News JVTech ‘We were all frozen to death’: fans chilled by air conditioning in 2022 World Cup stadiums
The 2022 World Cup kicked off in Qatar yesterday afternoon and while the crowd was a hit, the Ecuadorian and Qatari fans didn’t all have a good time at Al Bayt Stadium. At the heart of the controversy is the cold caused by air conditioning.
World Cup 2022: Concerns were justified!
Football fans were excited (or not) The 2022 World Cup has started this Sunday, November 20th. On the program of this day, the traditional opening ceremony and entry into the host country race: Qatar. However, you probably know that this 22nd edition has been the subject of much criticism for many years, for several reasons. It has to be said that since Qatar was announced as the host country the polemics bloomed like tulips in spring. Speaking of tulips, one of the critics’ big arguments was to highlight the terrible impact this World Cup would have on the environment!
When Qatar was elected host country at the expense of the United States in 2010, questions quickly arose – and we are not talking about suspected corruption here. A World Cup in Qatar in the summer? Qatar running out of stadiums that could host a World Cup game? Under what conditions will the new stadiums come out of the ground? So many questions to which we now (unfortunately) know the answers. So this World Cup takes place in winter and for the occasion 7 new stadiums were built under more than questionable conditions.🇧🇷 Most One of the most sensitive issues of this World Cup is the presence of air conditioning in the stadiums. Yes yes, air conditioning in outdoor stadiums!
Chilled fans at the opening of the 2022 World Cup
This 2022 World Cup is exceptional for many reasons! And for a good reason the competition takes place in winter (the deep). However, temperatures are still extremely hot at this time of year – Qatar is a barren, sand-covered plain. These climatic conditions have therefore prompted Qatar to install air conditioning in the stadiumsso players and fans can keep going – especially in the middle of the day. An aberration that environmentalists have long pointed out.
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Despite this, Air conditioning is part of this World Cup and fans of the opening match between Qatar and Ecuador have already paid the price. Angelica, Ecuadorian supporter, explains on the RMC Sport microphone: “We were all frozen. In Ecuador we have regions where it is cold, but here it was worse than at home or where you are in Europe. We had frozen feet. We covered ourselves with our flag. We wanted them to turn off the air conditioning. »
Et Not only the South American fans got cold. Faisal Rasheed, a Qatari man quoted by the Associated Press news agency, also shared his sentiments: “Actually, it’s too cold”. The latter judgment is all the more interesting as he is used to the temperatures in his country and last night during the meeting was still quite mild (about 25 degrees). To alert you to the problem, with the help of the air conditioner, the temperature dropped to 20 degrees. So much to tell you that the system is broadcasting and that it risks broadcasting even more during matches that take place during the day. A day has passed since the start of the World Cup and a non-sporting event is already making headlines…
