Schmadtke on the World Cup in Qatar: “I don’t want to have anything to do with it”

As a future gas supplier, Qatar is of great importance to Germany. One should therefore “not lump everything together,” said Schmadtke. “However, there are simply a multitude of things that have happened and are happening there that belie the great joy of sporting competition.” It doesn’t push me as much as in previous years, when I was looking forward to a tournament like this.”