For its final public outing before the tournament (21 Nov-18 Dec), the trophy was placed in a car park near Doha's main cricket stadium at Asian Town.
Each person had around 15 seconds to take their picture with the trophy, won in 2018 by France.
A Bangladeshi pop group and Indian drummers kept the crowds waiting.
"The wait is long, but it's worth it," he told AFP.
"Tickets might be too expensive, but Qatar and the World Cup gave me an opportunity," he added.
A number of affordable tickets, sold for 40 rials, or just over 10 euros, have been reserved for the country's 2.8 million inhabitants, including 2.5 million foreigners.
Nasim, employed in a depot in the industrial zone, is one of those who benefited.
"Everyone can afford the price I paid," he said.
But many in line said they weren't so lucky as tickets sold out quickly.
However, the following ticket categories, whose price starts at 70 euros, are out of reach for workers who are often paid the minimum wage, i.e. 270 euros per month.
"The World Cup is exciting, but it's clearly too (expensive) for me," said Tarir, an administrative employee.
For Ahmed Kareem, a construction worker who has lived in Qatar for ten years, most migrants will only watch matches on television.
"This trophy is a big event. For most of us, it's the closest thing to the World Cup," he concluded.
Two people pose in front of the World Cup Trophy on display in Qatar, the host country of the next edition, on May 6, 2022 in Doha KARIM JAAFAR AFP
South Asia provides the bulk of the workers who have built seven new stadiums and renovated an eighth, for the first World Cup organized in an Arab country.
Qatar has come under heavy criticism over foreign worker rights, but says it has introduced significant changes in recent years, making it the most progressive Gulf state on the matter.
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