(Qatar World Cup) Reporter's Notes: Feel the "cold" and "hot" of the World Cup in Qatar
China News Agency, Doha, November 28th, title: Reporter's Notes: Feel the "cold" and "hot" of the World Cup in Qatar
China News Agency reporter Xing Chong
Qatar, a Gulf country located in the tropical desert climate zone, is shrouded in high temperature weather for most of the year, especially from April to September every year, when the highest temperature can reach 50 degrees Celsius.
Therefore, this World Cup had to start in a relatively comfortable November, becoming the first football World Cup in history to be held in the northern hemisphere winter.
But even in November, the Persian Gulf coast remains hot.
During the World Cup, the daily maximum temperature is above 30 degrees Celsius, often approaching 35 degrees Celsius.
Fortunately, the sun has set at around 4:00 in the afternoon, and the lights at night are like daytime. For most people, this may be the beginning of a day of outdoor activities.
In Qatar’s famous scenic spot, Katara Cultural Village, the crowds are bustling at night, and an open-air commercial plaza is decorated with elements of the World Cup, but you don’t feel stuffy at all when you walk by, and there are even gusts of cool wind.
It turned out that what looked like sewer grids on both sides of the road were the air outlets of the air conditioner!
In fact, Qatar not only installed the air conditioner outdoors, but even installed it under the seats of the World Cup stadium.
For example, in the newly built Gulf Stadium where the opening game was held, a device similar to a shower head is hidden under the audience seats, blowing cold air continuously from the height of the audience's ankles.
Khalifa Stadium is "full of wind".
This classic venue in Qatar, which once hosted major events such as the Doha Asian Games and the Athletics World Championships, has been remodeled and is densely covered with more than 500 giant air outlets with a diameter of 20 cm around the stands and the infield, directly facing the stands. Air-conditioning—Reporters have to wear jackets to resist the strong cold wind that blows from time to time, and many fans beside the press booth even put on sweaters.
Even the players can hardly resist the cold wind.
Seven consecutive players of the Spanish team suffered from sore throats, the most serious being the main striker Morata, who was also accompanied by symptoms such as gastroenteritis and had to miss the team's joint training.
Spanish head coach Enrique complained on social platforms that all buildings and vehicles here use air conditioning, and they are very cold, so you must be very careful.
However, compared to the "coldness" of the temperature, starting from the opening game, the "unpopularity" on the court may be more "surprising".
In the opening game, Qatar lost to Ecuador, breaking the law of "unbeaten in the first game of the host". Costa Rica, which was humiliated by the Spanish team with 7 goals, defeated the Japanese team by one goal in the second round. You must know that this is the first time the Costa Rica team has shot on goal in this competition, and it ruined the Japanese team's dream of qualifying ahead of schedule......
Why is Qatar World Cup so cold?
This has become a hot search term on the Internet.
Perhaps as the classic football saying goes, football is round, and you can't predict which side the victory will end up on.
In the World Cup, anything is possible.
During the World Cup group stage, the end of the last game is often past midnight.
The heat faded, and it was time for the fans to start their carnival.
Win or lose, the love for football always connects people.
Play the coldest ball in the hottest World Cup venue.
Between "cold" and "hot", feel the charm of football.
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