Two of three most famous football teams in the Arab world, Zamalek (Egypt) and Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia) will meet on Friday 9 September to baptise the Lusail Iconic Stadium, the crown jewel of Qatar’s sporting equipment. The tone of the game is a foregone conclusion: it will be a splendid regional fête, less than two months before the World Cup. The Tunisian international Youssef Msakni had just kicked the first goal for his team Al-Arabi SC. It was 11 August 2022: one of the capital’s three (.)