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Legendary coach Arsene Wenger has criticised the Socceroos for taking the Qatari regime's human rights record to task in a video made prior to the World Cup kicking off - then praising their historic campaign in Qatar.
Former Arsenal manager Wenger, who is FIFA's chief of global football development, slammed teams who have made 'political demonstrations' about Qatar's human rights record and treatment of LGBTQ people.
Legendary coach Arsene Wenger (pictured) has criticised the Socceroos for speaking out against the Qatari regime - before praising their historic World Cup campaign
Speaking at a media briefing at the end of the cup's group stage, Wenger, 73, suggested that teams taking political stances before the competition failed because they weren't 'mentally ready'.
'You know when you go to a World Cup, you know you can't lose the first game. The teams who have the experience to perform in tournaments like France and England played well in the first game,' he said.
'The teams who were mentally ready, with a mindset to focus on competition, and not the political demonstrations.'
Wenger is believed to have been taking a dig at Germany (pictured covering their mouths as a political protest) and Denmark, who both underperformed at the World Cup and were outspoken beforehand about human rights in the highly conservative Gulf country
Wenger is believed to have been taking a dig at Germany and Denmark, who both underperformed at the World Cup and were
