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Qatar hoping to show its soccer passion as World Cup host

A Diego Maradona doll belonging to Osvaldo Santander sits on a shelf in a room at his home, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Santander and his son Julian will travel to Qatar for the World Cup, their third World Cup as fans. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Soccer pennants belonging to collector Osvaldo Santander hang in a room at his home during an interview with The Associated Press in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Santander and his son Julian will travel to Qatar for the World Cup, their third World Cup as fans. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Osvaldo Santander holds a soccer ball in a room at his home during an interview with The Associated Press, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Santander and his son Julian will travel to Qatar for the World Cup, their third World Cup as fans. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Osvaldo Santander and his son Julian pose with a banner illustrated with images of the late soccer legend Diego Maradona and soccer star Lionel Messi, during an interview with The Associated Press in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Santander and his son Julian will travel to Qatar for the World Cup, their third World Cup as fans. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Soccer memorabilia belonging to Osvaldo Santander are displayed on shelves in a room at his home, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Santander and his son Julian will travel to Qatar for the World Cup, their third World Cup as fans. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Osvaldo Santander stands with his soccer collection in his home during an interview with The Associated Press, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Santander and his son Julian will travel to their third World Cup by means of their savings, selling banners and a TV game show win this year. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) FILE - The fan village on Nov. 10, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. Fan groups discuss what they think will be the opportunities and challenges for thousands of fans from across the world arriving into a society that has codified norms of social behavior and is expensive to visit. (AP Photo/Hussein Sayed, File)
Qatar hoping to show its soccer passion as World Cup host