Dua Lipa has denied reports that she will perform at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, and urged the host country to fulfill its 'human rights pledges'
Chris Putnam/Future Publishing via Getty Imagesshot down reports that she will be performing at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which kicks off on Nov. 20 with the opening ceremony in Doha, Qatar. In anshe shared on Sunday, Nov. 13, the pop star says she was never booked to perform, nor had she even been in discussions about it.
“There is currently a lot of speculation that I will be performing at the opening ceremony of the world cup in Qatar. I will not be performing and nor have I ever been involved in any negotiation to perform,” she wrote. “I will be cheering England on from afar.” In her post, she urged host country Qatar to address its human rights abuses. Since 2010 when FIFA chose Qatar as the 2022 host city, concerns have continued to grow over the
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