FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

Basketball has been my sport. My interest in the World Cup grew in 1998. Yet my first World Cup game would be USA vs. Wales 24 years later.

Since our arrival to Doha in 2019, I’ve always had one lazy eye on the World Cup Day #1. As the years became months, days, and then just hours until the World Cup opening match, excitement and anticipation grew.

When my wife and I recruited for international teaching positions in Qatar, we honestly had no idea where Qatar was in the Middle East. But after accepting positions, the goal remained to attend FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, the most compact soccer tournament in history.