Fact check: No petition against migrant national team players
2 Jul 2026, 09:13 GMT
Topic: Sports
Source URL: https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-no-petition-against-migrant-national-team-players/a-77796700?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf
It has been claimed that following Germany's World Cup exit, some fans launched a petition seeking to ban "African" and "Muslim" players from the national team — and that DW covered the story. This is not true.