Minister Conny Helder (Sport) will attend the match of the Dutch national team against Qatar at the World Cup in that country on behalf of the Dutch government.
The cabinet has made a decision about this, insiders report. If the Netherlands advances in the tournament, it is still an option that King Willem-Alexander travels to Qatar.
It was already known that a member of the government would travel to the World Cup, but names have not yet been announced. Given her role as Minister for Sport, it was obvious that Helder would go in that direction. The decision to send a delegation is controversial, because there is a lot of criticism of the human rights situation in Qatar.