Find the main information of the day on the FIFA World Cup in Qatar on the seventh day of the competition.
On the seventh day of the World Cup, the World Cup is still as much a channel of protest against the Iranian regime and Qatar is eliminated from “its” competition… Four matches on the program today, including France’s second, which faces the he other headliner of the group, Denmark.
Matches of the day
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Friday’s results
Wales 0 – 2 Iran. Dominated by the Iranian selection, the Welsh are on the verge of elimination. The Iranians, unlucky throughout the match, finally came to the end of Brits reduced to 10 after stoppage time, once in the 98th minute and then in the 101st (the referees of this World Cup love extra time). The Iranian players, who did not sing the anthem in the first game against England, this time mumbled it lip service. Obliged?
Qatar 1 -3 Senegal. The African champions didn’t flinch, but they didn’t play in socks either against Qatar, who showed more than the soup served in the opening match. With this new defeat, drawn from the first period through Boulaye Dia before Famara Diedhiou and the Marseillais Bamba Dieng definitely nail the board, Qatar is eliminated from its World Cup.
Netherlands 1 – 1 Ecuador. The Oranje, who had overcome the Senegalese during the first meeting, took the Ecuadorians in the face. Fiery, the men of the Tri moved the Dutch throughout, only surprised from the start by a strike from Cody Gakpo, one of the nuggets of this world. Before coming back to score thanks to their captain Enner Valencia, then released on a stretcher. If they don’t lose to Senegal in the last game of the group, Ecuador will qualify for the round of 16.
England 0 – 0 USA. What is there to say? Nothing. Laborious match, English on alternating current, as often in major competitions – once I burn (like against Iran) the other I wet. Now remains the sexy match in the final of the group, United States-Iran, renamed the Nucléarico (on the model of the Classico) on social networks.
Today’s date
Football, we understand, is not exactly that. CO2 emissions are a completely different matter! Qatar, which is only 144th among the most polluting countries according to what is emitted at the national level, is the champion of the planet when you look at the carbon dioxide reduced to the number of inhabitants. The latest harmonized data is from 2019 and comes from the World Bank. On average, each Qatari generates 32.5 tonnes of CO2 per year. This is seven times more than the French and forty-six times more than the Senegalese, who emit only 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per year. Among the teams that will be present, Qatar is followed by a group of countries neck and neck: Canada (15.4 tons of CO2 per year and per capita), Saudi Arabia (15.3), the Australia (15.2), and the United States (14.6).
The “One Love” logo behind the Germans at a press conference
The German Football Federation has replaced the logo of supermarket chain REWE, which broke off its partnership over the LGBT rights armband controversy, with the logo of the “One Love” campaign. Behind Kai Havertz and Julian Brandt, the two players of the Nationalmannschaft present in front of the media this Friday thus appeared, in the middle of the other sponsors of the federation, the logo, a multicolored heart. Manuel Neuer, the captain, wanted to wear this inclusive armband, but the Germans had given up on it, faced with the threat of sporting sanctions. Before the first match against Japan, lost 2-1, the eleven starting players had posed for the official photo with their hands in front of their mouths, mimicking a gag against the ban on demonstrating in favor of diversity. A gesture clearly turned against Fifa.
picture of the day
In the stands of the Ahmad Bin Ali stadium, Al Rayyan, a supporter of Iran, holds out a jersey of the selection, flocked with the name of Mahsa Amini, martyr of the popular uprising, shakes the Islamic Republic, aged 22 when she is arrested by morality police on September 16 in Tehran for not respecting the strict dress code imposed by the regime. Iranian players sing the anthem ahead of their win over Wales after remaining silent in the opener? This jersey reminds us that the revolt is here, and that this World Cup is one of the channels of protest against the regime. Reuters reports other acts of protest in the stands during Iran-Wales, including Iranian supporters with anti-government flags “women, life, freedom”, which would have been deprived by the stewards.
Kosovo invites itself to the world
The Kosovo Football Federation filed a complaint with FIFA. In question, a banner displayed Thursday, November 24 in the locker room of Serbia, during its match against Brazil (2-0 defeat). The banner shows a map of Kosovo with a Serbian flag and the words “Nema Predaje” (no surrender). Kosovo has been independent since 2008 but has not been recognized as such by Serbia and Russia. The photo went viral on Twitter. No, really, sport is not political…
sentence of the day
“I’m sure I have a chance to come back”
— Neymar
Released injured in the ankle during the victory against Serbia on Thursday, the Brazilian striker of PSG suffers from a sprain and is now engaged in a race against time to recover for the rest of the competition. Already forfeited for the match against Switzerland, the Brazilian could actually miss the rest of the competition. On Instagram, the star, already injured during the 2014 World Cup and out of shape during the 2018 edition, writes: “Today is one of the toughest moments of my career…and at a World Cup again.” “We have confidence, Neymar will play again in this World Cup”, launched for his part the coach Tite, in a firm tone. Brazil holds its breath.
The report
An imposing horseshoe over 200 meters high, metallic by day and shimmering by night, is the most visible edifice in the Doha skyline. Recently become the iconic monument of Qatar, the “Katara Twin Towers” are home to a five-star hotel in one branch and luxury apartments in the other. They mark the entrance to Lusail, a pharaonic new city that has risen from the ground in recent years, the largest urban development project undertaken in the run-up to the World Cup. Its cost of 45 billion dollars (43 billion euros) represents about a fifth of the investment of 220 billion devoted by Qatar to the infrastructure of the tournament. Its stadium, the largest of the eight in the World Cup (80,000 seats), will notably host the final on December 18. The report of our special correspondent.