Qatar 2022

[Tucker]

12 years of preparation.

Inside Qatar's £175-a-night fan village of tents

BBC Sport's Nesta McGregor spends the night at the Qetaifan Island Fan Village just north of Doha, where football fans are arriving for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

www.bbc.co.uk

The thing is, with a little imagination and flair they could have made these soulless boxes in a dockyard into something welcoming and full of Middle Eastern flavour. A bit of colour, some flags, fairy lights, street food, entertainers etc they could have made it in to a party.

Right now it looks like a holding area for people awaiting deportation, and that’s being kind.

 

[Danners9]

Just found a load of classic World Cup games on the ITV player. Maybe a good alternative for those not watching the tournament this year. I've just put on England against Argentina from 86.

the FIFA website has the official movies of past World Cups. I put Spain 82 on and about halfway through there is a sequence filming on the beach with topless women all over the place - did not expect that.

 

[fridgemagnet]

my interest in this wc is only marginally above zero. good chance i wont be watching a single game. only right thing about it is that russia are banned(or i presume they are)

Iran should be being kicked in the nuts too, if not booted out then certainly have to play in a plain kits/no national flag or name etc.

 

[teok]

 

[soflapaul]

And now for something completely different.

 

[Amo]

for some balance, here’s the Qatari side of the story. Tweeted seven minutes ago. Almost certainly coincidentally and surely just as recent as other videos uploaded by some next fucks.

 

[Bluto Blutarsky]

And now for something completely different.

Haaland boxed up, Bale golfing
??

 

[Marty]

Aaand the opening ceremony has officially ruined Morgan Freeman. Of all people.

 

[Westmorlandspur]

French bloke on the bbc website video of the tented village at £175 per night. Had enough after a few hours. Paid 2,700 for 3 weeks. Thought it was a hotel , leaving because no shower gel, toothbrush or toothpaste.!!!!!!!!
Tents are thick plastic and as hot as hell. Two beds and a chair in the tent and that’s it.
Brown water from taps and shower opposite the tents.
Some very naive people in the world today.

 

[Bluto Blutarsky]

French bloke on the bbc website video of the tented village at £175 per night. Had enough after a few hours. Paid 2,700 for 3 weeks. Thought it was a hotel , leaving because no shower gel, toothbrush or toothpaste.!!!!!!!!
Tents are thick plastic and as hot as hell. Two beds and a chair in the tent and that’s it.
Brown water from taps and shower opposite the tents.
Some very naive people in the world today.

Qatar 2022

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[Amo]

Gary Lineker presenting like he's about to announce the death of a monarch.

edit: only lasted the opening link.

Lol Mohammed Bin Salman is sitting there so awkwardly.

Now that's over, I'm off to the cinema.

 

[BorjeSpurs]

Can’t believe they didn’t use this legend in the ceremony.

 

[nailsy]

A nice summary there by Ross Atkins. I really like the features that he does. Very simple and informative.

 

[nailsy]

Can Qatari nationals go to the fan parks?

 

[Black]

What's going on? i just turned on the stream and its BBC news

 

[ExpatFan]

for some balance, here’s the Qatari side of the story. Tweeted seven minutes ago. Almost certainly coincidentally and surely just as recent as other videos uploaded by some next fucks.

Probably filmed yesterday!

 

[SlotBadger]

BBC team chucked into a studio with horrible acoustics, but someone doing the dishes in the background really doesn’t help.

 

[soflapaul]

I hope this world cup gives FIFA the black eye they've needed all these years

 

[BuryMeInEngland]

They're not going to be able to stop uncensored pictures getting out of what's happening there. Unless of course they shut down internet and mobile phone towers....

 

[Fredo]

I hate the atmosphere of this world cup.