Inside the Al Bayt Stadium, the Netherlands took a commanding victory over Qatar. In the corridors outside, chaos unfolded. There, hundreds of football supporters, several of them migrant workers, stood in a queue. Several of those news spoke to had been promised free entry to the match, and the corridors inside the stadium were filled with people who wanted to catch a glimpse of the WC stars. The migrant workers tell news that a construction company had promised them entry to the stadium if they used the Hayya Card – the official ID used by fans in the World Cup. At the front of the stadium, however, they were met by closed doors and security guards who stated that it was full and shouted that they should get away. – I dont know why. They send us from entrance to entrance, but no one lets us in. Where should I go? Should I just give up and go back? We have come this far, a migrant worker tells news. THE GOLDEN TICKET: Such Hayya cards were distributed. news has edited out a numbering of this card. Photo: Haron Hussain / news news has sent questions to the WC organizer about why free tickets were given out for the match and whether they have an explanation for the many hundreds of frustrated supporters. Great frustration: – Extremely tiring New York Times journalist Tariq Panja also reports on the stadium chaos. According to him, there are also families who have turned up but have been stopped at the entrance. Several supporters news spoke to expressed great frustration at having traveled to the stadium, only to be refused entry. – This is extremely tiring. Very tiring. It is full, which is very annoying. We don’t have a ticket. However, some were allowed into the stadium. Another supporter news spoke to had seen the first half of the match. During the break he had gone to the prayer room to pray, but when he was about to re-enter he was suddenly not allowed to enter. – I was told to leave, I didn’t have a seat anymore, he says while showing a picture he took inside the stadium. Migrant workers were bussed to the stadium Before the kick-off between the Netherlands and Qatar, several media outlets reported on grinning stands at Al Bayt Stadium. Only around half of the seats should have been filled. After ten minutes, people with free tickets suddenly started pouring into the stands. The migrant workers are said to have been driven to the stadium in buses. WIN: The Netherlands beat Qatar 2-0. Photo: ADRIAN DENNIS / AFP – There are too many people here, but we were promised entry. That is why we traveled here on the buses, says a migrant worker from India to Aftonbladet. Those who got in saw Qatar lose for the third time in a row in their own World Cup. The host nation was already eliminated before the game against the Netherlands, who won the group ahead of Senegal. Cody Gakpo and Frenkie de Jong scored the goals for the Netherlands.
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Free tickets led to chaos in the soccer World Cup – spectators were stopped inside the stadium – news Sport – Sports news, results and broadcast schedule
