FIFA World Cup 2022: Chaos breaks out at Al Bidda fan fest earlier than opener between Qatar and Ecuador

FIFA World Cup 2022: Massive chaos broke out within the fan pageant at Al Bidda Park in Doha earlier than the opening match between residence workforce Qatar and Ecuador.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 20, 2022 22:52 IST

FIFA WC 2022: Chaos breaks out at Al Bidda fan fest earlier than opening match. Courtesy: Reuters

By India Today Web Desk: Prior to the opening match of the FIFA World Cup 2022 between Qatar and Ecuador, large chaos broke out within the fan pageant at Al Bidda Park in Doha. One hour earlier than the match, on Sunday, November 20, organizers allowed numerous followers to enter the venue.

The place has a capability of 40,000 and nearly double of these folks tried to make their manner. Numerous folks had been trapped in a holding space between the perimeter entrance and the primary pageant park.

Amidst the chaos, police needed to intervene and take numerous folks out of the venue. It took them round 45 minutes to deliver again normalcy to the scenario.

The followers had been terrified about what panned out earlier than the beginning of the multi-nation event in Qatar.

“It was dangerous,” one of many followers, carrying a four-year-old little one, was quoted as saying to Reuters.

“They let too many people in. We never made it into the main area and I was glad to leave,” the fan added.

Fans from different nations co-operated with the police and understood the gravity of the scenario. However, the native followers weren’t fairly pleased with how the scenario was handled.

As far because the match was involved, Ecuador took a 2-0 lead after their skipper Enner Valencia scored twice within the first half of the match.

Valencia missed out on scoring a objective after one among his objectives was denied following a VAR test. However, he made amends and gave Ecuador a 2-0 lead on the half-way mark.

Edited By:

sabyasachi chowdhury

Published On:

Nov 20, 2022