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The Norwegians with BVB forward Erling Haaland were the team that got the ball rolling. Image: keystone
“Rely on dialogue”: Boycott of the 2022 World Cup is not a problem for the Swiss Football Association
Norway, Germany, the Netherlands or Denmark: several national football teams have recently protested against the human rights situation in Qatar. The 2022 World Cup, for which qualifying matches are being played, will take place in the desert state.
At the moment, the messages on the jerseys are mainly used to draw attention to misconduct, but a possible boycott of the world championships is also discussed here and there. This is not a problem at the top of the Swiss association.
Before the international match of the national team against Lithuania in St. Gallen (8:45 pm, live ticker), the president of the Swiss Football Association, Dominique Blanc, commented on the matter on the association’s website. “We are counting on dialogue and not on boycott,” he clarified.
Association president Dominique Blanc (left) in an interview with national coach Vladimir Petkovic in June 2020. Image: keystone
“We believe that the best way to defend our values, those of football and those of Switzerland, is to be present and use them in return, in the dialogues,” said Blanc. He also emphasized: “Participating in an event anywhere in the world does not mean that we support immoral or illegal practices.”
However, information available to the association shows that the situation in Qatar has improved in recent years, which Amnesty International has also confirmed. “The organization of the World Cup can contribute to such improvements, since a country is exposed to the light of the whole world. For us, football should be used to promote human rights. “(RAM)
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