Germany copied Norway’s mark before World Cup qualifier – VG

– We talk about it together in the team, says Bayern Munich and Germany’s profile Leon Goretzka to RTL after the game.

– We wanted to show society that we are not ignoring it. We write the letters ourselves. I think you should take advantage of those moments. We have a huge fan, continues after the match that beat Iceland 3-0.

Thus, Germany followed Norway’s mark before the match against Gibraltar, a mark that was mentioned throughout Europe.

The message is a contribution to the debate on human rights that is taking place in connection with the next World Cup in Qatar. National team coach Ståle Solbakken told a press conference Thursday afternoon that he hoped other nations would follow Norway’s lead.

Germany has now done it.

– We want to pressure FIFA to be more direct and tougher with the Qatari authorities. FIFA can, to a greater extent, get rougher and tougher around the edges and make very clear demands on what it takes to make this event good enough, Solbakken believes.

– This is exactly what we expected and believed for a while. When one national team, in this case Norway, took the lead, others followed. In our opinion, it is especially good that there is a great footballing nation like Germany, which goes further. We look forward to more during qualifying. Now the respective football associations must follow up on this with clear requirements for FIFA, Amnesty Norway Secretary General John Peder Egenæs tells VG.

– The Norwegian national team can be proud to have started this.

He faced with the support of former national team player Tom Høgli – one of the initiators of the action behind the boycott of Qatar.

– I think it was very good from Norway. There was a loud celebration during the national anthem. Ståle and the rest of the team show that they want to contribute to a very important job, Høgli tells VG.

– That Germany, as a great footballing nation, follow Norway and do the same, shows that we, as a nation, really have something to offer. And then it’s great that a great nation like Germany comes out onto the field and scores a position. This can be the beginning of a very strong force.

Great attention

Before the 3-0 victory against Gibraltar, the Norwegian team entered the field wearing T-shirts that read: “Human rights – on and off the field.”

It received a lot of attention in a short time.

“The prodigy Erling Haaland and the Norwegian team sent a clear message in the human rights debate in relation to the organizer of the Qatar World Cup.”

Wrote German Sky Sports.

“Norwegian players adopt a human rights point of view before the World Cup qualifiers,” was the title of a case in the English Guardian.

In addition, several news agencies, such as the German DPA, have delivered cases shared by Spiegel, Funke Sport, Hamburger Abendblatt. The American sports giant ESPN has also mentioned the selection.

Mollekleiv satisfied

The Norwegian celebration pleased Sven Mollekleiv. He is the leader of the newly appointed Qatari committee of the Norwegian Football Association.

– The initiative taken by the players to mark what values ​​Norway represents and what is the basis of football is respected. It is important and great that the football world is now focusing on how to strengthen human rights both in Qatar and in other parts of the world, Mollekleiv told VG on Wednesday night.

– What meaning do you think it can have for Norway to take the lead here, as in the pre-match scoreboard against Gibraltar?

– They have set the agenda in a very orderly and clear way. It is the time from scoring to lasting results that becomes important, but there is respect for the players who mark what are the values ​​in Norway and what is the basis of all football.