yes, once a week and what are you going to do to keep up with right now? they have one step back over and i applied for a while. if you got them eric, i was told the thing with women were made a challenge in the region. i will not being pro life. i want to sleep. we don't have read them in the study. these are about 2 weeks now, 3 days. journey with someone destroys our country. someone needs to rebuild. ah. the winner. to organize?

the $222.00. he bought both top is a everyone will be with people to experience the middle east experienced. we are with the middle east, with a stadium reflecting the nomadic culture of the region a unique stadium, pro, walk up like no other top tier is going to be removed

and then it supporting projects around the world. it's an air conditioning bank, which is part of the stadium is a conditioning technology typically sales stadium, the venue that will help well find all the work up public. i don't think about it already all the way. ah hello, i'm adrian for the good. and i'm devin. asked for the extended coverage of the fif at wild cap. it was an ambitious go. now it's just, i was away from kick off patio set to make history as the 1st and middle east country to stage the competition. a tournament that's been 12 years in the making

will open at our bait stadium with hosts taking on ecuador out zeros. russell soda looks at some of the challenges that catalyst faced did a defining moment that started at well the year journey is cut. ha, ha, ha, winning the right to host to work. and the company has since undertaken one of the most ambitious construction of force in world history. building 8 stadiums equipped with sophisticated technology and dozens of other edmonds supporting facilities. multi lay roads now cross to capitol, doha, and it's connected by a high tech metro system with driverless streams. infrastructure as a low cut out her jump at light speed, completing changes, infrastructural changes that would take other countries. decades upon decades, we see metro stations. we see massive mortar ways we see more modern as well as

medical infrastructure facilities that we can use as residents of this country beyond the tournament. but to eat all cutter face challenges in june 2017 for arab countries impose an ear land and sea blockade on the country that was lifted in 2021. when the pandemic broke out, but with hobbies, 19 stalling supplies of labor and materials cut our face more pressure to reach its 2022 deadline. it also introduce labor reforms and should, and all employees receive a minimum wage. and it's the craft is sponsorship, system known as go further to a low mingled workers to change jobs without needing their employee years. consent says winning the rights to host the world. cop cut that has show keys is major though a lot more projects for the tournament. and also taking visible trinity to turn its capital doha into world wide cultural, social, and educational hub,

reflect in the heritage and life of the region. education city now host 8 prestigious international universities and new museums and libraries, preserved the history of the country and the region with experts comprising more than 2 thirds of its population cut that has created many green spaces and social and entertain facilities. a bigger strategy in terms of, you know, modernizing the country, developing its infrastructure capabilities and even just kind of putting it on the map so to speak, in terms of it being not just obviously a hub of, of natural resources. you know, as a, as a one of the biggest gas exporters in the world. but thinking about it also in terms of a cultural hub with the construction of its schools and museums and you know, film institute in aust, kinds of other array of, of cultural institutions. cutler sees the woke up, is not the end of the journey under is cut are mentioned vision $20.00 to $30.00. it came to sustain is transformation starting with the fina will championships for

aquatics in asia premier soccer tournament. the asian camp next year, christmas 700. go. now we just briefly heard from abdel iran in that piece there. he's an assistant professor at georgetown university and editor football in the middle east state society and the beautiful game. and i'm to like to say he joins us now from a di ha abdel a thank you, feel time now when cathy was awarded at the tournament 12 years ago, critics said it perhaps shouldn't have gone as it doesn't have a rich football history. is that the case? can you just give us an idea of the background of football in cats are and the whole region really? yeah, i mean, i think, you know, that was one of the weaker arguments that would put forward early on was the idea that because that had a qualified for a world cup, which of course we know that it's incredibly exclusive tournament, that very few countries out of $190.00 something countries in the world. there are dozens that have never qualified. and so whether that should be

