Call it "Qatar" as in "Guitar" = You're cool.
Call it "Qatar" as in "Gutter" = You're less than cool, almost a douchebag.
Call it "Qatar" as in "Cutter" = DOUCHEBAG
The last one is the closest, in terms of tones and accent, but still not quite there, the last syllable should be an "ar" instead of an "er". Good background here:
Not sure I can agree with that: there were far more exciting encounters - particularly in the knockout stages - than in recent tournaments. The number of significant late goals scored was also greater than 2014, for example. (By contrast, only one game finished goalless - I'd be surprised if that could be said of any tournament since the sixties.)
England's progress certainly helped drive interest here in the UK, but the best games were obviously those featuring other nations.
The final - for once, worthy of its preceding tournament - was also the first to see both sides dish up more than one goal in over thirty years.
I agree, it was the best WC in decades.
The next one is a wildcard, not sure what to expect. Accommodation and hotel space will be pretty limited with Qatar being such a small country, at the very least they really should have been forced to co-host with the UAE. It would still have been a vanity project, but the logistics would have been more reasonable.
Among many other massive obstacles, I don't see how they could squeeze it into that Nov-Dec timeframe. And it would destroy the tournament's credibility even more thoroughly than 48 teams in 2026, when at least they are sure they have stadia, climate and experience of hosting such events.
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