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The World Cup in Qatar is scheduled to begin on Sunday when the host country faces Ecuador. But just hours before the curtain rises on the tournament, an official fan town, which will welcome enthusiasts from England and Wales over the coming weeks. , still looks like a site of structure.
According to The Guardian, the Rawdat Al Jahhaniya accommodation base had abandoned forklifts and a bulldozer on top of them along with a bunch of shipping boxes on Thursday and Friday. to open their World Cup crusade against the United States on Monday. And a cottage for two costs £172 a night.
On FIFA’s website, a tennis court and cinema screen were promised as part of the base’s facilities. of the services consisted of some outdoor services near the road.
The site was littered with sand and debris, while a giant crater stood next to a tent that will serve as a mosque during the tournament, according to footage published by the newspaper.
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Fans of the base will be able to eat in a giant tent dining room, which serves a variety of dishes that add pizza and burgers. And there’s also a Starbucks pickup truck on site. Inside the cottages you will find tea/coffee making facilities, bed linen and towels and a fridge. And visitors will get two bottles of water a day.
As of March this year, 80% of Qatar’s 30,000 hotel rooms had been booked through FIFA for teams, officials and sponsors. in empty apartments, a cruise ship departing from Doha and tents in the desert, all used to space people out.
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The World Cup has been surrounded by controversy since Qatar was announced as host in 2010. The Middle Eastern country had no stadiums at the time, and migrant staff were recruited to help build them.
Qatar has been criticized for its human rights, use of migrant staff and its stance on same-sex relations. But FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Saturday defended the resolution to host the tournament in the country.
He said: “It’s not simple to complain about a resolution that was made 12 years ago. Qatar 2022 is ready, it will be the most productive FIFA World Cup in history. I am European. For what we have been doing for 3,000 years around the world, we apologize for the next 3,000 years before giving ethical lessons.
“I don’t have to protect Qatar, they can protect themselves. I protect football. If Europe cares about the fate of those people, it can create legal channels, as Qatar has done, where several of those employees can come and paint in Europe. Give them a future, a little hope.
“This one-sided ethical lesson is nothing but hypocrisy. I wonder why no one recognizes the progress made here since 2016. I find it difficult to understand the criticism. We want to invest in helping those people, in educating them and giving them longer-term and more hope. We all teach ourselves: many things are not perfect, but reforming and replacing them takes time.