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World Cup-Infantino says ‘all welcome’ as Qatar begins one-year countdown

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Al-Araby

FIFA President Gianni Infantino insisted that “all are welcome in Qatar” on Sunday as a digital countdown clock went on display in Doha to mark one year until the opening of the controversial 2022 soccer World Cup, the first to be held in the Middle East. The opening match will take place next November 21 in the 60,000 capacity Al Bayt Stadium. The head of soccer’s world governing body urged LGBTQ soccer fans and all others to attend the tournament and “engage and speak and convince” in a bid to influence the Gulf Arab state’s policies. “We cannot think that if we stay home and just criticise …

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