Defending champions France began their FIFA World Cup campaign with an impressive 4-1 comeback victory over Australia.
England beat Iran 6-2 in their opening Group B match at the ongoing Qatar World Cup on Monday.
The FIFA president spoke for nearly an hour and defended the tournament and Qatar.
Alcohol is not prohibited in Qatar, but its sale is restricted to bars and restaurants in some hotels.
World Cup host Qatar is pressuring FIFA to stop the sale of beer at the eight World Cup stadiums.
“I don’t think you have to politicise sports,” Mr Macron said on Thursday during a trip to Bangkok.
The travails the world has gone through in the past few years are indicative that the choice of Qatar was probably right.
Sadio Mane will miss some of Senegal’s matches at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, according to an official of the country’s football federation.
FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, has called on Russia and Ukraine to enter into a one-month ceasefire during the World Cup in Qatar.
“It is incomprehensible that FIFA President Gianni Infantino has not taken a clear position on Iran,” the 86-year-old ex-FIFA president said.
