Fans in Qatar dressed in shirts from Brazil and Argentina, in Doha.CARL RECINE (REUTERS)
With a difference of two hours, the teams from Poland and Mexico arrived in Qatar, whose descent from the steps was broadcast live by the Qatari sports channel beIN SPORTS.
But, although it is true that the coverage of this event generates millions of dollars in costs of special envoys, transmission equipment, rights and other operating expenses, in the streets, which overflow with joy, the shirts of the local team are conspicuous by their absence.
To feel a World Cup before the games, you have to go out, especially to the epicenter of passion and in Doha it is located on the promenade, which goes from West Bay to the Corniche, where thousands of fans take
selfies
in the Plaza de las Banderas and next to the monumental clock -which one of the Cup sponsors placed a year ago- to count the days until the first date, this Sunday, when the ball begins to roll with Qatar against Ecuador.
However, in the face of such a large number of fans or simply enthusiastic citizens who want to enjoy their party, you cannot see the cherry and white colors that the local team will wear at the event.
The shirts that are most found on the tour are those of Argentina and Brazil, especially with the names of Neymar Jr. and Leo Messi, whom they enjoy at Paris Saint-Germain, a club owned by a Qatari investment fund, Qatar Sports Investments.
By the way, returning to Poland and Mexico, on Thursday afternoon the topics of conversation among journalists around the game between the two teams were neither the sanction of Robert Lewandowski in La Liga, nor the doubts that El Tri left against Sweden.
At the International Press Center, more was said about the statements by Joe Biden, who, after a meeting with allied leaders, assured that it is "improbable" that Russia would have fired the missile against Poland.
And on the side of the Mexican group, the subject was Daniel Rodríguez Escobar, the industrial designer graduated from the Iberoamerican University who, from a Japanese company, was in charge of designing the Doha Metro, which I will have to travel tomorrow, with my chest swollen. of pride.
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