The Qatar World Cup Explained - Episode Two

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In the 2nd episode of our Qatar World Cup Explained series - we look at Qatar’s aspirations to grow as a footballing nation, how they tried and failed with naturalisation, and how by watching others invest in the global game Qatar plan to transform their own economy.
Leaning into football legends Maradona & Pele to open their Aspire Academy, this set the pace for Qatar's grand footballing aspirations and their eventual route to hosting the biggest football tournament in the world.
Written by James Montague and illustrated by Alice Devine.
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That ending though "no-one believed that the World Cup could come to Qatar". What a cliffhanger. I'll be tuning in tomorrow to see if they got the tournament or not.

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