On Sunday, Argentina defeated France 4-2 to win their third World Cup in an incredible world cup final. The loss brought chaos in the streets of France while the scenes were completely opposite in Argentina. Just recently, Messi was evacuated through a helicopter when a huge crowd of his fans ran into his bus to see their champion.
Football fans leaving Qatar are warned to look out for the symptoms of camel flu, a potentially fatal respiratory disease. UK health experts have advised health workers to look for symptoms of the deadly camel flu. Thousands of football fans travelled to Qatar for the event and perhaps came into contact with camels that can increase the number of cases.
Grant Wahl, a well-known soccer reporter for the United States, died unexpectedly on Friday while covering a game at the World Cup in Qatar. Last month, Grant Wahl’s video went viral when was detained by Qatari authorities for trying to enter the stadium wearing a rainbow t-shirt in support of LGBT rights. Since the very first day, he was busy covering the football world cup but very few knew what was going on inside his body.
The protests have been going on for the past 10 weeks amid the football world cup in Qatar. Following their 1-0 loss to the United States, anti-regime demonstrators in Iran are now celebrating their country’s national football team’s elimination from the World Cup. Anti-regime protestors refused to support Iranian football team for representing Iranian brutal regime.
A world cup is a moment of joy and entertainment, but for some, it may take violent forms to overcome the feeling of sorrow. Chaotic scenes were reported from Belgium’s capital after it lost in a football world cup match against Morocco. The police had to use water cannons and tear gas to disperse the crowd rioting on the streets right after the match.
