The outfitter of the Danish national soccer team also wants to send “a double message” with the World Cup jerseys during the World Cup in Qatar as a sign against the host. «They are not only inspired by Euro 92, a tribute to Denmark’s greatest success in football. They are also a protest against Qatar and its human rights record,” the Hummel company wrote on Instagram alongside pictures of the jerseys, which are all red, white or black. The symbols of the supplier and the Danish Football Association DBU are printed on the jerseys, but they don’t stand out in terms of colour. With the black jersey, “the color of mourning” was deliberately chosen, it fits “perfectly” to the occasion.
“We don’t want to be visible during this tournament that has claimed the lives of thousands of people. We fully support the Danish national team, but that is not the same as supporting Qatar as the host country,” argued the Danish sporting goods manufacturer. With this action, they want to make a “statement” on the human rights situation in Qatar and the treatment of migrant workers who built the country’s World Cup stadiums, which has also been heavily criticized. Bumblebee ended his Instagram post with the hashtag #HistoryIsWhatWeDoNow (History Is What We Do Now).
EM semi-finalist Denmark contests its World Cup preliminary round matches in group D. World champions France, Tunisia and Australia are the opponents there. (dpa)