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13th November 2022
02:43pm GMT

The singer shared her thoughts on social media (Picture: Instagram/Dua Lipa)[/caption]
“I will not be performing & nor have I ever been involved in any negotiation to perform. I will be cheering England on from afar and I look forward to visiting Qatar when it has fulfilled all the human rights pledges it made when it won the right to host.”
She is currently in Australia for her ongoing 10-month Future Nostalgia tour, with the tournament starting next Monday.
The Qatar World Cup has consistently attracted controversy with homosexuality illegal and economic migrants working for low pay and under poor conditions while constructing the stadiums.
The country’s sweltering summer conditions also forced the traditional June and July dates to switch to November and December.
Sepp Blatter, the disgraced former Fifa chief who awarded Qatar the competition, conceded this week that it was a mistake to award the tournament to the country.
“It’s a country that’s too small,” Blatter said. “Football and the World Cup are too big for that.”
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