Johan Derksen and Wesley Sneijder had a discussion on Friday evening about Qatar, the controversial country where the World Cup will be organized next year. The Guardian revealed that 6,500 people have died in stadium construction. Sneijder played one season with Al-Gharafa in Qatar.
Human rights are being violated in Qatar, but Sneijder has also seen the other side of the country. “I once gave my opinion about that and I still stand by it: I also know the other side of the country,” he says. The Orange Summer. “What I’ve seen? I haven’t seen anything that isn’t right. Everywhere I’ve been, I’ve seen everything.”
The argument that the wealthy Sneijder only went into certain circles is refuted. “Wherever I go, I soak up the culture. I want to be one with the country. I did that in Qatar too. I’ve been everywhere. I had a driver and he was super satisfied and I have a hundred stories to tell. There may have been things that are very serious, but I haven’t seen them. Then why do I have to announce that it is all so bad?”
Derksen mentions that terrible things are happening in Qatar. “They happen everywhere. I also know that passports are confiscated, but the image that they have a terrible life. They really don’t have that. 6500 deaths? That’s terrible and they should have handled that differently. But if you look at the overall picture of the country, it’s not that bad.”
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