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Emmanuel Macron defends World Cup visit to Qatar despite graft corruption allegations

15/12/2022 08:49 PM | Click to read full article

President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday stood by his decision to visit Qatar to support France’s World Cup team, despite allegations linking the Gulf monarchy to corruption in the European Parliament. Macron was in Qatar on Wednesday night to watch France’s semi-final victory over Morocco before flying to Brussels overnight to attend an EU summit in Brussels. “Four years ago I backed the French team in Russia, and I’m backing them in Qatar.”

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