AFC Final Videos from the gates

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poor children got scared by the Police riding horses when they started pushing us away from the fence like beggars.

its very obvious that there is news lockout in Qatar. this is why we should shout to the world:

IS THIS HOW THEY WILL HANDLE FIFA WORLD CUP 2022?

Excellent ..

TFS

all very sad. Was caught in crushing crowd. Riot police only exacerbated problem as they came through physically pushing us all backwards. Felt caught in the middle. Saw a bloke have his camera grabbed from him - he bounded backwards very quickly. There were a number of families separated and they wouldn't let the rest of the family through. I heard from one lady that she had to beg to be let out again to be with her family and they eventually let her. A friend was pushed inside while we were retreating and she and a few other separated people were eventually allowed out. I was scared for myself...but I can't imagine how children must have felt.

The stadium wasn't full - this was obvious as we could see through to the top of the stadium. I also heard gates were closed at 4.30pm (not 5.30 as previously thought) ... and every now and then they'd let a few people in. Very strange.

We were glad to escape a scary situation...and while I'd like my money back for my ticket, I'm more interested in the official response from the organisers. This was a very bad situation and someone high up should take responsibility for what happened.

I got 2 tickets worth QR60..they don't let us in!!!! then why are they selling tickets and when asked for refundable they don't entertain!!

what happened yesterday same thing for 2022.

sb1, i feel really bad about what happened to your family. some kind of acknowledgement from the government, and actions to correct this would be nice.

in my opinion, if you force people to sit where the ticket says they are suppose to sit, this would not happen. i went to many games and every time it was the same thing "are you iran or korea", and would tell you go left or right. why don't they ask to see the seat number and guide you to your seats instead?

i read the gulf times article, they couldn't hide this, they had to publish something, even if it's weak.

And not even a single word about this was published on the local paper The Peninsula!

The gulf Times, has a weak and brief article. Does not question or looks for the cause of the problem!

I apologise as I have have posted this elsewhere On QL threads but will continue to add to any new thread in case the authorities actualaly take any notice of the fans comments.

This is not just an access issuue but a major saftey issue. Lets close the entrance gates to the main stadium 45 mins before the game starts . Lets not worry about the men, women , children who will be crushed against the gates as more and more people start coming in and want access.

This is the main issue that should be addressed immediatley by the organisers. Have they no idea of what has happened in past soccer stadium "disasters" . Generally they have been caused by closing gates and then fans crushing entrances leading to injuries or even worse.

In this case they were lucky - The crowd was generally very good natured but it would have taken one incident or one panic event to cause mayhem.

And if you are wondering why I feel so strongly about this , I was at the front of the entrance gates with my two young children just as they closed it. They were frightened and I was frightened for them as the pressure of the crowds built up behind us. Eventually I had to lift them over a crash barrier to get them some space . Then picked them both up and barged my way out through teh crowd into open space and safety.