*** 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP ***

josevolution said:

CROJAM95 said:

Nice win

Yeah they spanked Canada! But I’m sure they will take this loss and learn from it..

josevolution said:

Damn the fact Germany can’t be sent home today is making for a completely different game 

CROJAM95 said:

josevolution said:

CROJAM95 said:

Nice win

Yeah they spanked Canada! But I’m sure they will take this loss and learn from it..

Yea like the coach should stick to his 12 yr old boy haircut & STFU with clipboard material 🤣

CROJAM95 said:

1ThoughtKnown said:

CROJAM95 said:

josevolution said:

CROJAM95 said:

Nice win

Yeah they spanked Canada! But I’m sure they will take this loss and learn from it..

Yea like the coach should stick to his 12 yr old boy haircut & STFU with clipboard material 🤣

So you are offended by “Eff Croatia” only to then insult the way he looks and then tell him to STFU.  Makes a lot of sense 

Didn’t tell him to STFU, was simply pointing out when dummies who ain’t playing say something like this maybe STFU is the right approach… cause it triggers a reaction 9/10 times from other side 

but hey, he can do it again…. Just a suggestion, triggered one

enjoy that flight back home, hopefully he has ID on him to get a drink in the plane ride 

Wobbie said:

pjhawks said:

Can someone get my two hours back after watching a zero zero tie?  

one of many in the first week. world cup! woo hoo!

BTW - I think they call it a nil-nil draw. still, you can put lipstick on a pig…

mickeyrat said:

https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-sports-soccer-india-asia-baf460f9d864855b7b54bbecd4dc2f0b

 

World Cup 2022 Soccer Asia India International soccer South Asia Cricket Qatar Doha Migrant workers

On outskirts of Doha, laborers watch World Cup they built

By ISABEL DEBRE

38 mins ago

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Far from Doha's luxury hotels and sprawling new World Cup stadiums, scores of South Asian workers poured into a cricket ground in the city’s sandy outskirts to enjoy the tournament they helped create.

Unlike the official FIFA fan zone near Doha’s pristine corniche, this one has no $14 beer or foreign tourists. There are few food options beyond deep-fried Indian snacks, scant soccer jerseys in the crowd and even fewer women.

Instead, the grassy pitch in Asian Town, a neighborhood of labor camps, is packed with migrant workers from some of the world’s poorest countries. They power Qatar, one of the world’s richest, and helped accomplish its multi-billion-dollar stadium-building effort.

Their treatment has been the controversial backstory of the 2022 World Cup, ever since Qatar won the bid to host the soccer championship. They can face low wages, inhospitable housing and long hours, often in the scorching heat.

But on Friday night as the Netherlands played Ecuador, the bleachers of the cricket stadium heaved with workers reveling on their one day off of the week.

The lucky ones scored a small number of World Cup match tickets that went on sale for just 40 riyals ($10) — a special cheaper ticket category for Qatar residents. But for those who can’t afford to go to gleaming stadiums, the giant screens in Asian Town have become a key glimpse into the tournament that has reshaped the tiny emirate.

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“Who can afford to go? I keep 400 riyals ($109) a month in my pocket,” said Anmol Singh, an electrician, who sends the rest of his $600 salary to his parents and grandparents in Bihar, eastern India. “I work to give it all to them.”

Even if meager by Western standards, the salaries of migrant workers in Qatar and across the oil-rich sheikhdoms of the Persian Gulf often exceed what they could make back home and serve as lifelines for their families in India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Workers in the fan zone who spoke to an Associated Press journalist on Friday said they coveted their jobs in the country, which has strict laws on speech. The yearslong boycott of Qatar by four Arab nations also stoked nationalism among the migrant workforce that makes up some 85% of the country’s population.

Kaplana Pahadi, a 21-year-old cleaner from Nepal, strolled through the crowded cricket stadium with three co-workers she called “my family.”

Decked out in a maroon Qatar jersey, scarf and cap, she said she moved to the energy-rich emirate over four years ago to pay medical fees for her mother, who developed heart problems after her father’s death. “She’s always sick,” she said. “I want to help her.”

At half-time, the floodlit stadium became a riot of music and dance. A celebrity Indian emcee whipped up the crowds as Hindi pop blared.

Some men hoisted themselves up on the shoulders of their friends. Others jumped up and down with excitement. Most wore jeans and T-shirts, or cream shalwar kameez — a knee-length shirt with a pair of loose-fitting trousers common in South Asia.

Hundreds took out their phones to film the reverie, smiles spreading as women in LED-lit white dresses traipsed onstage.

It was a stark respite from the daily grind.

“These are people from companies doing hard work,” said Imtiaz Malik, a 28-year-old IT worker from Pakistan, gesturing to the crowds of men. “But any kind of work is good.”

He said he misses his family back in Lahore, Pakistan, and wishes he could hear their voices more often. Despite the difficulties, he said, Qatar has become his home, too.

“This country is becoming better,” he said.

The glaring spotlight of the World Cup has compelled Qatar to overhaul its labor system. The country scrapped the kafala system that tied workers’ visas to their jobs and set a minimum wage of 1,000 riyals ($275) a month, among other changes. Still, rights groups argue more needs to be done. Workers can face delayed wages and rack up debt paying exorbitant recruitment fees to land their jobs.

Imran Khan, 28, said many young men in his hometown of Kolkata, India, dream of working in Qatar. He left his parents and brothers behind to search for work in hospitality during the World Cup. But he has yet to find a job.

The competition is fierce and work harder to come by now that the tournament is underway, he said. In the meantime, he spends his days watching matches on the big screens at the cricket stadium next to the mall.

The fan zone allows Khan and legions of other migrant workers to enjoy the World Cup atmosphere just a short walk from their dormitories. It also means they’re not taking the bus into downtown Doha, which is now filled with foreign fans watching games and celebrating.

“I can't explain the excitement,” Khan said. “It's unreal.”

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Follow Isabel DeBre on Twitter at www.twitter.com/isabeldebre.

 

goldrush said:

That Cameroon v Serbia match was fun to watch 

1ThoughtKnown said:

CROJAM95 said:

1ThoughtKnown said:

CROJAM95 said:

josevolution said:

CROJAM95 said:

Nice win

Yeah they spanked Canada! But I’m sure they will take this loss and learn from it..

Yea like the coach should stick to his 12 yr old boy haircut & STFU with clipboard material 🤣

So you are offended by “Eff Croatia” only to then insult the way he looks and then tell him to STFU.  Makes a lot of sense 

Didn’t tell him to STFU, was simply pointing out when dummies who ain’t playing say something like this maybe STFU is the right approach… cause it triggers a reaction 9/10 times from other side 

but hey, he can do it again…. Just a suggestion, triggered one

enjoy that flight back home, hopefully he has ID on him to get a drink in the plane ride 

Triggered. Good grief. 

I happen to like Herdman, he has done amazing things with our National Soccer Program, both on the men’s and women’s side. No one is perfect, but insulting the way he looks or stating he should “STFU” (Hint: he can’t, interviews are part of the job) is essentially demonstrating who you are. Now he’s a “dummy” and needs to show “ID to get a drink on the plane”. 

Your hypocrisy was simply noted. He made a comment that was used for bulletin board material, don’t think it affected the game but he will learn from it. 

I suppose I should thank you. Because now I have a team to root for the rest of this World Cup. Anyone playing Croatia 😂