Qatari TV hosts appear to mock Germany's human rights gesture – video

Qatari TV hosts appear to mock Germany's human rights gesture – video

02-Dec-2022 17:29:13 | The Guardian

A video clip shared on social media appears to show the presenters on a Qatari television programme celebrating Germany’s exit from the 2022 World Cup by mocking the team’s protest gesture over human rights. 

Germany had planned to wear the OneLove armband in support of LGBTQ+ rights in Qatar until Fifa announced at the last moment that they would face sporting sanctions for doing so. Instead, the players posed with hands over their mouths in a team photo before the game against Japan, to indicate they felt they had been silenced by Fifa.

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