among much of the Arab world. Even Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, whose country had been the target of a four-year Saudi-led blockade—which ended in 2021—over its alleged support of Islamist groups around the region could be seen heartily waving a Saudi flag during the game.
Meanwhile, security arrangements have lurched between overbearing and outright dangerous. Fans arriving at 9:30 p.m. for Saturday’s opening of the Fan Festival—a bleak expanse of concrete sandwiched between Doha’s imposing Interior Ministry Building and the sea—were confronted by a huge crowd that swelled outside a locked main gate, as predominantly Pakistani security guards wagged fingers at each other.
But far from teething problems, the situation at the Fan Festival has only deteriorated since. On Sunday, tens of thousands of fans pushed and shoved against police armed with batons and shields. “It’s very risky. People, they could die,” Hatem El-Berarri, an Iraqi who said he was working in neighboring Dubai,The dicey security situation is particularly concerning considering Qatar has sidestepped many traditional problems.
Btw with regards to your last paragraph- World Cup was in my country a few years ago. Not many of us attended to it because we have work. Will the entire population of US/Canada/Mexico attend a match in 2026? Or do they have to work as well?
TikTok creators say differently. From what I’m seeing a lot of people are having fun m. But you guys just want to report the negative, as usual.
We are almost half way in to world cup but the hypocrisy is still on.
There's really no much fun around this world cup.
They are the reason the planet is going to shit. Instead of worrying about their governments, they’re worried about a meaningless game.
Imagine how disappointed the gay community has to be trying to live there.
Double standards and propagated media of the West.
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Lots of YouTube blogs of happy fans
Qatar bought the outcome. Their projected winner will win. What a surprise!
And even more are who are not on the ground.
Pathetic fake news
You with it ? Or not ? Make it trending (it won’t because most of you look away just like with russia ) BoycottQatar2022 BoycottQatarWorldCup2022
Uo fake
How many fans? 3?
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