An exceptional Doha before the historic version.. What does Qatar look like 24 hours before the World Cup?

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A few hours and the 2022 World Cup will start, the dream tournament not only for the State of Qatar, but for the entire Middle East region that will host the World Cup for the first time in its history, which is the global sporting event that will start tomorrow, Sunday, and will continue until December 18.

Away from the exciting competitions expected in the Qatar World Cup, a question appears on the horizon, which is what does the State of Qatar look like 24 hours before the historic start of the world championship?

In Qatar now, no sound is louder than the sound of the World Cup, at a time when eyes are turning in the coming hours towards Al-Bayt Stadium, signaling the whistle for the start of the World Cup.

The capital, Doha, and all Qatari cities have become in an exceptional state in terms of the atmosphere they are experiencing 24 hours before the opening of the World Cup, which is the continuous atmosphere over the past days and weeks after the whole of Qatar has become breathing everything related to the World Cup, not only at the popular level, but also at the level The state with all its public and private institutions.

Qatari cities have turned into a major arena to receive everything related to the World Cup 2022, and have become a stage for all its activities and celebrations, and the manifestations of the World Cup were evident in all parts.

On the streets of Qatar, you will find the most famous creators of the visual content on YouTube (YouTube), walking around with their cameras and monitoring every big and small to convey it to their millions of followers.

And if you try to follow social media, you will not see more than the inquiries of the pioneers of these sites about the dates of new events, and mutual advice on them on the one hand, and praise for the events and parties that they attended in different regions on the other hand.

Tropical garden at Hamad International Airport 🇶🇦

The most beautiful and best airport in the world

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- Hamad Lahdan Al-Muhannadi (@hamadlahdan) November 10, 2022

New airport park

The first thing that a visitor to Qatar will receive in the upcoming World Cup is an air harbor with international standards at all levels, but what is new is the addition of Ochard Park in the heart of Hamad International Airport, which contains more than 300 trees and more than 25 thousand plants.

The park offers new experiences for passengers, in addition to the activities prepared by the airport for those coming to Doha during the World Cup.

All arts are present

And when you walk around the Qatari streets, you will certainly see murals in many of those places, and various drawings that welcome the stars and fans of the participating teams, in a message of love and peace on the one hand, and the embodiment of Arab heritage on the other.

The forms of art did not stop at the murals only, but extended to many other aspects such as sculptures, designs, antiques and paintings that express the culture of the Qatari society, as well as the cultural diversity on its land and the interest in international arts.

The cars of citizens and residents of the State of Qatar had a share of the atmosphere of the new Doha, after their owners were keen to decorate them with the flags of different countries and pictures of their favorite stars in a message of moral support before the start of the global competition.

The Qatari flag is above every house

The Qatari flag now decorates most homes in support of the Al-Annabi team, which is participating for the first time in the World Cup, and the Qatar Football Association launched the "Al-Bairaq Above Every House" initiative to support Al-Annabi, and to show a distinctive image of the country during the World Cup period, as well as a Qatari telecom company By distributing 2022 flags to the masses in support of the initiative.

The flags of the countries participating in the World Cup other than Qatar had a significant share of the presence in the Qatari streets, and the flags of all the participating teams appeared, as well as their most prominent stars in many regions, led by course the Doha Corniche, which is the first to receive the flags of the participants after each team officially qualified for the tournament. .

communities and support teams

And if we move to the foreign communities present in the State of Qatar, then there is no embarrassment, after their fans showed unparalleled enthusiasm to receive the teams of their countries, gather around their delegations and celebrate them, and walk behind them from the hotel of residence to the training headquarters, as the Japanese fans did behind their country’s national team, along with many other communities that were keen To attend strongly behind her team, whether at the training grounds or at the residence, including the fans of the Ghanaian national team, who celebrated their team and were keen to be present at their residence until late Friday evening.

Events are everywhere

Many activities were prepared by the organizers for the fans and guests of the World Cup, and these activities were distributed to different places, including the Katara Cultural Village, Souq Waqif, Lusail Trail, Al Bidda Park, which will receive the FIFA Fan Festival, as well as dozens of parks and other places, as well as the Doha Corniche, which was closed to cars in order to make room In front of football fans and World Cup fans to roam freely.

And to the tunes of music, different regions in Qatar live in a festive atmosphere, and the country is preparing to receive a number of international stars to perform concerts in conjunction with the 2022 World Cup, which enhances the entertainment options available to fans and audiences who will attend the tournament.

Promising roads and new paths

The country hosting the World Cup has prepared an infrastructure at the highest level, during the past years, in order to receive its guests to the fullest, and this appeared in the new and distinguished roads and bridges, and the various paths that were specially changed for one of the most important sporting events in the world.

Infrastructure was not the only concern of the State of Qatar, but the concern was clear on the aesthetic side in all its forms, as the agencies in charge of completion were keen to give an aesthetic touch to all projects, in addition to paying special attention to green spaces across all regions.

Public transportation is the first transportation option for the World Cup fans, with various options, foremost of which is the Doha Metro, which will be the best way to transport fans to the stadiums and to the various areas hosting the events accompanying the World Cup.

All these aspects and others confirm that Doha has recently turned into an exceptional city, which its residents and visitors know about, a few hours before the exceptional edition of the World Cup.