ALBAWABA - French President Emmanuel Macron was blasted for skipping the COP15 meeting in Canada to attend the Morocco-France World Cup match in Qatar on Wednesday.
The COP15 conference is a summit joined by world powers to agree on a new set of goals to guide global action through 2030 to halt and reverse nature loss.
Emmanuel Macron n’a pas jugé utile d’aller à la COP 15 pour tenter d’éviter une 6e extinction de masse mais il est au Qatar pour la Coupe du monde. Question de priorité. #Qatar2022 #COP15 #FRAMAR #Qatargate pic.twitter.com/Uro8HKR1SF
— Stéphane Mandard (@StephaneMandard) December 14, 2022
While in Qatar, the French president supported his national team, which defeated Morocco 2-0 in the FIFA World Cup 2022 semifinals. The game was held at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar.
He also visited Souq Waqif in Qatar, where he was encircled by a huge crowd to greet, as Qatari policemen stood on guard.
الرئيس الفرنسي يتجول في سوق واقف في قطر. pic.twitter.com/5UNNSxACbn
— الأحداث الأمريكية🇺🇸 (@US_World1) December 14, 2022
With Wednesday's win, France qualified for the final match against Argentina, which will take place at the Lusail Stadium on Sunday.
#Morocco fans in Qatar chant, “There is no God but God and Muhammad is God’s prophet” during the country’s semi-final match against France on Wednesday.
— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) December 14, 2022
The semi-final match, held at Al Bayt Stadium, was attended by French President Macron#Qatar2022 #FIFAWorldCup #FRAMAR pic.twitter.com/5CdXZQ3F7d
In Wednesday's game, Moroccan fans chanted: "There is no God, but God and Muhammad is His prophet," in an implicit attempt to irk the president, whose policies they see as bent on ostracizing the minority Muslim community in France.
