Doha is decked out in Wales branding for the World Cup BUT
Fri Nov 18, 2022 8:43 am
Doha is decked out in Wales branding for the World Cup but some of the city is unfinished
The Wales squad have been busy exploring the Qatari capital as they prepare for the tournament
A huge Gareth Bale flag has appeared on the side of a high -rise building in Doha (Image: Sion Morgan/WalesOnline)
Qatar has turned red, white and green in preparation for the arrival of hundreds of thousands of visitors to Doha over the next three weeks or so.
With image being everything to the host nation, no expense has been spared on covering the capital city with World Cup branding -but with just days to go until the tournament kicks off, workers are still working on some of main tournament focal points.
Among them is the Corniche area of Doha, where skyscrapers sit just behind the edge of the Persian Gulf. Thousands are expected to line the promenade at the waterfront during the tournament, where the FIFA Fan Festival is taking place, with games being shown live and acts including DJ Calvin Harris performing for supporters.
And, despite being one of the smallest countries competing at the tournament, Wales is front and centre of everything.
Welsh flags are flying on buildings throughout Doha from restaurants to pharmacies, while the red dragon is flying on a number of art installations around the city.
Gareth Bale is also arguably the most prominent footballer chosen to cover one of many high-rise buildings in the Corniche, towering over fans below alongside the likes of Harry Kane, Sadio Mane and Virgil van Dijk.
Rob Page's squad have been busy exploring the city ahead of their Group B opener against the USA on Monday, November 21, with Bale, Ben Davies and Joe Rodon among those seen taking in the wealth of Wales branding around the city during a team walkabout.
The Wales squad have been busy exploring the Qatari capital as they prepare for the tournament
A huge Gareth Bale flag has appeared on the side of a high -rise building in Doha (Image: Sion Morgan/WalesOnline)
Qatar has turned red, white and green in preparation for the arrival of hundreds of thousands of visitors to Doha over the next three weeks or so.
With image being everything to the host nation, no expense has been spared on covering the capital city with World Cup branding -but with just days to go until the tournament kicks off, workers are still working on some of main tournament focal points.
Among them is the Corniche area of Doha, where skyscrapers sit just behind the edge of the Persian Gulf. Thousands are expected to line the promenade at the waterfront during the tournament, where the FIFA Fan Festival is taking place, with games being shown live and acts including DJ Calvin Harris performing for supporters.
And, despite being one of the smallest countries competing at the tournament, Wales is front and centre of everything.
Welsh flags are flying on buildings throughout Doha from restaurants to pharmacies, while the red dragon is flying on a number of art installations around the city.
Gareth Bale is also arguably the most prominent footballer chosen to cover one of many high-rise buildings in the Corniche, towering over fans below alongside the likes of Harry Kane, Sadio Mane and Virgil van Dijk.
Rob Page's squad have been busy exploring the city ahead of their Group B opener against the USA on Monday, November 21, with Bale, Ben Davies and Joe Rodon among those seen taking in the wealth of Wales branding around the city during a team walkabout.
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Re: Doha is decked out in Wales branding for the World Cup B
Fri Nov 18, 2022 10:09 am
They even got a giant bucket hat! Got to be the most unusual emblem out there.. 