BERLIN, June 7 (dpa/EP) –

The players of the Canadian football team have ended their strike, during which they demanded equal pay for the men’s and women’s teams and 40% of the financial reward for the qualification for the World Cup in Qatar, to continue preparations for the World Cup. , although they warned that “there are still questions to be answered and action to be taken”.

The team, which qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1986, refused to play a friendly match against Panama due to the controversy over the distribution of bonuses. The Canadian Soccer Federation said it had proposed that 30% go to the men’s team, 30% to the women’s team and 40% to the association.

The players, according to the association, asked for between 75 and 100% of the money. A players card asked for 40%. The letter said compensation negotiations had been “unnecessarily prolonged” by executives “taking a vacation” before the players were presented with “an archaic offer” last week.

The team has apologized to Panama for the start of the strike, which ended with it returning to training this week but with no resolution. “We, the Canadian men’s team, have decided to resume training for the road to Qatar. Let’s be clear, we have not reached an agreement with the Federation,” they said in a second letter. .

“The players met with key Federation officials on Sunday evening and will continue the negotiation process, but the questions have not yet been answered and no action has yet been taken. We are moving forward with the hope that the Federation will work with us to resolve the situation,” he added.

Canada will play Nations League games against Curacao on Thursday and against Honduras on Monday. At the World Cup, they will face Belgium, semi-finalists of Russia 2018, in Al Rayyan on November 23, in a group F in which they will also face Croatia and Morocco, runners-up in 2018.