You should not flatter yourself – several people did not want to lead the World Cup in Russia, just like in Qatar. Yes, there are only a few of them, but for a tsunami, as you might guess, a shift or two plates somewhere deep under water is enough. However, the barely noticeable 2018 World Cup, the same public opinion that was afraid of bears with vodka, rolled from the destructive. The World Cup in Russia went so well that even the most evil people stopped writing bad reviews.

Qatar, which, by the way, with all the numerous delegations at the 2018 World Cup, collected experience and noticed the nuances, was less fortunate. World Cup, but the negative is not gone. This answers a lot of questions, but we will highlight only the main ones.

Ruined opening match. Two days before the Qatar-Ecuador match, a Russian-speaking journalist threw in speculation that the Latin Americans had already been bribed, and someone even believed him a couple. When the game began, it became clear that in vain: the incredible stress of 14 years old affected the players of the Qatar national team. They forgot everything they were taught by the Spaniards in the very African Aspire academies and even had winning experience at the 2019 Asian Cup. Not accustomed to the weakness of idols, the audience began to vacate the stands in the middle of the half. Even if they were afraid of traffic jams at the exit from the Al-Bayt Stadium, remote from Doha, the start of the football celebration around the world ended in a stalemate.

Ban on the sale of beer. Qatar is a tough Muslim country and has the right to offer fans around the world to enjoy football without alcohol. Whether the contract should have been suspended for the sake of it also two days before the start of the games is more of an economic question, but this does not fundamentally change. The people are dissatisfied.

In St. Petersburg, the 2018 World Cup opened the match between Morocco and Iran. The secondary manifestations are miracles of the will to hold on against a rather stellar line-up of Moroccans and break into dependence in credibility. In Qatar, before the first match with England, Iranian football players refused to sing the anthem of their country – when, of course, the unshakable mentality floats somewhere to the side, when events at home do not allow you to focus on football, you should not meet with the finalists of Euro 2021. Iran seems to have done a favor by stepping onto the field, the same Englishmen who somehow managed to find their own team in powder after the 6-2 splashed with delight.

Those who are already in Qatar note the technological effectiveness of the championship – the lighting solutions on the skyscrapers of Doha emphasize all the achievements of the Middle East in recent years. The championship is rare due to the limited space – colleague Timur Zhuravel from Match TV has already decided to enter the record book. He wants to go to all 64 World Cup matches and he’s on schedule – even if a little before the final whistle blows in one game, he heads to the first half later.

Doha also likes that the police ride camels and how Senegalese fans knock on tam-toms. Little “jokes” attract attention from the serious problems that have passed only three days. But so far there is a feeling that Qatar, unlike Russia, has not embraced patients.

I mean people.