6 Days Towards Qatar's 2022 World Cup: Bruno Fernandes Participating In The Qatar Cam Regarding Human Rights Issues

Portugal national team player, Bruno Fernandes. (Photo: Instagram/@brunofernandes8)

JAKARTA - Portugal's national team midfielder, Bruno Fernandes, also criticized Qatar for the issue of human rights (HAM) during the stadium construction process for the 2022 World Cup.

Qatar continues to be the subject of criticism amid preparations for them to host the grand event. They were deemed inappropriate to hold the event because they did not heed the death of the migrant workers who built the stadium.

"We know the situation around the World Cup (2022) in recent weeks, in recent months, regarding those who died during the stadium construction process," the Manchester United player said.

"We are not at all happy with that. We want football for everyone, everyone should be involved and involved in the World Cup because it's 'world'. For everyone," he added.

Not only the deaths of migrant workers in the spotlight ahead of the four-year event, but the criminalization of the LGBT community in the country has also recently raised concerns.

The issue of LGBT heated up again last week after World Cup Ambassador Khalid Salman made a statement that homosexuality was a "damage in mind" and "haram" in the Muslim-majority country.

This statement was made by Salman just days after Qatar confirmed that everyone would be accepted into the country to watch the World Cup, including the LGBT community group.

"I don't think these kinds of things should happen anytime, but the World Cup is more than just football; it's a party for fans, players, and something really fun to watch, and it has to be done in a better way," Bruno said.

The Manchester United player then commented on the 2022 World Cup event which was held in November. According to him, it was not a friendly time.

Currently, a number of the world's largest leagues have taken a mid-season break for the tournament in Qatar. The tournament was not held in June and July as usual due to climate tuning in the Gulf country.

"Of course, that's strange. It's not the right time to play at the World Cup. Obviously I think for everyone, players, fans, this is not the best time because children are going to school, people are going to work, the time won't be the best for people to watch the game," Bruno explained.