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But looking at the recent World Cup, it feels like there are two parallel worlds of controversy surrounding it.For human rights activists, the European teams and in particular the seven captains who decided to wear the 'One Love' armband, LGBT rights , is a human rights issue and they want to raise their voice in this regard.For the host country of Qatar and the predominantly Muslim Arab world, it is a matter of religion, culture and traditions of the region, and the respect they are being accorded.That tension has apparently carried over into this tournament so far, and it continues on the world's biggest stage.Germany's players put their hands over their faces before their World Cup match against Japan on Wednesday. Team manager Hansi Flick said the goal was to "send a message that FIFA is silencing the teams."But there has been a strong and unanimous negative reaction in the Arab world to this position of Germany.The Germany Japan hashtag was trending in Arabic, but it was not in support of Germany. Many called the hand-over-the-mouth support for LGBT rights, 'offensive' and 'provocative'. Some even called for FIFA to put more pressure on the players.One tweet said: 'You come to us (so) respect our religion, our culture, our traditions and our laws. Otherwise, you can put your hand wherever you want.

Another tweet said: "Hunger, poverty, water scarcity, and many other global problems exist and you just made it your goal."A Facebook post addressed the Arab and Muslim fans of the Qatar World Cup and said: "If they (the German team) are standing for this cause, then you too should be proud of your religion and stick to it."Germany's move is the latest in a spat between soccer's governing body FIFA and several European teams. The European teams had decided that their captains would wear 'One Love' armbands during matches to promote diversity, but FIFA threatened to show them yellow cards.Stefan Simon, media director of the German Football Federation, described the move as "blackmail of the highest order".Germany will not face any disciplinary action for covering its mouth, but says it was not intended to make a 'political stance'. Germany has further said that human rights cannot be negotiated. Stopping us from wearing a bandage is like stopping our voice. We stand by our stand.On the eve of the World Cup, FIFA president Gianni Infantino accused the West of "hypocrisy" and a "one-sided moral lesson" for reporting on Qatar's human rights record.

It should be noted that having or promoting same-sex relationships is a crime in Qatar.It is not limited to just one football tournament.For many Arabs, this is like having a hand on a visible vein. Many people in Qatar have a question that when Russia hosted the Football World Cup in 2018 or China hosted the Olympics in 2008, then why no objections were raised on the human rights record of these countries.

When Qatar won the World Cup, it was seen as a victory for the Arab world as finally one of the world's biggest competitions was now taking place in a region known only for wars.

A Qatari fan told me: 'This is not just for Qatar but for all Arabs and Muslims.'Any criticism of the organizers is seen as a criticism of the entire region and doubts about its ability to adequately host a global event.But it seems that even Qatar itself is surprised at how strongly the world is examining it