Skip to main content
Work with the NEU
Findlay wants Qatar friendly scrapped
MSP calls on Holyrood to cancel game

LABOUR MSP Neil Findlay tabled a motion to the Scottish government yesterday to get the upcoming friendly between Scotland and Qatar called off.

Qatar played Northern Ireland on Sunday evening, with a backdrop of “how much did you pay for the Fifa World Cup?” chants throughout the match.

And Findlay believes that due to the continued exploitation of migrant workers in the the Gulf nation which has led to hundreds of deaths while building infrastructure for the 2022 World Cup, the game should be called off.

The 95th Anniversary Appeal
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
Similar stories
England's Harry Kane during a training session at St George's Park, Burton upon Trent, October 6, 2025
Men’s football / 8 October 2025
8 October 2025
President Donald Trump (from right) and FIFA President Gianni Infantino present Chelsea's Cole Palmer with the golden ball trophy after Chelsea won against Paris St Germain in the Club World Cup final, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., July 13
Men’s football / 14 July 2025
14 July 2025
Gianni Infantino
Men’s football / 23 April 2025
23 April 2025

JAMES NALTON discusses the use of dynamic ticket pricing at the 2026 World Cup and how it amplifies a culture already set up to squeeze as much money from fans as possible

Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (left) FIFA President Gianni Infantino (centre) and Russian President Vladimir Putin watch the match between Russia and Saudi Arabia at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, on June 14, 2018
Men’s football / 16 May 2025
16 May 2025

Report raises alarm over ‘preventable deaths’ of labourers in Saudi Arabia