Firefighters landed in Doha

The firefighters landed in Doha on Tuesday afternoon, where they were welcomed with open arms by the hosts and the Croatian community, and were overwhelmed by the summer heat because the temperature even exceeded thirty degrees. They arrived from Zagreb by charter, and six players directly from the countries they were in - Modrić, Kovačić, Pašalić, Moro, Ćaleta-Car, and Vlašić.

Apart from Ambassador Drago Lovrić one of the key people for Doha Croats is Mario Lozančić, President of the Croatian Business Council in Qatar and a well-known IT expert, whose company Doha Technology set up the smart benches of Solin's Include in Aspire Park, the largest and most beautiful in the country. On them, passers-by can take a break, but also charge their mobile phones and connect to the Internet.

- About 400 Croats currently live and work in Qatar, although changes are happening on a monthly basis. We are very glad to be able to host Vatrene and cheer for them - Lozančić told us.

It has been announced that former President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović will also be present at the matches, and gatherings of Qatari Croats and Dalić's chosen ones will also be organized.

- We are working to find our people with the national team, to take photos of the children with the players - said Lozančić, which will certainly not be a problem, and the coach announced that he will take teams to dinners in restaurants to further strengthen the community.

Croats in Qatar deal with everything and everything. As everywhere.

stopped some projects, deliberately "cut" the number of foreign workers, everything that is not important for the World Cup fell into the background. Only after that will it continue and increase the number of labor. Since they won the World Cup, development has started three times faster than before and, well, they have reached today's level.

Although it is almost nine months until the opening, the stadiums have been ready for a long time, and intensive work is being done on the conditions for accommodating fans.

- Everything will be great! A solution will be found for all fans who want to come, Qatar is doing everything at the highest level. It is the only championship where spectators will be able to play several games on the same day due to the proximity of the stadium. Qatar will be the center of all nations, races, and religions in those days.

Therefore, it will be allowed to pour alcohol in the fan zones. After Vatreni played in the World Cup final, the Qataris know far more about Croatian football.

- After the finals of the World Cup, the whole world knows and supports Croatia. We are not as anonymous as we were in France in 1998. Croatian fans are recognized and appreciated for their colorful jersey and enthusiastic cheering. Tar really likes our "checkered" jersey.

Qatar, Croatia, Slovenia, and Bulgaria are participating in the tournament. But there will be no meeting between Qatar and us. Wouldn't it be challenging for them to face Luka Modrić 's team?

If you look at it that way, they would, but they have different logic. Out of three rivals, they chose two easier ones, Slovenia and Bulgaria, which do not play in the World Cup. The Cathars are "building" their charge and optimism, they want their morale to grow. That's why they "accidentally" skipped us. They are not that strong, and they would like to offer something at least in the World Cup group.