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Date: 2022-12-21 07:30 pm (UTC)
sunshine304: (CQL - Lan Xichen WTF)
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I've been very reluctant about this World Cup though I did semi-watch some games (like. it was running in the background and if the reporter got loud I looked XD). There was a lot of negative press in my country about it beforehand and AFAIK at least some of it was legitimate criticism (working conditions of the workers that built stadiums/cities or the very questionable way Qatar was chosen back then). But some of it was just plain racist because haha, an easy target! Everyone's hating on the WC anyway!

Mostly, I wasn't really in the mood for it since it's just this typical summer thing where we have public viewings in the streets etc., which isn't done in cold and rainy November/December. XD Also, our team wasn't supported much by the public this year and fucked up royally in the group phase, so there wasn't even the chance to get excited about them moving on! XD

When I saw those headlines about how "Messi's moment was ruined" I was like, WTF are you talking about now?! I#d only watched the ceremony after the game with half an eye, I had other stuff to do (but I was happy for Argentina and thought they deserved the win; also it was a really good, intense game!). I saw the emir placing the bisht (I didn't know the actual term for it, so I've learned something!) on Messi and it took Messi a bit to get his hands in the right place, which I found a bit awkward but what can you do, the man is tiny! XD But the emir was wearing one as well so I immediately filed it under, "It's a show of respect and adding some of their tradition to the ceremony, that's cool" and that was it. The headlines were so confusinga and off-putting, like, please just... research a tiny bit? For once?

I'd wished for Morocco to make it to the final, but alas, it didn't work out.
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