Russia-Ukraine War: The final of the FIFA Football World Cup will be played in Doha on Sunday (December 18). The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a request to the FIFA World Football Committee. His request has been turned down by the Football Committee. Zelensky had said that he wanted to give a message of peace to the world from that stage before the World Cup final.
A source inside the president’s office told US channel CNN that Zelensky wanted to join via video link ahead of the match between France and Argentina. He also says, Qatar’s response was quite disappointing. “We thought FIFA would allow us to use its platform for the good of society. But it didn’t,” the source told CNN.
Golden opportunity to ask for help
The World Cup final will be watched by millions of people around the world and Ukraine hoped it would be a golden opportunity to convey its message to the global community and to appeal for global help for the country in the face of Russia’s continued aggression. However, FIFA has made rules against political messages in its events. Strong objections have also been expressed to the participating countries for speaking on issues such as human rights and support of LGBT communities in the World Cup. However, the Moroccan team hoisted the Palestinian flag on their victory, expressing their support for Palestine.
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Russia had fired more than 70 missiles on Ukraine on Friday evening. There was a problem of water and electricity in the whole city. The mayor of Kyiv said that several metros in the city were also closed. After the attack, many houses in the city have been turned into rubble.
