At the start of the second half of the World Cup match between Portugal and Uruguay, a man from the crowd stormed the pitch with a rainbow flag.
According to Italian media, the man is the Italian Mario Ferri, who is known as “The Falcon”. He has made a name for himself by storming football matches several times in the past with different messages.
He is a football professional himself and last played in Indian Division 2. This time he brought three messages onto the pitch.
In addition to the rainbow flag, which is controversial in Qatar, where homosexuality is banned, his shirt read “Save Ukraine” on the stomach and “Respect for Iranian women” on the back.