China fans' football experience in Qatar: apart from being expensive,

In the future, fans will always remember this winter in Qatar to support idols and teams.

Text | Wang Zhongyun

In addition to watching the ball in the World Cup, the fans in the stands are also a landscape.

After the Saudi team unexpectedly defeated Argentina last night, the Saudis were all green, and there was a happy green ocean inside and outside the stadium, while the blue and white camp on the other side was silent except silence. Several families are happy and several families are sad.

Previously, Xinmin Weekly introduced the preparations for fans to go to Qatar to watch the ball. It's been four days since the game started. When asked about the fans' experience of this World Cup, "expensive" is the same answer.

According to Reuters, fans watching FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 this year will pay nearly 40% more than watching the 20 18 Russian World Cup.

In all respects, this is the most expensive World Cup in history.

Watch three games a day and eat only one meal.

On the day before the opening of the World Cup, Lei Zi Song, a well-known fan and vice president of Dragon Fans Association, flew to Qatar from UAE. It is reasonable to say that it takes less time to fly from Dubai, UAE to Doha, Qatar, and there are many flights, but Lei Zi is far away, so he flew from Dubai where he lives to Sharjah and then to Doha. If nothing else, the ticket from Dubai is too expensive, and the cheapest flights before the game have risen to five or six thousand yuan. Air tickets from Sharjah to Doha are much cheaper.

Why does Brother Lei Zi live in Dubai? This goes back more than two years. China entered the World Cup qualifiers in 2020, and Lei Zi Song went to Dubai to support the national football team. As a result, he stayed in Dubai for a long time because of the epidemic, and this stay will wait until the opening of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in 2022.

Fans rushed to Doha from all over the world. Source: Xinmin Evening News Li Ming _

In Qatar, Lei Zi Song started the pattern of continuous rotation. "After coming, I found that the cost is definitely indispensable. Eating is not cheap. Besides, I go to different courses every day. Eat only one meal a day for three days. On the first day and today, I got up at noon to eat instant noodles and ate hamburgers yesterday. " 165438+1after the match between Argentina and Saudi Arabia on the evening of October 22nd, Lei Zi Song said in an interview with Xinmin Weekly.

Brother Lei Zi's watching mode is very hard-core. He gets up at noon every day, finishes his meal and is ready to watch the ball. From afternoon to evening, I watched three games in a row these days, and it was midnight when I returned to the hotel.

"The daily expenses are essential, which are thousands of dollars, because the tickets are not cheap," said Lei Zige, who lives in the Hilton Doha Hotel, and his room rate is $65,438+0,000 pounds per night.

The high ticket price is indeed one of the most embarrassing performances of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. According to the research of Keller Sporting Goods Company, the average ticket price of the World Cup in Russia is 2 14, while the average ticket price in FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in 2022 is 286.

According to this research, the average ticket price in FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in 2022 is the most expensive in the last 20 years, while the ticket for the 2006 World Cup is considered to be the most affordable in the last 20 years, with an average ticket price of 100.

The Lei Zi brothers originally bought tickets for the Danish-Tunisia group match, but after watching the last Argentine-Saudi match for two hours, they still couldn't get on the subway to catch the next match. "It's too difficult. The game in Denmark is coming to an end, and we are still waiting in line here to get on the subway. " The video he sent in his circle of friends showed that fans were queuing up to take the subway, and the team was packed.

Earlier, Qatar spent $36 billion to build three new driverless subway lines. These three subway lines span the capital Doha and its suburbs. According to this idea, in 50 minutes, fans can reach Hamad International Airport and any five stadiums.

Some people say that this is the "most luxurious subway" in the world. In the subway car, every seat is a sofa soft seat. But at least from Lei Zige's experience, convenience may be more important than comfort for the subway.

Lei Zi Song watched the ball in Qatar and only ate one meal a day for the first three days. Source: Lei Zi Song Social Media

In the end, Lei Zi Song missed the Danish competition and went directly to see the French-Australian competition. At 2 am local time, he returned to the hotel and took a photo of "dinner": a bowl of instant noodles, a ham sausage and a bottle of Laoganma Chili sauce. Sleep for a while, after 7 hours, continue to leave the opening ceremony stadium and watch Morocco VS Croatia. Lei Zi brothers wrote.

"Monthly subscription" and "naked resignation" do not hesitate to pay the cost.

Another "money refund brother" who is very familiar to China fans also went to Qatar to watch the ball this time. His speech on how expensive the World Cup is can also be used for reference.

165438+1October15th, "Refund Brother" He Sheng left Leshan, Sichuan for Guangzhou, and then flew from Guangzhou to Qatar. This time he went to Qatar to watch the World Cup. He plans to stay for a month.

When asked what fans should prepare for the dance, he said, "First of all, money must be prepared. Traveling abroad, like the one I lived in this time, is estimated to cost about 65438+ 10,000 yuan. Go to see one or two games normally, and you can get it for twenty or thirty thousand. "

It is planned to spend 654.38+10,000 yuan, as well as Shanghai's "post-80 s" Messi female fan Josie. Josie has been on the scene for three consecutive World Cups, supporting Messi and his Argentine team. Since Messi has confirmed that this will be his last World Cup, Josie made a decision that surprised many people: he used to work in consulting companies and Internet companies, and naked resignation went to Qatar to watch the football.

"This is the most expensive World Cup I have ever experienced. Accommodation and tickets are very expensive. Because Argentina is a big hit, I am going to live for one month, which is estimated to be 800-65438+ 10,000 yuan. " Before leaving, Josie said in an interview.

Shanghai "post-80 s fan Josie Source: 02 1 video

He Sheng and his golfers stayed in the "container" hotel temporarily built by the organizing committee, which is also the choice of many fans in this World Cup. 165438+1On October 20th, a young man from China who went to Doha to watch the World Cup sent a video to share his current residence. The video shows that the internal facilities of a container hotel are quite comprehensive. The price of a double room is $200 per night.

The organizing committee of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 predicts that more than 654.38+02,000 foreign fans will enter Qatar during the World Cup, and their average stay will be 4 to 5 days. According to Qatar Tourism Bureau, 80% of hotel rooms have been previously reserved by FIFA, providing accommodation for players, officials and sponsors from all over the world.

This means that ordinary fans will naturally face the situation of "one room is hard to find". This relationship between supply and demand also makes the price of local hotels increase dramatically during the World Cup. To this end, the above-mentioned "container" temporary hotel was established.

Qatar has built several fan villages in Doha, among which Hamad International Airport has the largest fan village. On-site visual inspection shows that nearly 6,000 simple container houses are lined up in turn, and each room is about 16 square meters, which can accommodate two people. Sparrows are small and well-equipped, with independent bathrooms, air conditioners, tea facilities and wardrobes.

Whether staying in a container or a five-star hotel, even if the ticket price is expensive, the experience of watching the World Cup on the spot must be unforgettable. In the future, fans will always remember this winter in Qatar to support idols and teams.