President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan despatched his congratulations to Argentina after their nationwide soccer group clinched the World Cup in Qatar on Sunday.
“I sincerely congratulate Argentina and all Argentines, who turned the 2022 FIFA World Cup Champions after one of the crucial intently contested ultimate matches in historical past,” Erdoğan stated on Twitter after Argentina beat France 4-2 on penalties in an exhilarating recreation.
He posted the message in Spanish, as properly.
At the invitation of Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Erdoğan traveled to Qatar’s capital Doha to attend the closing ceremony and the showpiece fixture.
He watched the sport alongside Al Thani, French President Emmanuel Macron, and FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
On the sidelines of the match, Erdoğan had a short dialog with U.S. business magnate and Twitter CEO Elon Musk, in addition to former Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic.
Erdoğan, a semi-professional soccer participant in his youth, additionally attended the World Cup opening ceremony on Nov. 20, the place he met with a number of world leaders.
As a part of bilateral safety cooperation, Ankara deployed greater than 3,000 cops and safety personnel to supply safety together with their Qatari counterparts for the world’s premier soccer match.
