World Cup organizers in Qatar have apologized to a Danish television crew for threatening the crew during a live shot on the side of a street in Doha.
In a statement, the organizers said after credentials were verified, “an apology was made to the broadcaster by on-site security before the crew resumed their activity.”
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TV2 Reporter Rasmus Tantholdt was speaking with an anchor on a live broadcast when three men came up behind him, covered the shot, and threatened to destroy the crew’s camera.
We now got an apology from Qatar International Media Office and from Qatar Supreme Commitee.
This is what happened when we were broadcasting live for @tv2nyhederne from a roundabout today in Doha. But will it happen to other media as well? #FIFAWorldCupQatar2022 pic.twitter.com/NSJj50kLql— Rasmus Tantholdt TV2 (@RasmusTantholdt) November 15, 2022
In a video of the incident, Tantholdt can be heard saying, “You invited the whole world to come here. Why can’t we film? It’s a public place” and then asking the men, “You can break the camera. You want to break it? You are threatening us by smashing the camera?”
The Danish soccer team has been vocal about its opinion of host nation Qatar, even attempting to wear shirts that say “Human Rights for All” as part of its training uniform. FIFA, which governs international soccer, denied the Danish team from wearing the shirts at the World Cup.
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Qatar has received significant criticism for its poor human rights record, with several migrant workers dying while building World Cup stadiums. The Dutch have dinged Qatar for not being one of the real “football countries” and thus unsuitable to host the game’s biggest event.
