As if this fan knew that Saudi Arabia will pull off the biggest surprise of the Games on Tuesday.
Saudi Arabia beat Argentina in the World Cup. PDO
The biggest bang of the World Cup in Qatar was seen on Tuesday, when Saudi Arabia beat Argentina, one of the champion favorites, 2–1. The final result will go down in futs history, so this tastes especially good for Saudi fans in particular.
Especially for a Saudi To Abdullah al-Salm. He fulfilled his long-time dream of going to see the World Cup and made a kind of pilgrimage from Jeddah to the city of the competition, Doha.
– I’ve always dreamed of the World Cup, but I’ve never made it because they were organized very far away – in Brazil, South Africa, Russia. But the opportunity to watch the World Cup in an Arab country as an Arab feels like a great honor, says al-Salmi BBCfor.
By flying, the man would have gotten there in about two hours. Walking more than 1,600 kilometers, the trip took 55 days in the end. The weather conditions and also the wildlife brought their own dangers, but eventually al-Salmi found his way to Qatar.
– Sometimes I saw when a wolf walked near me, the man describes.
The trip, which lasted almost two months, made al-Salm a celebrity. He posed for group photos before the memorable World Cup match.
Saudi Arabia lead their group after the first games, as Poland and Mexico played out a goalless draw. A fantastic result Lionel Messi’s starred against Argentina also brought a prize to the citizens of Saudi Arabia, because the crown prince Muhammad bin Salman declared the next day a national holiday.