a disqualifying factor, i think was, was one of the weaker arguments that was put forward, especially when we consider that the middle east, of course, as a, as a whole, has had a very rich, deep history with, with the game of football, and you know, we can trace it all the way back to the coronel route. so in the same way that we think about it as very much as european invention, it was, of course, brought along with the colonial experience. when we think about, you know, the presence of both british and french, colonial forces across north africa throughout the middle east kilowatt region. and then of course, the british presence in the gold that it was very much intertwined with, you know, the introduction of oil and gas discoveries and industries that we saw, the introduction of football teams over time clubs were founded. we on that there were leagues that were founded in the fact that the national league is about a decade older than the country itself. because it was found that the 1960 is where

it's called, that it only becomes independent. the 1971. we see it of course, playing a role and a number of the, you know, the revolutions and struggles for independence throughout the middle of the 20th century in the region in which clubs played a significant role as well as kind of a means of mobilizing for people we saw it again, i think even, you know, right after that 11 the world cup bedding right in 2010. we saw of course, the launch of the arab uprisings and their course in a number of countries in tunisia and by hand in egypt. we saw the role of football clubs all trust. even players retired players themselves were also taking part in the protests. and so there's something to be said, i think about how intertwine the game has been in the lives of millions and millions of people throughout this region. for a very long time, adela, how has football in the region been used as a form of expression? well i think, you know, this is, this is in some ways,

especially when we consider some of the authoritarian positions and the lack of political outlets that exist in a number of states across the region. that football has become kind of a safe space. it's a place for people together in ways that are safer, allowed by certain government. it's a place where there is a certain kind of cultural expression that takes place due to the loyalty people have their clubs to their cities to their national teams. we see it expressed through artistic work. so for instance, just recently in the head, off movement and outs area that was seeking to, to this place where the president from taking a 5th consecutive term. despite his advanced age and illness, the protesters were making use of a lot of the football art. so things including chance songs many of the stadium anthems were sung in the protests that even the artistic displays the so called people or works that were kind of used as a means of, you know, raising awareness and also spreading solidarity across, you know,

fans of different clubs came to coming together irrespective of the kinds of rivalries that they may have had. and so i think over time we've seen many different examples of this really good to talk to adela. many thanks to the for being with us of the audience from georgetown university in castle one player who's out of the world comp is the french striker, korean bens about he'll mr. tournament with a fight. injury them in the gym. that's a huge blow for the defending champions. yes, it really is. adrian is a massive loss, but i guess not a total surprise he's i knew any fighter i think around 30 minutes a football club site around in the past months before he came out to the tournament . and so he's off the test. his thought is going to be out for at least 3 weeks. so i potentially, you could've played some pos and a lot to say, just had france got that, but he's decided not to risk it. you have this the site on instagram in my life. i have never given up, but tonight i have to think about the team as i have always done. so reason tells me to leave my place to someone who can help our group make

a good world cup of coffee. and he last month fence that was named the world's best plan by winning the door. and he had an incredible season last year, around $344.00 goals and $46.00 matches a pivotal figure housing. and when the spanish colleague a title, i'm the champions league a was all say frances top score at the 2014 world cup and at the european championship last year. but even without benz fronts have a certain killian and backdate, so they might the right. yeah. but the french course has been hit by several injuries. he's not the only one out. is he? absolutely. yes, they have been pretty decimated really. they've lost hope, but he was instrumental helping them win the tournament 4 years ago in russia. and the man who would have perhaps played in benjamin's place christopher conclude from i'll be like the top score in the book is legal. this season, he is also out, as is got to say, and i guess one of the negative factors about having this, this winter weld copies the short turnaround time. normally we have a good month when the season finishes supplies to get ready for the walk up. this

isn't the case this time around. so you have this been a somewhat cut perhaps spend summer because played say that's one of the unique a negative i guess you might want to say feature of this woke up and is walk up is very unique for other reasons as well as the nice compact the brushes 20 it's in the last one. it may spread out tournaments in history, but cats are very different. 64 much has taken place in just a stadiums that the fewest number of venues is argentine in 1978. in terms of geographical size, cattle is the smallest nation to host for a biggest tournaments. 70 kilometers the longest distance between any of the stadium ah. darting in the south al, janine is close to the city of the 1st of the brand new venue completed for the world. come, ah, it's just 15 minutes down the road to mamma, which is near to talk to international apple and the large industrial area

