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French President Emmanuel Macron will attend the World Cup final match that will bring his country together with the Argentine national team, according to what was announced by the Elysee. Macron had attended the semi-final match in which the French national team defeated the Moroccan national team, through which it qualified for the final. His wife and many football stars will accompany him in Doha.
The Elysee Palace announced that French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte traveled on Saturday followingnoon to Qatar to attend the final match he is playing. French national team Sunday in the face of the Argentine national team. Macron is accompanied on his trip to Doha by former international players Alain Giresse, Bruno Cherot and Laure Polo, in addition to international referee Stephanie Frappar. In addition to striker Christopher Nkunku, who did not participate in the World Cup due to injury.
He is also accompanied on the trip by boxing champion Ibrahim Aslum and judo champion Teddy Renner, as well as Minister of Sports Emily Odea-Castierra.
The French President also invited an eighteen-year-old boy and a nineteen-year-old girl who receive assistance from a social institution to attend the final.
On Sunday, they will be joined on the official podium by football stars Paul Pogba and Ngolo Kante, who won the 2018 World Cup and did not participate in the tournament. Qatar FinalsIn addition to former European champion Luis Fernandez, knowing that the three are in Doha.
Note that Macron is visiting Doha for the second time within three days following he attended the semi-final match on Wednesday, amid intense controversy sparked by Doha’s hosting of the World Cup on the one hand, and the suspicion of Qatar’s involvement in a corruption scandal shaking the European Parliament on the other.
The opposition strongly criticized his first visit and his statements regarding the good Qatari organization of the football event, accusing him of ignoring its environmental and humanitarian repercussions.
France 24/AFP
