The 2022 FIFA World Cup kicks off subsequent week in Qatar, and to date performers connected to its opening ceremony on November 20 embrace Jungkook of the Okay-pop band BTS. There had been rumors that Dua Lipa could be performing on the occasion, however she denied these in a press release posted to Instagram on Sunday.
“There is currently a lot of speculation that I will be performing at the opening ceremony of the world cup in Qatar,” she wrote. “I will not be performing nor have I ever been involved in any negotiation to perform.”
“I will be cheering on England from afar and I look forward to visiting Qatar when it has fulfilled all the human rights pledges it made when it won the right to host the World Cup.”
Qatar has confronted criticism over human rights violations as they’ve ready to prepare for the World Cup.