Soccer Football - World Cup Qualifiers Europe - Group G - Gibraltar v Norway - Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar - March 24, 2021 Norway players standing as they wear t-shirts bearing the message 'Respect on and off the pitch' before the match REUTERS/Jon Nazca
GIBRALTAR (Reuters) - Norway's soccer players marked the start of their quest to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar by protesting against the gulf state's alleged treatment of workers before kick off in their opening match against Gibraltar on Wednesday.
The Norway side, including Arsenal's Martin Odegaard and Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland, wore t-shirts saying 'Human rights - on and off the pitch' as they lined up for the game, which they went on to win 3-0.
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