The women of the Dutch national football team still play the World Cup qualifier against Belarus. The KNVB announced a boycott at the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, but that has now been canceled.
“It is the wish of the football association that this happens behind closed doors and without national anthems, because we still think that the regime in Belarus should not look forward to international sports competitions and we therefore want minimal attention for this competition,” the statement said. KNVB.
Boycott no effect
For the women of Orange there was a threat of sporting consequences if Belarus would not be played. Three points each would be lost in the battle for a World Cup ticket.
