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MOSCOW (AP) – The last of the World Cup in Russia ( all local times):
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Sixty Nigerian men who say they have been trafficked during the World Cup camp in front of the embbady of their country in Moscow to ask for the same. ;help.
Sofiya Dukhovnaya, an Activativa activist, a group fighting against human trafficking, says the men have arrived in Russia using a legal loophole to pose as the World Cup. . But Dukhovnaya says that once in Russia, the men realized that they had been lied to and that their return tickets turned out to be fake.
Nigerian Ambbadador Steve Davies Ugbah spoke to the men and promised them to provide them with food and shelter.
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino said that the talks on the modification of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar could ease tensions with neighbors in the region
. Eastern states have imposed a hostile boycott in Qatar since June 2017.
In recent months, Infantino has supported calls to add 16 more teams to the 2022 tournament – a plan to share the functions of Qatar accommodation because it only builds eight stadiums
Infantino says that Qatar can insist on maintaining a format of 32 teams, although it is "enough sure all the options will be on the table. "
"Perhaps we could bring those who have difficulties to communicate to st artistic dialogue," said FIFA President at his only press conference on the World Cup. "The door is slightly ajar and we'll see how that goes from there. "
The Emir of Qatar is expected to attend the World Cup final on Sunday, and Infantino sits with the Saudi Crown Prince 14.
Asked about his gossip in the game with VIP guests, Infantino said, "When we are here we are not talking politics, we are talking about football."
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2:25 pm [19659005] The men's football team in Thailand rescued from a flooded cave this week has been invited to the annual FIFA event
FIFA President Gianni Infantino says that "no one is in trouble. they will be invited to London, where the prize for the best player in the world will be presented born on September 24
The 12 boys and their coach were invited to attend the World Cup final in Moscow on Sunday. They were unable to accept for medical reasons, having been saved between Sunday and Tuesday to end a two-week ordeal.
Infantino says that FIFA will consider involving the team in another football event, perhaps in Thailand. 19659005] More coverage of the AP World Cup: https://apnews.com/tag/WorldCup
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