FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France September 19, 2019. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer//File Photo
"This football World Cup, the first organised in an Arab country, is a sign of tangible changes underway. Qatar is headed in this direction. It must continue, and it can count on our support," Macron said on Twitter during the France-Denmark game. Earlier this month, Macron had said sports should not be politicised, brushing off suggestions that he should boycott the World Cup in Qatar.
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