in 2014, has decided to boycott the Qatar World Cup 2022.
The former Bayern player has stated that he does not want to go to the Asian country because of the controversy over the violation of one’s rights. “I will not be part of the delegation and I do not intend to go as a fan either.
I prefer to stay at home. One’s rights must play a role. A greater role in the distribution of demonstrations. It should not happen again in the future. The rights of one, the size of the country, all this, it seems, has not been taken into account.
The players can’t pretend they don’t know this,” said Lahm in frustration. German fans and especially Scandinavian football clubs had reacted to this topic earlier.
It will be the last edition of the tournament that foresees the participation of only 32 national teams, as from 2026 the world championship will extend to 48 teams. In July 2018, FIFA president Gianni Infantino did not rule out that this expansion could already happen in this edition of the World Cup, [3] [4] but the idea was later rejected.
For the first time in the history of the World Cup, the competitions will not take place in the months of June and July, but in those of November and December, that is, in the autumn period of the northern hemisphere. This innovation comes from the fact that, being developed in a very hot area, in summer the temperatures would be prohibitive.
