Mueez Ajao
– Denmark will wear “toned down” shirts for the World Cup to protest against host Qatar’s human rights record and its treatment of migrant workers.
– Kit provider Hummel has also designed a third, all-black kit, to represent the “colour of mourning”.
– Hummel said it “does not wish to be visible” in a tournament it claims “has cost thousands of lives”.
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– “We support the Danish national team but that isn’t the same as supporting Qatar as a host nation,” it said.
– As part of the design, the Denmark badge is also “toned down”. Their playing kit will be a plain red home shirt and an all-white second kit.
– Denmark’s training kit sponsors will also withdraw their logos to give room for messages critical of Qatar.
– Qatar officials have previously disputed the figures on the death of migrant workers working on World Cup facilities, saying the actual total figure at the time in 2021 was 37.
– Hummel said: “We wish to make a statement about Qatar’s human rights record and its treatment of the migrant workers that have built the country’s World Cup stadiums.
– “We believe that sport should bring people together. And when it doesn’t, we want to make a statement.”
– Denmark have previously said they will put “extra pressure” on Fifa over human rights concerns in the build-up to the World Cup, which starts on 20 November.
– Last week it was revealed England captain Harry Kane plans to wear a OneLove armband during the World Cup as part of a campaign started by the Netherlands to promote diversity and inclusion, and stand against discrimination.
– Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Wales and Switzerland are also supporting the initiative.
– Qatar has been heavily criticised over the country’s human rights record, including strict anti-LGBT laws and concerns over the treatment of migrant workers.
