LGBT+ supporter groups from around the world have joined forces to condemn both FIFA and the Qatar World Cup Supreme Committee on the day of the draw for this winter's tournament.
The decision to award football's most prestigious tournament to the Middle East country has come in for heavy criticism as it approaches. Many critics have pointed to Qatar's appalling human rights record, including the fact that homosexuality is illegal, as reasons why the World Cup should not be taking place there.
Organisers have frequently sought to calm fears that members of the LGBT+ community will not be welcome for the tournament. But those attempts appear to have failed, with eight LGBT+ fan groups now penning an open letter condemning the Supreme Committee for the "little effort" they have put in to respond to critics.
