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Gorecka criticizes FIFA for awarding the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia
The German national player Leon Goretzka has publicly spoken out against hosting the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia. The midfielder attributed the problem to the criteria that played a role in awarding the tournament to the Middle Eastern country.
“At the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia, football will unite like no other sport” said FIFA President Gianni Infantino recently, announcing that the World Cup will be awarded to a Middle Eastern country for the second time after the tournament in Qatar in 2022.
Players from the football sector have expressed their opposition to this decision, including the player from the German national team, Leon Goretzkathe most recent example.
As part of the press conference for the official friendly matches that the Panthers will play against Turkey (11/18, 9:45 p.m.) and Austria (11/21, 9:45 p.m.), the 28-year-old central midfielder referred to FIFA’s decision Hosting the 2022 World Cup in Qatar was based on false criteria that played a catalytic role.
“This obviously hasn’t been fixed for the World Cup in Saudi Arabia and it’s definitely not a good thing“, he emphasized first, before concentrating on his tasks on the field and the upcoming European Championship 2024 in Germany: “AMy first concern is what will happen this summer and I am extremely happy because these questions will probably decrease and we can concentrate on football, which is what we all want“.
Source: sport 24
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