Two fans from Qatar and Ecuador who apparently clashed at the opening match of the World Cup have recorded a reconciliation video together.
A clip first circulated on Twitter on Sunday showed a fan wearing a South American shirt at Al-Bait Stadium during the hosts’ 2-0 defeat. He got up and rubbed his fingertips in the direction of the Qatari fans. A gesture intended as a count of money, an alleged allusion to the allegations of corruption in relation to the assignment of the World Cup to Qatar.
A man in the traditional Qatari long white robe, called Thaub, didn’t like it a bit a few rows back. In English, he angrily shouted, “Shut up and sit down.” Other viewers advised him to relax. A second video circulated shortly after. The two opponents sit next to each other. The men shake hands.
In Arabic, the man with the thaub says: “We quarreled, but we reconciled and apologized. I hope you spread this video as you spread our discussion. In the end, we’re just fans.” The Ecuadorian fan also says in English: «Sometimes passion makes people angry. But we come together for sport.” It’s been a good World Cup until then, the people are very friendly. The original sources of the videos are unknown.
