IForeign Minister Hadja Lahbib wore the “One Love” armband denied to the Red Devils and other national teams in Belgium’s first World Cup match against Canada in Qatar on Wednesday.
Hadja Lahbib was present in the VIP gallery alongside, in particular, the President of Fifa Gianni Infantino and the President of the Belgian FA Paul Van den Bulck.
Unlike the German players, who supposedly covered their mouths in the traditional team photo before kick-off a few hours earlier, the Red Devils did nothing before the game.
The seven European federations, including Belgium, which had planned to have their captains wear a colored “One Love” armband against discrimination against discrimination, resigned on Monday amid threats of “sporting sanctions” from Fifa, which they did not have. specified.
The minister revealed why she chose to wear the bracelet on the RTBF microphone. “I know Eden Hazard would have liked to wear the armband on the pitch. In my opinion, the fact that the Foreign Minister is the speaker in the gallery was an important message. »
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