{"id":333643,"date":"2022-11-27T11:15:43","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T08:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/?p=333643"},"modified":"2022-11-27T11:16:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-27T08:16:41","slug":"no-match-ticket-no-problem-fifa-fan-festival-brings-the-vibes-at-the-heart-of-doha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/2022\/11\/27\/no-match-ticket-no-problem-fifa-fan-festival-brings-the-vibes-at-the-heart-of-doha\/","title":{"rendered":"No match ticket, no problem \u2013 FIFA Fan Festival brings the vibes at the heart of Doha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>DOHA, Qatar, Nov 27 \u2013 An estimated 33,000 people streamed in to the FIFA World Cup Fan Festival at the Al Bidda Park in Doha on Saturday night to watch as Argentina revived their hopes of progressing to the round of 16 with a 2-0 win over Mexico.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Located close to the iconic Corniche in Central Doha, the Al Bidda Park has been a favourite hang out joint for all football fans who don\u2019t have tickets for matches.<\/p>\n<p>The park has a giant screen mounted with various outlets surrounding including a food court, alcohol and beverage centre, the official FIFA shop as well as sponsor booths where fans can go in and experience different products.<\/p>\n<p>A Kenyan team, sponsored to Doha by leading betting firm Odibets through their \u2018Twende Qatar na Odibets\u2019 promotion have also not been left behind in experiencing the beauty and fun of the FIFA Fan Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2022\/11\/IMG_5055-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"748\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2022\/11\/IMG_5055-748x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-333647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2022\/11\/IMG_5055-748x1024.jpg 748w, https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2022\/11\/IMG_5055-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2022\/11\/IMG_5055-768x1051.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2022\/11\/IMG_5055-1122x1536.jpg 1122w, https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2022\/11\/IMG_5055-1497x2048.jpg 1497w, https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2022\/11\/IMG_5055-scaled.jpg 1871w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Odibets Country Marketing Manager Aggrey Sayi and a Senegalese fan. PHOTO\/Timothy Olobulu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is a lot of fun and even if you don\u2019t get to the stadium you still feel part of the World Cup experience,\u201d said sports journalist Alex Muange aka <em>Sir Alexas, <\/em>also one of the Odibets influencers.<\/p>\n<p>Fans from all corners of the world throng the Park daily for the excitement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a great thing for us who can\u2019t watch all the games because of the price of the tickets. It makes us have that feel of being in a stadium, though we are watching the match on TV,\u201d a Mexican fan told <em>Capital Sport.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Opening match tickets were going for Sh76,500 for the most expensive (category one) while the cheapest was Sh6,800. For the group matches, tickets are going for between Sh27,200 and Sh1360 for Category four.<\/p>\n<p>While some prices are affordable, the availability is another issue. And that is why most fans have decided to pick specific matches, and watch the rest in the fan village where the fun never stops until 1am.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2022\/11\/IMG_5076-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2022\/11\/IMG_5076-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-333645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2022\/11\/IMG_5076-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2022\/11\/IMG_5076-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2022\/11\/IMG_5076-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2022\/11\/IMG_5076-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2022\/11\/IMG_5076-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fans watching the match at the AL Bidda Park. PHOTO\/Timothy Olobulu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The camaraderie and love between fans of all nationalities is immense, just showing the true and real power of football.<\/p>\n<p>Senegal fans freely mixed with Ecuador fans, with banter all round being about their final group match where both sides have to win. A group of Senegalese drummers created some entertainment at the entrance of the Village, where all the banter was thrown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSenegal is a very good team, much like Ecuador. But I am sure we will beat them 1-0 and progress,\u201d one of the Ecuador fans told <em>Capital Sport.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And inside, it was more banter especially between Mexico and Argentina fans, who were in their numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2022\/11\/IMG_5084-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2022\/11\/IMG_5084-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-333644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2022\/11\/IMG_5084-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2022\/11\/IMG_5084-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2022\/11\/IMG_5084-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2022\/11\/IMG_5084-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2022\/11\/IMG_5084-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The FIFA fan festival at the Al Bidda Park. PHOTO\/Timothy Olobulu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe want to send Messi home! Vamos aganan!\u201d one of the Mexico fans shouted just before the match. However, the body language completely changed at Full Time, with Messi having been on the scoresheet in the 2-0 win.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DOHA, Qatar, Nov 27 \u2013 An estimated 33,000 people streamed in to the FIFA World Cup Fan Festival at the Al Bidda Park in Doha on Saturday night to watch as Argentina revived their hopes of progressing to the round of 16 with a 2-0 win over Mexico. 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