SPORT OP ED | SOCCER-FIFA World Cup 2022: QATAR- World Cup dream
Workers walk along the marina near the Katara Towers in the Qatari coastal city of Lusail on October 23, 2022, ahead of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup.(AFP/Gabriel Bouys)
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Editorial board -The Jakarta Post
Jakarta ●
Sat, November 19 2022
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The FIFA World Cup, which kicks off today, will be special for everyone, not just soccer fans, across the globe.
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The soccer extravaganza comes on the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic, which left many nations reeling due to its devastating impacts.
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It will be the first World Cup to be held on Arabian turf, if not in the Muslim world, which is why it runs from November-December rather than as usual in the northern hemisphere’s summer.
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For what it is worth, we should celebrate the arrival of the quadrennial tournament featuring the crème de la crème of soccer.
Having seen the contenders fight tooth and nail, not only against their rivals but also the threat of COVID-19 infection during the qualification rounds that began when the pandemic was still raging, we can be sure of an action-packed competition throughout the next month.
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Billions of people, both in the Qatari stadiums and at home watching on TV screens, will bear witness as to whether Neymar Jr-led Brazil will break the record of lifting the trophy for the sixth time as some pundits have predicted.
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They will also wonder if either Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi will finally add a World Cup gold medal to their unrivaled collection of Ballon d’Or awards, or perhaps host Qatar, whose right to host the event has become a source of controversy, will progress to the knock-out stage. to
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