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The protestor invaded the transportation during the 2nd fractional of Portugal v Uruguay| Host nation: Qatar Dates: 20 November-18 December Coverage: Live connected BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app. Day-by-day TV listings - Full sum details |
A protester carrying a rainbow emblem invaded the transportation during the World Cup crippled betwixt Portugal and Uruguay.
The protester wore a t-shirt with 'Save Ukraine' connected the beforehand and 'Respect for Iranian woman' connected the back.
Stewards chased him and helium dropped the emblem earlier being taken disconnected the tract astatine Lusail Stadium, the venue for the last connected 18 December.
The determination to signifier the World Cup successful Qatar, wherever homosexuality is illegal, has been criticised by LGBTQ+ groups.
Before the tournament, Fifa wrote to each 32 competing teams to archer them to "focus connected the football".
Qatar World Cup ambassador Khalid Salman called homosexuality "damage successful the mind" anterior to the tournament, comments which Human Rights Watch said were "harmful and unacceptable".
England, Wales and different European nations decided not to deterioration the OneLove armband astatine the World Cup aft Fifa threatened captains with sporting sanctions.
The captains, including England's Harry Kane and Gareth Bale of Wales, had planned to deterioration the armband during matches to beforehand diverseness and inclusion.
Meanwhile, Iran players declined to sing their nationalist anthem earlier their World Cup lucifer with England successful an evident look of enactment for anti-government protests.
Protests successful Iran were sparked by the death successful custody successful September of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old pistillate who was detained by morality constabulary for allegedly breaking the strict rules astir caput coverings.
Portugal bushed Uruguay 2-0 successful Monday's Group H game.
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