Two of the more recognizable U.S. supporters have traveled to World Cups far and wide but didn’t know what to expect given the cultural differences at the 2022 host.
DOHA, Qatar – At the W Hotel in the tony-tony-tony West Bay district, the view stretches south, toward the downtown skyline. The scene is even fancier, more opulent, inside a second-floor lounge on Monday night. There’s a DJ. A VIP section. A spotlight. Red carpets. The works.
Still, the late-arriving crowd that’s assembling inside—one guest is dressed as Ted Lasso; another perches an (obviously-not-real) bald eagle on his shoulder—is not here for the gleam.