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world cup 2022 qatar

With the 2022 World Cup well underway, people from all over the world who love soccer are gathering in Qatar to enjoy the sport and maybe even kick the soccer ball around themselves.

TikToker Maymi Asgari's entire account is about being an Iranian female soccer player, and she regularly posts videos of herself doing tricks with other players. Now that she's in Qatar for the World Cup, she's taking it as an opportunity to not only make cool videos with other soccer fans but also outshine them.

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With the World Cup currently happening in Qatar, people may be wondering what living in one of the world's richest countries is like, and one TikToker is here to spill all the tea on life as an ex-pat in the Middle East.

The TikToker, who goes by her social media name Krys Tha Sis, made a video about all the things people who have never lived in the Middle East may not know, and it's already amassed almost 6 million views.

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It's safe to say Qatar has really been brewing controversy around the World Cup because of its human rights violations and laws against homosexuality.

In recent events, FIFA has threatened to issue yellow cards to any player who decides to wear the rainbow colour One Love armband at the World Cup, prompting seven European teams to back away from participating in the campaign, reported Al Jazeera.

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Lionel Messi just played the first game of what will likely be his last World Cup, and he got off to a rough start as Saudi Arabia upset his Argentina squad with a 2-1 loss.

Fans had high anticipations for the game, but all their hopes came crashing down with the shocking loss — while Saudi fans and Messi critics are absolutely loving it.

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The FIFA World Cup 2022 is happening in Doha, Qatar this year, and that means some of the highest-paid athletes in the world will be take center stage for one of the biggest sporting events on the planet.

The tournament runs from November 20 to December 18, and it will see 32 teams compete for $42 million in prize money, according to The Sporting News.

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