It’s possible this World Cup had the “world” part down more than any of its 21 predecessors.
The Middle East got its turn at the world’s favorite sporting event and the gratefulness blared, with two major heartbeats dominating the sound.
Yet a second — and larger — presence were South Asians, both those who traveled to a World Cup because suddenly they could and those who reside in Qatar and do all the work . , India ranks 106th. It has never played in a World Cup. You may have heard there’s another sport it fancies more.Indians relish many sports, though, so this became the World Cup where that guy who asks you to take his photo in front of a stadium has just taken some days off from work in Bangalore because the World Cup suddenly sits a four-hour flight away and it’s wildly easier to get a visa for this than for anything in Europe or North America.
Without the guest workers, the World Cup fizzles.
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