ah, located in doha port, stadium 974 is the weld cups. the 1st ever temporary venue and it's right on the waterfront. rest of the i 15 kilometers west at the, redeveloped kelly for international stadium, which 1st opened in 1976 and posted the 2006 asian game ah, short journey across and around is the education 50 stadium. it's at the heart of catalyst center of learning and have 9 university. ah, a 10 minute drive on the highway takes you to the banality, stadium. it's been you from the coast with a capacity of 40000 ah, just to the north of don't. is the venue for the world comp final. the city was built for the tournament and a time,

the biggest stadium with 18030 kilometers uppercase in the city of our cool night. the 60000. i hate stadium. it's hosted to p for our. com last year. mm. 7 years of construction. nearly $10000000000.00 spent with 7 brand new stadiums affecting stage for the biggest, but we'll show on the planet. that's head right now to i'll bait stadium just to the north of doha, where all the action begins in less than 8. how's al jazeera center? how bush is set? the apart from the shamal wind, which has blown up today, it's pretty quiet where you are right now. it's not going to be like, but later though, is it? no, i don't think so, adrian. we're expecting hundreds of fans that lay to on, and of course we're expecting more than $1000000.00 fans to come to cut off for the wall cop many over. also including like,

it won't be enjoyed only by one minute on the many foreign to thousands of those are children who live here in cutoff and i had the chance to meet some of them that before to the final, of course, might be germany. and as brazil, ah right now, all the talk on the playground is about the wool cock. i feel happy and excited about the worth cough coming tickets are. and i get to watch my favorite teams like germany. i see people around me talking about football. and i always play football and lunch times my favorite players carrying venza. emma. i. even in my cat venza after ben zimmer. omar sy either marry him half co, how home for most of their lives. it's right here at my doorstep and i don't really need to travel really far to go and watch the matches. and it's going to be my 1st ever old cup. i'm originally from algeria, which makes me an arab,

and i'm happy that guitar is the world cup is being held in katara, which is in our country. i feel like i've been so half t, y. i don't know what to say. they also play at the la salle academy where they look to emulate at their heroes. my favorite brand welcome is said to money, and i'm really looking forward to watching him since he is my favorite reporter, douglas kmiec. just thinking, my lawyer, the captain. oh, yeah. i know you're thomas lawyer. yeah. why not a coaches say the school is helping to build social skills and competence. football is not just a training tool, and it's a tool for like right now you see money, kids playing games here. what are coaches are educating t values that are players can learn these values that they can take on to life?

the dreams of seeing their heroes in action is coming true. and maybe one day, one of these children will become a walk up champion. ah, well i hope that little girl mary am doesn't watch, i'll desert otherwise she'll find out her beloved benzene, all the cat, the play is out of the torment with an injury. thank you for that san i will let you go, and brushy has taken a bit of a battering there in the wind, doesn't it? or not looking forward to those outside pro costs maya, get out the studio, adrian m a say. now, many at could or supporters were not able to make that very long trip to me, at least stop by comb, ecuador fan, so no less excited are latin america. edison lucio newman is in the port city of guayaquil in glad keel. ecuador is largest city. there's a frenzy to obtain the national teams jersey before they sell out all over the

civil foreigner. every ecuadorian is a fanatic about football warp over here. this woman confesses, she's buying a small one for her dog ha. football fever has taken over la oklahoma. of course we're going to win by one mill. a 12 year old. jeremy disagrees. yes. okay, and let them, oh, i think that in the 1st half will tie, but in the 2nd half we'll whim to nil. thanks to can sell a platter. he's referring to ecuadorian football. idle gonzalo plata, who like almost the entire team, grew up in poverty. gallagher, i'm going from 22 year old bladder nowadays for spain's rail via the lead, and has bought his family, this new house where he keeps many of his trophies one. when joe ne, blacks whites mulattoes from the mountains to the coast, we will become like one like brothers leather. back in his old neighbourhood. they haven't forgotten him. madeline is shows us

