Watch a Qatari family host World Cup fans inside their home

Record ID: 1700948

  • Title: Watch a Qatari family host World Cup fans inside their home
  • Date: 5th December 2022
  • Summary: DOHA, QATAR (DECEMBER 5, 2022) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF ARGENTINA FOOTBALL FANS CHEERING FOR THEIR TEAM INSIDE A LIVING ROOM OF A QATARI FAMILY VARIOUS OF A MAN SERVING COFFEE TO ARGENTINA FANS FANS WATCHING A FOOTBALL MATCH WOMAN EATING VARIOUS OF QATARI MAN, ABDULLAH ALBINAALI, TALKING TO FANS / LOOKING AT PHONE FANS SITTING, LOOKING ON (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) QATARI MAN, ABDULLAH AL BINALI, SAYING: “This is an individual initiative done by my father, God bless him. He is the one who initiated it first and he prepared this place to host World Cup fans and guests of Qatar. As his Highness said, this is the Arab Cup. This reflects on our culture and heritage of Arabs and these are our traditions and these are the things that we were raised for. As you can see there are people coming from everywhere. Our job is to show them the idea of Arabs and we want to show the West our traditions.” VARIOUS OF A MAN DISPLAYING FOOD (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) QATARI MAN, ABDULLAH AL BINALI, SAYING: “They (fans) believed that this place is affiliated with the stadium (Khalifa International Stadium) but we told them that 'no, this is our place,' therefore they were fascinated by this image. We show them the Arabic and Qatari food, tea and coffee, karak (tea). We teach them our traditions and customs as well as Arabic history.” VARIOUS OF FANS EATING (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARGENTINA SOCCER FAN, PABLO MARCOS, SAYING: “Travelling is not just knowing a place it is knowing its culture it is knowing it is people it is knowing its food and this is amazing I mean we came for football but we came to know more and that is what we are experiencing knowing people connecting with the local people, with their food.” FANS WATCHING THE MATCH BANNER WITH PAINTING OF ARGENTINA FORWARD LIONEL MESSI (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARGENTINA SOCCER FAN, COSTANZA RECHE, SAYING: “Well, it actually brings us the opportunity to know the culture of the country that hosts the World Cup this year. It is a great chance for us as Argentinians to know another culture so different from us.” VARIOUS OF ARGENTINA SOCCER FAN EATING SWEETS VARIOUS OF NUTS ON DISPLAY VARIOUS OF A MAN SERVING TEA SOCCER FANS WATCHING MATCH SWEETS VARIOUS OF A MAN PASSING AROUND INCENSE BURNER / SOCCER FANS SMELLING IT SOCCER FAN ENTERING TENT FANS SITTING INSIDE TENT, HAVING CONVERSATION VARIOUS OF A QATARI MAN TALKING TO FANS ABOUT ARABIC HERITAGE VARIOUS OF SOCCER FANS SITTING INSIDE TENT VARIOUS OF ARGENTINA FANS STANDING WITH QATARI PEOPLE IN BACKYARD FLAG OF QATAR QATARI PEOPLE TALKING TO FANS FANS WATCHING A MATCH INSIDE QATARI LIVING ROOM
  • Embargoed: 19th December 2022 20:52
  • Keywords: Doha Qatar SOCCER World Cup
  • Location: DOHA, QATAR
  • City: DOHA, QATAR
  • Country: Qatar
  • Topics: Middle East,Sport,World Cup
  • Reuters ID: LVA001464105122022RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Argentina soccer fans were chanting and cheering while watching Monday's (December 5) Japan v Croatia match, not inside a stadium but at a local Qatari majlis.
    Qatari Khalid Al Binali hosts soccer fans from all over the world at his majlis, a gathering place by his house where he serves them free food and drinks. They can also watch matches on a big screen.
    His son Abdullah said because their house is located next to Khalifa International Stadium people think the sitting room is affiliated with the stadium.
    “They (fans) believed that this place is affiliated with the stadium but we told them that 'no, this is our place,' therefore they were fascinated by this image. We show them the Arabic and Qatari food, tea and coffee, karak (tea). We teach them our traditions and customs as well as Arabic history,” he said.
    Soccer fans were eating sweets and sandwiches, drinking tea and coffee, while watching the last-16 match between Japan against Croatia. Argentina fan Costanza Reche was among them.
    "This brings us the opportunity to know the culture of the country that hosts the World Cup this year. It is a great chance for us as Argentinians to know another culture so different from us," she said.
    Meanwhile, the hashtag "Invite them to your Majlis" has gained traction on Twitter with Qataris sharing their hospitality online.
    “As you can see there are people coming from everywhere. Our job is to show them the idea of Arabs and we want to show the West our traditions,” said Abdullah, the host's son.
    (Production: Muath Freij)
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