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Soccer Fans enjoy World Cup from a distance at Dubai festival

November 21, 2022818 Views

Soccer fans in Dubai were jubilant on Sunday as they watched the opening match of the 2022 World Cup in neighbouring Qatar at a fan festival in the region's commercial hub. The BudX FIFA Fan Festival in Dubai featured big screens, beer and other drinks on an artificial island off the city's buzzing Marina district, with the skyline as a backdrop. A general view at the site of BudX FIFA FAN Festival in Dubai, United Arab Emirates November 20, 2022. REUTERS/Abdel Hadi Ramahi "I think the fan festivals are a very nice initiative for the fans. Maybe we are not able to go to Qatar, but we really enjoy soccer and we want to support our teams," said Veronica Maldonado, an Ecuadorian resident of Dubai supporting her home country which won the opening match 2-0 against host Qatar. Spea...

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Flashy Dubai will cash in on a World Cup a short flight away

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October 30, 2022227 Views

The FIFA World Cup may be bringing as many as 1.2 million fans to Qatar, but the nearby flashy emirate of Dubai is also looking to cash in on the major sports tournament taking place just a short flight away. Some soccer fan clubs have already said they’ll be commuting to Qatar during the cup on 45-minute flights from Dubai, the skyscraper-studded, beachfront city-state in the United Arab Emirates. Other fans plan to sleep on cruise ships or camp out in the desert amid a feverish rush for rooms in Doha. A man passes by a Qatar FIFA World Cup merchandise display at the Al Maktoum Airport on Oct. 27, 2022 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili) Dubai’s airlines, bars, restaurants, shopping malls and other attractions now hope to benefit, further boosting their re...

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Are fans staying away from Qatar World Cup!

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October 22, 2022245 Views

The Qatar World Cup was always going to be unique in several ways but one aspect FIFA would not have welcomed is that fans the world over are opting not to attend a tournament one supporter group said "doesn't make fans dream". There are many factors involved, which individually might have been minor deterrents but, piled together, have made supporters who routinely follow their teams at huge expense decide to give this one a miss. The shift from its usual summer holiday slot in June/July to the northern hemisphere winter, ending only a week before Christmas, because of high temperatures in the desert state has had a significant impact. Morocco fans at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 countdown clock on the Corniche, Doha, Qatar, October 20, 2022. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed Strict ...