The world cup football tournament is the biggest and most popular sport in the world. The game of football has millions of fans worldwide. Meanwhile, the 2022 FIFA world cup is being held in the Middle Eastern country of Qatar. The opening ceremony of the 2022 FIFA world cup was held in a grand manner in Qatar. ecuador won the first match by beating qatar 2-0. At the same time, there has been a lot of controversy since the beginning of the world cup football tournament in Qatar. Consumption of alcohol is prohibited in and outside the stadium where football matches take place. It is also prohibited to enter the stadium after drinking alcohol. Dress restrictions are also imposed. Fans should dress decently and watch the match. Various restrictions have been imposed such as not wearing clothes that expose parts of the body in a provocative manner, and not wearing clothes that show tattoos on the body.
It is prohibited to bring various celebration items including musical equipment into the stadium. Also, special courts have been set up to arrest and punish fans who violate the rules. In this case, it has been reported that foreign football fans are not interested in coming to qatar to watch the world cup matches after various complaints regarding various restrictions and Qatar's violation of human rights. At the same time, videos related to the world cup opening ceremony held in qatar yesterday went viral in which thousands of people dressed up in different national football teams and participated in the celebration. However, it has been reported that they may be fake. There have been accusations that qatar has fielded paid 'fake fans' as the number of fans from abroad is very low.
There are thousands of people wearing football from different countries, but the number of women is very less. Female fans of the matches are very few. The absence of women watching the football world cup series in qatar has been accused of suppressing women's freedom, which is a confirmation of that claim. Also, lakhs of migrants from India, Nepal, Pakistan, and African countries are engaged in construction work in Qatar. Thus, there have been accusations that qatar is trying to create an image of foreign fans flocking to watch the world cup football matches by paying thousands of migrant workers and portraying them as foreign football fans. In particular, the number of female fans who come to the stadium to watch the world cup football matches is low, and the fan's celebration is artificial in nature, which shows that qatar is trying to show that the world cup football match is going well.
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