a photo of platter with her grandson and says he's an inspiration for other boys. so they don't turn to drugs and crime. 2 weeks ago the government declared a state of emergency and a curfew here. and why akil and 2 other provinces because of uncontrollable gang violence. because of security concerns, local officials have had to cancel a huge fan fest that they plan to host all the same ecuador and all over guayaquil are preparing for the big day. even the gangs have called for an unofficial truce to allow people to think of nothing else but the game. a true ecuador has never come close to winning a world cup. but people young and old, tell us that this time, they're sure their team will take them further than ever before world war to see a newman al jazeera. why akil, his sack. i think his cats are looking at very good had of that opening game against the acquittal, and he should no more than half the team give him the inside scoop. when they go to

his barber shop. i'm for some supper. crumpton is yet a bla, mom. she's a hair stylist, so i grew up in her shopping. so for me it was easy to b. i was a born like house a little. oh barbara, last year. not upkept. you need the division to be inside the hope in the got for football players. so cut on national team thing is i'm a fan of the they made for me about visitation. it's can always come from people. i so we will suffer called me the office in our salary populated with when i watch the games, i always looked up ahead counselors. i want to turn to the head start program. yeah . i lou, i wish i was in the final when i cut international law,

national football players, especially the national teams. i've been proud of myself because i worked so hard to get to this level. this is a call it a wall, a face, for example. some thinkers are not getting how do they meet together here in myself, getting back in a captain national team, media player. and so i think as a light finish time card for most of the player because i'm national and team and you know most of them the out of my prime i better lose something funny, alyssa, for nivia in and, and you know, people like like messing with the 12 and good moment when they announce that our house for the work of 2022. i was helping one his head and he was excited take. i will go to the ball, got together. not what to the work of today. i will watch him playing about

national. did this kids go up and he's in lesson, i've been crazy. the, on the next lorca hector worked up. i was in country, it's mickey, he's proud even me. i lived here and kept up when you see how cuts out dipping ready for the work of welcome everyone to come pick that up. it's something good. you know, you feel like you proud of this country and you, proud like out of country, gonna host the walker on the player to leave a team that national team can tell you that you are ready to handle the person. put the work out. what about that agent if you ever had your hair cut with the saw every time it is not obvious? yes, i looks pretty good. yeah. it was working about never mind. this is as kick kick on with the so it was cut out 2022 gets under way. we'll have a full day of coverage here on al jazeera. yes, the 1st of our special programs is in less than 10 minutes time. i do want kaiser

oscar and fara is now we'll be looking ahead to a huge amount of the football in the middle east. in the meantime, let's take a look at what else is happening in the world right now. france says that a deal reached to the top $27.00 climate summit lacks ambition. despite delegates agreeing to help hon countries, they've agreed to create a fund for loss and damage caused by climate disasters. developing nations, a victims of extreme weather events, often made worse by pollution, caused by wealthier nations. hodges sing is head of global political strategy at climate action network international. he's at the talks at shotwell shake, and explains why the fund is so important. this is going to be a landmark, the one that is adopted. we have been waiting for the last 30 years, the new 30 years ago in 1991. that there are going to be climate impacts which are already logged in because of the pleasing temperature. but there was no system that was created under the u. n. to help people who are losing their homes, farms,

and income, and the current system. ok, monetary and it is insufficient, and it's under stress to respond to the increasing intensity and frequency or climate impacts. so this one was absolutely needed, no scale of financing to help people recover. so imagine how we saw how to fix pictures of flooding and focused on in ny judy and currently hundreds of thousands of people on the move in somalia. so that impacts would be bad. but this system under un climate change was not able to respond because there was no fund to help such people. but with now this fund being agreed, we will be able to respond to the needs of people who are already facing common mackenzie voters. in the poll are going to the polls in the general election, the governing the poly congress, an napoli congress of the communist party of the main content as the election is

