Photos: A sneak peak at the World Cup Qatar 2022 fan zone

Doha, Qatar – The FIFA Fan Competition hosted a “check run” in Doha earlier than the World Cup Qatar 2022, which formally kicks off on Sunday.

The fan competition venue will act as a public viewing and gathering website the place all matches can be proven dwell. FIFA has included such competition venues as part of the event for the reason that 2006 World Cup in Germany.

A whole lot lined up on Wednesday for the occasion at Al-Bidda Park, with organisers anticipating 20,000 individuals to attend the check run on the venue, which might maintain roughly 40,000 followers.

The venue contains a large display for the dwell screening of World Cup matches, with a panoramic view of Doha’s skyline within the backdrop. Meals courts, cultural displays, and a FIFA museum have additionally been arrange for visiting followers.

John Macintosh, who hails from Scotland however lives in Qatar, stated outdoors the venue on Wednesday that he attended the check run to “get a really feel” for what the competition and fan zones can be like in the course of the World Cup.

“We’re right here simply to see what the place will seem like in the course of the World Cup … how it will likely be organised,” the 51-year previous informed Al Jazeera, who was there together with his spouse Maka and two youngsters.

Indian nationwide Ashwin Kumar, 35, who additionally lives in Qatar, stated for the reason that World Cup and related festivities have been occurring in his “second dwelling”, he felt he ought to expertise it firsthand.

“I’m wanting ahead to having a superb time immediately and the remainder of the month … I’ve like 13 tickets for the event,” he added.