FIFA World CUP DRAMA: As the opening encounter between Qatar vs Ecuador, the first game of the FIFA World Cup kicked off last Sunday, the hosts Qatar breathed a huge sigh of relief. However, there has been no shortage of drama and tension in the opening week. The football action continues on the pitch, and off the pitch there has been no shortage of it either. Journalists who went to cover the mega event in Qatar have been subjected to trauma and stress due to the poor security arrangements by the Qatar authorities. Follow FIFA World Cup 2022 LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN & Watch FIFA WC LIVE Streaming on Jio Cinemas.
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A Danish TV crew, led by Rasmus Tantholdt, who were reporting the World Cup in Qatar, were interrupted by security staff and were threatened that their camera would be broken. Reason? The officials thought they didn’t have a permit to shoot. Rasmus was slightly agitated and was heard saying, ‘You invited the whole world to come here, why can’t we film? It’s a public place.’
We now got an apology from Qatar International Media Office and from Qatar Supreme Committee.
This is what happened when we were broadcasting live for @tv2nyhederne from a roundabout today in Doha. But will it happen to other media as well? #FIFAWorldCupQatar2022 pic.twitter.com/NSJj50kLql— Rasmus Tantholdt TV2 (@RasmusTantholdt) November 15, 2022
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In another incident, an Argentine reporter TV reporter was ROBBED on her first day of the tournament. Dominique Metzger was doing a live show when the robbery happened and several items from her handbag were stolen. Her experience with the cops left her dumbstruck as they did tell her that the thief would be caught with the use of high-tech cameras and they could locate him. They asked her what course of action she wished to take, “What justice do you want? What sentence do you want us to give him? Do you want him to be sentenced to five years in prison? Do you want him to be deported?”
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Grant Wahl, a US journalist, was briefly detained as he tried to enter a World Cup stadium wearing a rainbow shirt, which was in support of the LGBT community. Grant said that he was denied entry to the stadium and was asked to remove his T-shirt. When he tweeted about this incident, his phone was taken away as well.
Free to read: What happened when Qatar World Cup security detained me for 25 minutes for wearing a t-shirt supporting LGBTQ rights, forcibly took my phone and angrily demanded that I remove my t-shirt to enter the stadium. (I refused.) Story: https://t.co/JKpXXETDkH pic.twitter.com/HEjr0xzxU5
— Subscribe to GrantWahl.com (@GrantWahl) November 21, 2022
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Wahl said that a security commander approached him later, apologized for the ordeal, and allowed him into the venue. FIFA was quick to apologize to Wahl. The FIFA World Cup attracts global eyeballs, and even a small mistake garners massive outcry. All the authorities could now do is reduce some of these unpleasant events for their guests.
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