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Klaveness actually wanted meet Infantino himselfbut the Fifa president was not present at Sunday’s meeting.

The Norwegian football president wanted clarification on the president’s comments and what was actually said.

General Secretary Fatma Samoura represented Fifa at the meeting.

– He (Infantino) mentioned something about a compensation fund and something about a center for migrants and many other things that we were worried about, Klaveness tells NRK.

She explains that it is special that the UEFA countries met with the management of Fifa on the opening day of the World Cup, but missed the president during the meeting.

DID NOT ATTEND: Infantino was not present for the meeting with Klaveness on Sunday.

Photo: DYLAN MARTINEZ/Reuters

– Of course we would like Infantino to be there, because of course it is highly political. But we met with the secretary general and discussed what Fifa is really committed to doing regarding compensation funds and migrant centres, Klaveness tells NRK.

– Do you feel that you have been understood and that the compensation fund will be set up?

– No, we didn’t get such a clear answer. It’s the first time Fifa has spoken about it publicly, and it’s deliberate. They know that we are going to pursue this and have obtained confirmation that it was a deliberate statement, and the same with the migrant center, explains the Norwegian football president.

– We can say there is some kind of progress on the pitch and then we have to wait. We won’t know the answer until after the World Cup and we will continue our involvement, says Klaveness.

Major nations like England and Germany took part in the meeting along with Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland, among others. Another great nation like France, on the other hand, was not at the meeting with UEFA countries.

– Respect for him in the face of his detractors

While Infantino himself opted out of the meeting, World Cup manager Hassan Al Thawadi met the Norwegian football president in a separate meeting.

After Klaveness’ speech at the Fifa congress, Al Thawadi feared the Norwegian football president had been asked to meet ahead of the critics.

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MEET: World Cup manager Hassan Al-Thawadi met Lise Klaveness on Sunday.

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– We did it afterwards. We have already met him once and met him today. I respect the fact that he faces his detractors, says Klaveness.

She thinks the Fifa president should learn from his colleague on the Qatar World Cup committee.

– Infantino should also do it as a shop steward. Hassan Al-Thawadi does it whenever we ask. We respect that and it’s clear there are conversations where we disagree on a lot of things, but we’re trying to raise that about compensation funds, migrant centers and especially how which we can use the experiences of Qatar in the future, says Klaveness.

– We are very worried

Klaveness claims major changes have taken place internally at Fifa since Sepp Blatter and 15 others of those who awarded the championship to Qatar had to leave the organization due to, among other things, corruption.

Among other things, the criteria for awarding future championships have been changed.

– On paper, there have been big, big changes, but we are very concerned about recent statements. I and several UEFA countries agree, we believe that you are not using the opportunity you have when you meet the world press and your members to really say that universal human rights are the basis of all our activities, says Klaveness and continues:

– It’s not politics, it’s a framework around what we do. Infantino was elected for this, and this must apply to the organization. Instead, they take the opportunity to push back and that worries us a lot, she concludes.

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