The World Cup is more useful than the Kremlin’s diplomacy!
And in the Arab way of searching for victory from the womb of defeats, they found compensation for Russia by witnessing success in organizing, and showing the host country as a home for football, even for a month. This justification was not from Putin, but from FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who considered the World Cup in Russia the greatest in history… While Putin issued an order to release his prisoners, even for a moment, speaking of the positive impression with which more than a million visitors left Russian cities following they were there. Thirty days in it, and how that period was enough to completely change the country’s negative image.
Praising the success of the organization emphasizes the importance of hosting major events in changing any negative impressions, and this is the most important thing that drew Putin’s attention in the twentieth World Cup, to the extent that he considered that “myths and stereotypes regarding Russia have been dispelled, and this is what the Kremlin diplomacy has been unable to achieve in the past several years…”! !
Qatar’s vision in the twenty-first World Cup is full of hope for a brighter future, and this was expressed by the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad at the Davos Forum, by saying: “I am grateful for the lights shed by the World Cup, which inspired us to carry out development, reform and progress at lightning speed. Therefore, our tournament will be a special edition.” “.
As Putin was proud when he told his visitors during the 2018 World Cup regarding the one million who were in Russia, the Emir of Qatar was proud as he informed German Chancellor Olaf Scholz that 800,000 Germans had requested to attend the World Cup in Qatar, promising to provide all means and capabilities to the World Cup fans from all over the world, stressing the request of One, that the guests abide by the social customs and traditions in the country of the Arab and Muslim World Cup.
The safest in World Cup history
In fact, the Qatar World Cup is preparing to receive 1.2 million visitors, and according to FIFA, there are 23 million requests for tickets with the end of the last stage of ticket sales using the lottery system in late April. And 1.8 million tickets were requested for the final match, while only two million tickets would be sold to visitors to the country in the World Cup.
It seems that the organizers of the Qatar World Cup did not neglect any aspect related to organization, security, accommodation and transportation, and did not turn a blind eye to any concerns issued in the Western or other media, such as talking regarding logistical complications. The response was from the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani. We will witness the highest levels of security and safety in the history of the World Cup.
This statement is not for nothing. In this context, Qatar extended the agreement with Interpol to qualify national cadres as international experts in hosting major sporting events, and the field was opened for more than 200,000 volunteers, and there would be no problem in residency, as the state completed the preparation of 80,000 hotel rooms, while the required 60 alpha.
Half the world is waiting for Qatar 2022
It is no secret that some public associations around the world have reservations regarding the increase in ticket prices by up to 40 percent of the prices of tickets for the World Cup in Russia, for example: the Qatar final ticket at $1,600 compared to 1,100 in Russia. In return, Qatar offered the lowest international price since 2006 ($69), equivalent to a third of the price of Russia. Moreover, the price of a resident ticket for the fourth category is reduced to $11.
It is true that Qatar will not accommodate more than two million visitors, and this is of course more than visitors to Russia, but half of the world’s population will watch the Qatar World Cup, according to what FIFA President Infantino announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, expecting the number to reach five billion people, compared to 3.5 billion for the World Cup. Russia, as the country’s timing guarantees good viewing for everyone at reasonable times, whether on television or on the Internet, and this is a historical number, which confirms that the World Cup in Qatar will be exceptional by all standards, according to the FIFA President.
