Saudis blocked from watching World Cup games despite historic win

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The Saudi Ministry of Media has blocked a Qatar-owned company from streaming games, leaving millions of Saudis unable to watch the World Cup.

president Gianni Infantino sat between the pair, who had presented a united front during the opening days of the World Cup in Qatar, with MBS and the Emir photographed wearing scarves for one another’s teams.

. Only on November 20, the Saudi state news agency reported that MBS had ordered his country to support Qatar in its World Cup by every means possible.Between 2017 and 2021, relations between the countries worsened during a blockade of Qatar. This was spearheaded by the Saudis and supported by the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and

, all of whom cut off diplomatic relations with Qatar. Qatari planes and ships were also banned from the airspace and seas of their neighbours.and the operation stole the expensive sports rights that beIN had bought for the Middle East and North Africa region from organisations including FIFA, Formula One and the English Premier League.

 

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