Group of fans at Msheireb Doha
Doha: The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 has succeeded in bringing together people of all walks of life, and in introducing fans from different countries to a new aspect of the Arabic culture.
Qatar World Cup has proven that successes of nations are not based on vast areas nor large populations; rather achieved by continuous hard work, withstand and perseverance, and the determination to overcome all difficulties and challenges.
Perhaps one of the most important features of the World Cup is the welcome shown by policemen and the various security agencies, and those working in the field of guidance, whether on public roads, or in metro stations, airports, and at all event sites, as well as the keenness on lending a helping hand and providing comfort, security and safety to all fans.
Within the framework of the continuous international acclaim for the wonderful organisation of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, political figures and journalists from many international media outlets praised the amazing organization, which was not a coincidence, rather the result of continuous work and great effort over 12 years.
In this context, former Argentine President, Mauricio Macri expressed his amazement at the development of the State of Qatar in recent decades. “Qatar is proceeding in an exceptional development. The modernization movement is very strong... they are achieving development, and everything is being measured, evaluated and trained.”
In an interview with Argentine radio station, Cadena Rosario, Macri praised the infrastructure that Qatar has established during the last 40 years, especially during the pre-World Cup period, such as Lusail and the West Bay, which gives a glimmer of hope for others to achieve what Qatar has achieved.
He described the European campaigns against Qatar as unfair, stressing that there is already a process of development in all this region which has a different culture. “It is possible to live here in complete freedom, and there is complete openness. There were no problems even with the presence of this large number fans in one place.”
Noel Le Graet, President of the French Football Federation, said that the players of all teams played their matches in wonderful conditions and on magical stadiums, praising the amazing organization of the World Cup. He added that close distance between the stadiums gave the players great satisfaction.
Croissandeau, a French journalist on the French BFM channel, said that calls to boycott the World Cup in Qatar had failed completely, noting that the number of viewers of the World Cup in France reached more than 20 million.
He noted that Qatar now enjoys a good reputation, after it organised the wonderful and exceptional World Cup, and the only image that will remain in the minds for a long time and in history is that Qatar organized the World Cup in an unprecedented and successful way.
Alejandro Garcia, Dean of Del Rosario University in Colombia, considered that organising the World Cup in Qatar allowed the whole world to know its impressive natural resources, architecture and technological innovation, in addition to the kindness of the Qatar people.
In an article published by the Colombian newspaper Samana under the title “Lessons of the World Cup Qatar 2022,” Garcia reviewed the accusations directed at Qatar ahead of the World Cup. He said that these accusations gave a wonderful opportunity for the State of Qatar, not only to respond to them, but also to advance an agenda that sets an example on how showing respect for each other’s culture is the true wealth of a country.
Regarding the stereotyped image drawn by the Western media about the Arab world, Mike Shalhoub, the Lebanese Al Mayadeen TV delegate to Doha, said Qatar World Cup contributed to changing the bad stereotype that the Western media drew about the Arab world.
