Bruno Fernandes and Christian Eriksen of Manchester United dispute the decision to hold the World Cup in
The competition begins on November 20 with hosts Qatar taking against Ecuador, and the pair will compete as Portugal and Denmark, respectively.But since Qatar was chosen to host the finals in 2010, there has been controversy surrounding the decision, with the criminalization of same-sex partnerships being one of the main points of contention.
The construction has also been hampered by worries over the plight of low-paid migrant laborers hired to build the nation's infrastructure.
FIFA wrote to World Cup teams this week pleading with them to concentrate on the competition in Qatar and refrain from delivering moral discourse or involving soccer in "every ideological or political fight that exists."