Van Gaal has endorsed the Dutch boycott of the World Cup in Qatar

The coach of Netherlands, louis van gaalannounced that the Dutch fans who boycotted the World Cup due to human rights concerns they are right to do so, but he hopes that if his team makes it to next month’s final, they will at least watch the game on television.

Van Gaal also repeated his statement that Qatar should not host the World Cup, saying it was too small for a 32-team tournament and that the organization should be limited to soccer’s major nations.

He also said the 3,000 ‘orange’ fans expected to travel to the tournament will be important to his team. “It’s great that they’re here,” he told a news conference Wednesday.

On supporters boycotting the World Cup in Qatar over human rights concerns, Van Gaal said: “They were right to do that, but I hope we play well at the end of the tournament, when we play the final , they’re looking. for how good they are.”

A survey of 28,000 respondents in the Netherlands, conducted by EenVandaag and published on Tuesday, found that only 14% were interested in following the tournament after years of negative publicity about Qatar.

“We have to play the World Cup in the countries with the most football experience,” Van Gaal said, but he was also full of praise for the organization and the facilities. “The training camp we had could not have been better. The hotel and the organization have been fantastic. I’m really looking forward to the tournament, but it’s more important that my players feel the same way.”

The Netherlands kick off the World Cup in Group A against Senegal on Monday, with Van Gaal insisting they have a chance to be crowned world champions. “I think we don’t have the best players in the world in our team, but I believe in team building and tactics and we have players who can execute the coach’s tactical plan.”