How cold… in Qatar
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There are many complaints that, since yesterday evening when leaving the Al Bayt stadium after the opening match Qatar-Ecuador, are heard in Doha in the areas frequented by fans, hotels, fan zones. According to reports from Ansa, for the journalists present in the stadium in the shape of a Bedouin tent that stands in the desert, “it was freezing to death”. Complaining last night as they left the stadium were Ecuador fans in particular, much less accustomed than the Qataris opposite to the use of air conditioning, which always works at its maximum in Doha in any closed place. Of the 8 stadiums built or renovated for the World Cup, the only one without air conditioning is the one called “974” (from the name of the Qatari telephone area code) which is located in the eastern districts of Doha. For this reason, the organizers have decided to have only evening matches played in the facility.