the countries. second sense of the constitution was adopted in 2015 political instability in the paul has led to 13 changes of government in the past 16 years on a low reports from cup on to there's definitely more citizen participation. now there's more awareness. there's more people speaking out, especially with the advent of social media. there is a campaign online right now. that's called a known dot again, where voters are urging other boulders to not vote for the old faces. they say that these old guards, these old politicians have been promising and promising, but they have not been able to deliver on their promises. so they want new blood in government. and in fact, back in major local polls, independent candidate candidates, did when big. and specifically, here in kaufman, do a 32 year old wrapper. ballin shaw won the mayor ship and this has really encouraged

a lot of candidates to in the ban independently throw their hat into the ring. but the question now is past is gained enough traction past is gained enough popularity? this movement and animals are saying that this is not yet enough. this is not yet the time for complete change. here in de paul, they said this is going to take time. that right now people are still going to go out to vote for traditional politicians, especially in the countryside. where legacy voting is the way to go. where people are going to vote for who their community leaders are going to say. who they're going to vote for. and we're elders are going to say, this is who they're supposed to vote for. and so it will take time. but there is hope for change. malaysia, as political leaders scrambling to form a coalition government entre tightly contested election left the country without a clear wind up opposition leader on why abraham says that his block has enough

support to form a government. but his rival on form of premier will get in the us and also yes senior, i'm sorry, also maintains he has enough seats. malays has been plagued by political instability with 3 prime ministers in the past 4 years. turkish forces have carried out air raids and pots of northern syria and iraq. the syrian democratic forces says that 2 villages were internally displaced. people with sheltering were targeted took it says that it's part of a cross border operation against the p k. k. a kurdish separatist group that it classifies a terrorist organization, the groups being blamed for last week's bombing in istanbul, in which 6 people night it's denied any involvement hello. took here is building a new housing settlement and serious northwestern. it lived province. president of the once hopes that this will encourage 1000000 of the 4000000 syrian refugees living in tokyo to return home santa hold a reports for miss tumble. mohammed up ha has called

turkey home. since he left syria 6 years ago. he decided to leave after the government regained control of aleppo for turning is not an option for those who support the opposition. but mamma tells essie that they're no longer welcome. here look that she did this suit in syrians entered kiya or afraid at any time they could face a problem or be seen to areas in northern syria where to kiya is preparing homes. some parties into the kia are using refugees as a cod to pressure the government turkey our hosts, the largest refugee population in the world for 1000000 our syrian, their fate has been part of the political dialog ahead of next year's elections. for years, the turkish opposition has been saying refugees should be sent back. now the governing party is also talking about it. the government has had to deal with

rising anti refugee sentiment, which has been made worse by the economic crisis. inflation is officially at 80 percent, and unemployment among young people is at nearly 20 percent. the government is hoping to encourage returns by building houses in the syrian opposition health areas in the north. by the end of the year, 100000 units should be ready. it insists any returns will be voluntary, but these reassurances have done little to come see serene and looking for them to do a little clearly. syrians know the total key is among the few countries that opened the door to them. but now, because of some people in society, they're facing discrimination. yes, there have been deportations, but according to the government, it's because residency rules have been violated. but many refugees complain about difficult administrative procedures and restrictions on movement. there's also tension with local communities who consider syrians and economic burden on

a plan. and when we came here 7 years ago, we brought nothing with us. how we escaped walker since then it has been a day struggle. we are not comfortable. and now there is uncertainty for many of those who have made this country home. so there osha zita stumble. donald trump's twitter account has been restores. new owner ilan mosque conducted a pole on the social media platform and a narrow majority of the 15000000 users voted in favor of the former president's return. trump was permanently suspended from twitter and 2021 for inciting violence . you were getting a big load to also go back on twitter or i don't see it because i don't see any reason for it. they have a lot of problems at twitter. you see what's going on. it may make it, it may not make it, but as it problems are incredible and the.