Fans enjoy the World Cup at stadiums in Qatar
👉Overjoyed fans erupted in celebration around the Arab world Tuesday after Saudi Arabia’s shocking World Cup win over Argentina.
From Syria and Jordan to Gaza and Qatar — host of this year’s World Cup — fans basked in Saudi Arabia's achievement, one of the biggest upsets in the tournament’s history.
Immediately after their team’s 2-1 come-from-behind victory, Saudi fans who witnessed the match in person flooded the streets outside Lusail Stadium, waving their country’s green-and-white flags while chanting and singing — and even hugging — distraught Argentina fans.
Qatar’s ruling emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, attended the match and, at one point, wrapped a Saudi flag over his shoulders.
The moment, captured in online video and widely shared, would have been unthinkable nearly two years ago when Saudi Arabia and three other Arab nations boycotted Qatar over a political dispute.
At the World Cup, the sale of alcohol is banned at all eight stadiums. (AP)
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