DOHA

– Despite their different nationalities, regions, cultures and ethnic backgrounds, they are united by a love and a passion for football. They are the FIFA World Cup 2022 fan leaders who have been selected as part of the Global Fan Interaction Program to build enthusiasm during the World Cup in Qatar.

The program, launched by the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy in July last year in cooperation with the Qatar Football Association, includes 410 fan leaders in 51 countries, who are football enthusiasts, who will share with fans in their countries basic information about the State of Qatar and the 2022 World Cup.

The selection of fan leaders was made according to precise principles and criteria, most notably their support and support for their national teams, their roles as influential figures in their communities and on social media platforms, as well as their experience of traveling outside their countries to attend the matches of their favorite teams, in addition to enjoying strong relationships with fan groups and football federations. football, and the societies in which they operate.

Moroccan Mohamed Al-Sarrati is one of the leaders of the fans who have been chosen in the Qatar World Cup Fan Leaders Network, due to his excellence in providing promotional football content for the Moroccan team on its social media platforms since the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Sadrati tells Al Jazeera Net that after being chosen to join the network, he cooperated with the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy in providing content that answers all the questions of the Moroccan fans who want to go to Qatar to encourage their country's team, especially with regard to accommodation, tickets, stadiums and means of transportation, as well as places of entertainment and tourism.

The Supreme Committee organizes tours for the leaders of Qatar World Cup fans to inform them of the latest preparations and the heritage and traditions of the country (Al-Jazeera)

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Al-Sadrati added that Qatar has prepared in the best way to host the World Cup, through the advanced infrastructure, modern facilities and wonderful stadiums, which will make the Qatar World Cup the most distinguished version, especially in terms of nature, with close distances, which will enable fans to watch more than one match on the same day.

Although he is not good at playing football, Al-Sarrati, 31, has been associated with it since his childhood, and has become a loyal fan of his country's team in all events, and the Qatar World Cup 2022 will be a new story in his support and support for his country, and for Qatar as the first Arab country to host the most important football event in the world.

As for the Iraqi Nabeh Al-Dabbagh, she joined the Qatar World Cup fan leaders network due to her passion and passion for football, as well as her presence and work in the field of social media, and her attendance at the most prominent sporting events, such as the "Globe Soccer Awards", in addition to being the ambassador of the Asian Cup in 2019.

Al-Dabbagh says to Al Jazeera Net that since she was chosen to join the network, she has been doing her best to promote the World Cup, as she has been in Qatar twice, and has explored the Haya card and entered the tournament stadiums of a close nature, which will make the Qatar World Cup unique, in light of the fans' ability to attend more than one match in same day.

The Iraqi fan, who has been associated with football since the 1998 World Cup in France, believes that the designs of the World Cup stadiums embody ancient aspects of the Qatari heritage, but these stadiums will not be the only refuge for fans during the World Cup, in light of the presence of recreational and tourist activities, as well as museums and heritage areas.

The network of fan leaders enjoyed experiencing the atmosphere of the Arab Cup in Qatar on the World Cup stadiums (Al-Jazeera)

Unique experience

The fans in the Qatar World Cup are waiting for a unique and enthusiastic experience at the same time, whether in terms of football fun, entertainment activities and events, or Arab hospitality in the State of Qatar, according to Al-Dabbagh.

While the Emirati Mohammed Saif Al-Muhairi joined the Qatar Fan Leaders Network, nominated by his country’s federation, as he is one of the figures familiar with the sport, as well as his passion for football, in addition to establishing a sports museum that includes a collection of the most expensive and rarest memorabilia related to the World Cup tournaments.

Al Muhairi tells Al Jazeera Net that his mission as one of the fans' leaders will be "to promote the World Cup in Qatar and its preparations for the tournament that will be held in the Arab region for the first time, which I am keen on during my communication with various media, as well as on my social media platforms."

The Qatar World Cup will be an exceptional and distinctive tournament for fans in all respects, whether in terms of wonderful stadiums with close distances, distinguished sports facilities or means of transportation and ease of movement and movement between stadiums, according to Al-Muhairi.

The Supreme Committee cooperates with fan leaders to interact with the public, meet their requirements, and prepare content for publication about the Qatar World Cup.

Faisal Khaled: The Fan Leaders Network initiative aims to interact and communicate with football fans (Al-Jazeera)

Interact and communicate

In turn, the official of the Ambassadors Program at the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, Faisal Khaled, explains that "fans are our top priority as the host country of the World Cup, so the FAN initiative was launched, which aims to interact and communicate with football fans everywhere in order to ensure that the fans enjoy an unparalleled experience." preceded by the World Cup in Qatar.

Faisal told Al Jazeera Net that the number of fans' leaders network is not precisely defined, as they are more than 400 people, but the network is the beating heart of the World Cup and includes all Arab and non-Arab communities present in Qatar, in addition to the leaders of the fans in their country, as the Supreme Committee prepares them to link them. And among football fans of the same country.

He adds that the selection of most of the fan leaders was nominated by the football federations in their countries, provided that they are related to football or are active in social media platforms.

The Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy organizes tours for Arab communities in the World Cup stadiums and fan leaders from around the world, with the aim of introducing them to the State of Qatar and the tournament stadiums, and experiencing the exceptional atmosphere during the World Cup.

Faisal explains that the aim of these tours is to give fan leaders the opportunity to get to know the World Cup stadiums and access areas they cannot reach, such as the pitch, dressing rooms and other facilities.

In light of these tours, fan leaders will have the opportunity to obtain all the information through which they can answer inquiries from fans in their countries about Qatar, and provide them with periodic updates about the tournament, in order to ensure the speed of transmission of information directly between fans and the host country, and help Qatar provide an unparalleled experience. Preceded for fans during the World Cup.

The fan leaders network helps football fans around the world learn more about the popularity of the game in Qatar and the history of the football witch in the country that will organize the World Cup.