The match was interrupted by a Qatar 2022 protest
FC Copenhagen’s clash with Borussia Dortmund was interrupted after a man entered the pitch in protest against the 2022 World Cup.
The intruder managed to escape security guards and stewards, before he was eventually escorted off the field in the Champions League clash at the Parken Stadium.A pitch invader wearing a shirt reading ‘Boycott Qatar’ entered the pitch during Copenhagen’s clash against Borussia DortmundThe man, who kneeled in the centre circle, was wearing a shirt with the message ‘Boycott Qatar’ written on it, whilst also holding a miniature football with his hands covered in fake blood.
The game ended in a 1-1 draw, with Thorgan Hazard, the younger brother of Real Madrid star Eden, giving the German side the lead on 23 minutes.Danish champions Copenhagen responded, though, when 19-year-old Icelandic midfielder Hakon Arnar Haraldsson equalised on 41 minutes for the hosts. The World Cup will take place in Qatar later this month, for the first time in the tournament’s 92-year history.Being openly gay in Qatar is illegal, and the country also has a history of human rights’ abuse.
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