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Indians are recording their presence in the on going FIFA World Cup which is being held in Qatar.Despite the fact that the Indian team not even playing in the tournament, Indian fans were the second highest group of visitors to Doha during the Group games, according to a report by FIFA after the end of group stage games. With around 60,000 Indian visitors so far at the World Cup, the number is already more than the number of Indians who had gone to Russia for the previous world cup.
According to FIFA, the top five visitors (top 5 nationalities) are from Saudi Arabia with 77,106 nationals, India at second with 56,893 nationals ,USA, UK and Mexico complete the top five with 36,236, 30,719 and 25,533 nationals at the end of the group stage games in Qatar.Unlike previous editions of the FIFA World Cup, this time around the tournament is being held in the comparative vicinity of the country which has encouraged the Indian tourist to experience first-hand this once-in-4-year global sporting event.
“With the announcement of Qatar being named the home for the FIFA World Cup 2022, it surely catalysed the tourism growth in the Middle East in leaps and bounds.People all over the world are crazy about FIFA, and Indians want to see the huge event.The ripple effect felt was so big that Indian fans became the second-highest group of visitors to Doha,"said Ashish Sidhra- Co-founder of Alike.FIFA World Cup this time is right next door. Tickets too have been easier to procure as crowds from Europe and Lata Am have been thinner in attendance. Not all Indians at the World Cup are from India. A predominant number are NRIs and from GCC countries."A large number of World Cup visitors are at the corporate expense - dealers, vendors, and partners are on ‘incentive’ tours.
Indian tourists to visit during and after the FIFA football World Cup.According to reports, the honour of unveiling the World Cup Trophy during the finals will be non-other than Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone.
