(Qatar World Cup) Reporter’s Note: when a Saudi fan broke into my live broadcast
zhongxin.com doha, November 26 (reporter Xing Yi) if you want to select the most lively fan team in this Cup, Saudi Arabian fans must be on the list.
The Saudis started their carnival when they defeated Argentina in the first battle with cold reversal. The whole country celebrated this special holiday. Saudi fans dressed in green can be seen almost everywhere in the streets of Qatar.
In the official souvenir shop, my colleagues and I are going to broadcast about the mascot La’eeb. When the camera was turned on, I was talking with a large La’eeb in front of the camera. My colleague suddenly winked at me. I saw: Ah! There is a Saudi fan nearby!
The camera is still recording. I have a brainwave. Ask him in English quickly, do you like the mascot La’eeb? Unexpectedly, his answer was: “I like you!”
My photography colleague was so happy that he quickly captured this tidbit. I didn’t know until I looked back at the video that he had already put the Saudi team’s green support scarf on my shoulder. Later, when chatting, he said that Chinese people are very good friends, and Asians support the Asian team!
This unexpected picture was reprinted by many domestic media. Many friends sent me videos captured by different platforms, saying, “The scene is chaotic and happy”. Perhaps Carnival is the most heartless and interesting release of football mood!
When visiting Katara Cultural Village in Qatar, I also came across a Saudi fan who could talk to me in quite skilled Chinese. He also has a Chinese name called an Delonghi. He studied in Beijing University of International Business and economics more than ten years ago and is now a civil servant of the Ministry of Energy of Saudi Arabia.
Andron told me that he bought tickets to watch the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games on site before leaving China, leaving a very deep memory, and then he returned to Saudi Arabia.
What surprised me was that after more than ten years, his Chinese was still so authentic that he could hardly recognize his accent. “If there is a chance in the future, I still want to go back to China, but now, I hope you and your Chinese friends can support the Saudi team!”
Football emotions can infect each other and quickly draw people closer. Because these two Saudi fans who were quite close to each other causal meeting, I went to the media center on the 26th to apply for Saudi Arabia’s ticket against Poland. But unexpectedly, from the media center, namely Qatar National Convention Center, to the Education City Stadium, it took nearly an hour to drive 10 minutes at ordinary times!
The reason is that there are too many Saudi fans without it! Next to the press gallery was the stands of Saudi football fans, and the cheers were simply “ringing”. According to official data, there were about 45,000 spectators on the court that day, but looking around, it was called “yidianhong among all the green”-Saudi fans were green jerseys and Polish fans were red jerseys.
Unfortunately, although the Saudi team was obviously superior possession percentage in the whole game, it never turned into an effective goal. Instead, the Polish team won two goals with the chance to fight back. Even if it was already a defeat, the Saudi players still came to the court to thank the fans before the match, while the Saudi fans stood up and kept clapping.
Many Saudi fans are unwilling to leave when sitting in the stands. There is loss and crying. In fact, this is also an expression of football emotion.
Football connects people. The laughter or tears at this moment are all love caused by football. Just like the slogan of this World Cup, Now is All, Now is All. (Finished)
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