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World Cup: How Qataris watch the football matches

Away from the fan zones and stadiums, how are Qataris watching the first World Cup to take place in the Middle East?

We went to one home in the suburbs of Doha to join a group of men spending a night gathered around the big match.

30 November 2022

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