"We realize that this man got the ticket, comes here to watch the game, not to demonstrate, a political or something which is in his mind. "You want to demonstrate your view about the situation, demonstrate it in a society where it will be accepted," he said. Don't 'come in and insult the whole society' And I will tell him: `Please, no need to really raise that flag at this point."'Īl Ansari is director of the Department of International Cooperation and Chairman of the National Counterterrorism Committee at the Ministry of Interior where he discussed World Cup planning for an hour with the AP. I cannot guarantee the behaviour of the whole people. "Because if it's not me, somebody else around him might attack . "If he raised the rainbow flag and I took it from him, it's not because I really want to, really, take it, to really insult him, but to protect him," Al Ansari told the AP. Canadian men qualify for 1st World Cup since 1986 with shutout victory on home soilīut Al Ansari is against the overt promotion of LGBTQ freedoms as symbolized by the rainbow flag that FIFA and World Cup organizers had previously said would be welcome across Qatar's eight stadiums.THE BUZZER What to know ahead of Canada's final World Cup qualifier