Thousands of migrant workers in jerseys of Argentina, Brazil and England staged a FIFA World Cup rally in Doha on November 11, as per AFP.??
Fans of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Harry Kane met the Doha seafront for a march that usually is not allowed, according to an AFP journalist.
Most fans came were from Kerala. Kerala forms a huge chunk of the Indian migrant community in Qatar of about 750,000 people. Qatar's total population is around 2.8 million. Kerala is also football-crazy.?
The fans marched behind drummers to the countdown clock overlooking the Gulf.?
¡°Police were told in advance and this is our day,¡± said one organiser who did not want to be named.?
The tournament starts on November 20 and ends on December 18.?
It's the first edition to be held in winter, 2nd one in Asia and 1st one in the Middle East. ??