Travelogue - Doha
This was actually my second trip to Doha. The first was during the time when Qatar won the bid to host the World Cup 2022 back in 2010 . I still remember the cacophony of Vuvuzelas (made famous during the 2010 WC in South Africa) when the bid result was announced back then . I had wished back then that I could come back to see the tournament in 2022. Two World Cups and 12 years later, we made it. Back in 2010 in Doha, Messi had scored to win an exhibition match between Brazil and Argentina. Fitting to that, the cup went to Argentina after a thrilling final. We went to see a pre-quarter match between Portugal & Switzerland. The match was a goal fest, the festive atmosphere at Lusail was indeed an experience. The fact that World Cup was in Middle East also gave a good opportunity for lot of Indians to see it. We stayed at hotel Radisson Blu , where Japanese football team also stayed Much has been written about World Cup in different contexts. I choo...