Qatar’s other 2022 debut: Lola del Carril and Angela Lerena will be the first female duo to direct a broadcast at a men’s World Cup

This World Cup in Qatar 2022 was full of novelties: for the protagonist role of the VAR, for the unusual semi-automatic offside and for an infinite number of technological advances that aim to change football as we know it, but also for the unprecedented nature of the broadcasts. While in Qatar the fight for the protection of human rights is on the agenda, Argentina is placed in the spotlight by a historic television broadcast.

It will take place this Thursday, when from 7:00 Lola del Carril and Angela Lerena will be the speaker and commentator on the duel between Switzerland and Cameroonfor group G, they will thus become the first female duo to comment on a match of a men’s World Cup in our country. They will do it through public TVsign with which Lerena had already commented on Argentina’s match against Saudi Arabia last Tuesday, together with Matías Martin.

Unlike her colleague, Lola del Carril will make her absolute debut in a World Cup. The journalist, who came off a reality show looking for speakers on the same public channel, had already made history months ago when she had to cover Peru and Paraguay for the South American qualifiers of Qatar 2022. That afternoon, she became the first woman to report on a men’s match in the history of Argentine open television.

In the preview of this historic broadcast, the 24-year-old speaker expressed herself through her social networks, and commented: “Tomorrow I will be proud to be the first speaker of a World Cup in the history of Argentine television. Looking sideways and that this is the always professional Angela Lerena will be another of the goals. With my friend we will be the first female duo in a men’s World Cup”.

Two Brazilian journalists reprimanded in Qatar

Among the prohibitions that abound in Qatar, the Arab country which is an absolute monarchy governed for decades by the Al Thani family, The authorities had issued a warning for the World Cup: do not display the flags of the LGBT community.

This is how, by mistake, two Brazilian journalists had a bad time in Doha. One of them, Víctor Pereira, said security officers with FIFA credentials scolded them when they saw them taking a photo with the Pernambuco state flag.

The authorities, he denounced, forbade him to display the banner, which also has a rainbow like that of gay pride, for confusing it with the flag of the LGTBI community. On his Twitter account, he also repudiated that “they threw and trampled her.” It all happened on the outskirts of the Lusail stadium. There, journalists posed next to tourists with the Brazilian state flag. Shortly before they had witnessed the defeat of the Argentina national team against Saudi Arabia.

In the midst of the tense moment, which was filmed and included loud speech, Pereira said some people came over and helped them “smooth the situation”. For this reason, they searched for photos of the Pernambuco flag on cell phones and showed them to the agents.

This flag has represented them since 1817, the rainbow, in this case, symbolizes the unity of the country and refers to the diversity of those who were united around an ideal. After the bad moment experienced, it was requested that “the people involved be identified and punished”, as “there were security cameras near the place where the event occurred”.

“I want FIFA and the organizations involved in the Cup to apologize to the people of Pernambuco, the Brazilian people, me and, above all, the LGBTI community, because, in reality, the aggression was directed against them. At the time they even gave us permission to explain that the flag we have brought here is the flag of our state, of which we are so proud,” repudiated Pereira.