2023-06-19 19:55:47
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – A friendly football match between the Qatar national team and the New Zealand national team, on the grounds of the “Sonense” stadium in Austria, on Monday evening, witnessed a controversial incident.
During the break after the end of the first half, the New Zealand national team, which was ahead by a single goal, refused to continue playing against its opponent, “Al-Annabi”.
The New Zealand Football Association explained the reason for the withdrawal, as it said on its Twitter account: “Player Michael Boxall was subjected to racist abuse during the first half of the match by a Qatari player. No official action was taken, so the team agreed not to participate in the second half of the match.” the match”.
For its part, the Qatar Football Association announced the withdrawal of the New Zealand national team, without revealing the reason.
While Carlos Queiroz, the coach of the Qatar national team, confirmed to the Qatari “Al Kass” channels, that he was surprised by what happened, noting that the New Zealand captain told the Qatari side that his teammates refused to complete the match.
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