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Falcon tradition inspires passion in World Cup host Qatar

Qatari Ali Alansi, right, looks at a falcon for sale in a shop in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. Qatar has become synonymous with soccer since winning the rights to host the FIFA World Cup that opens on Sunday. But another sport is flying high in the historic center of Doha as over a million foreign fans flock to the tiny emirate: Falconry. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell) Qatari Abdulaziz Alansi, 16, speaks to his brother as he holds a falcon for sale in a shop in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. Qatar has become synonymous with soccer since winning the rights to host the FIFA World Cup that opens on Sunday. But another sport is flying high in the historic center of Doha as over a million foreign fans flock to the tiny emirate: Falconry. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell) Qatari Abdulaziz Alansi, 16, takes a photo of a a falcon for sale in a shop in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. Qatar has become synonymous with soccer since winning the rights to host the FIFA World Cup that opens on Sunday. But another sport is flying high in the historic center of Doha as over a million foreign fans flock to the tiny emirate: Falconry. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell) Qatari Abdulaziz Alansi, 16, looks at a falcon for sale in a shop in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. Qatar has become synonymous with soccer since winning the rights to host the FIFA World Cup that opens on Sunday. But another sport is flying high in the historic center of Doha as over a million foreign fans flock to the tiny emirate: Falconry. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell) A falcon sits for sale in a shop in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. Qatar has become synonymous with soccer since winning the rights to host the FIFA World Cup that opens on Sunday. But another sport is flying high in the historic center of Doha as over a million foreign fans flock to the tiny emirate: Falconry. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
Falcon tradition inspires passion in World Cup host Qatar