When Qatar applied to host the 2022 World Cup, one of the arguments was that it would develop women's football in the country.

In the same year that they were awarded the event, 2010, a women's national team was formed for the first time.

But now, with the men's World Cup just three weeks away, the team seems to have disappeared.

Qatar has not played an official international match since 2014 and is no longer in the Fifa world rankings.

There is also no national league for women's football - more than six teams that, for a short period, meet each other once each.

The matches are then played over 2x30 minutes.

Difficult to get an answer

In a collaboration with Norwegian NRK, Danish DR and German ARD, SVT Sport has for six months searched for answers to what happened to Qatari women's football.

We have searched in vain for Fifa, the Qatar Football Association, other leaders and players - but no one wants, or is allowed, to answer our questions.

We have booked interviews which have since been cancelled, one by one.

Despite that, we finally decided to travel to Qatar.

Trains at university

At a university, which offers women soccer training once a week, we meet 21-year-old Ghaida.

She was born in Dubai and came to Qatar as a one-year-old.

Ghaida studies art but has also dreamed of playing football all her life.

- Once my teacher stood in front of the class and asked some of us girls to stand up and stand in front of the class.

He had seen five of us out on the soccer field at recess.

"I saw you playing with the boys," he said, Ghaida recounts, and continues:

- He was a religious man, and said: "It is not allowed to do that, so why did you do that"?

Ghaida: "I love this sport, why can't I play?"

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“It was humiliating”

Ghaida, who describes herself as a rebel, says that the incident affected her strongly.

- It was humiliating, and to be honest, it made it difficult for me to feel at home on the school football field after that, she says.

When we visit Ghaida's training, it becomes clear how sensitive women's football is in Qatar.

No other players in the team want to be in the picture, or to be interviewed.

"Can affect the possibilities of getting married"

Another soccer-playing woman in the country, on the other hand, dares to tell us how it is - if she can remain anonymous.

- It can affect a woman's chances of getting married.

There aren't many opportunities if a girl is known for "hanging around" and such, she says.

And practicing sports is "hanging around"?

- Yes, for society.

Everything that is not normal, i.e. normal for this country.

Anything that is new and has not been done before is like a shock to people.

“Not so inclusive”

When Qatar applied for the World Cup, one argument was that the World Cup would lead to women's football getting a boost.

12 years later, Ghaida notices no difference.

- To be honest, so... the WC has been in the works for many years.

If you search for the World Cup, only things about men come up.

Male audience.

Men playing.

I can't see that it (women and men) has anything to do with each other here.

It's not that inclusive.

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