contest, be it the bbc or liverpool council or eurovision organisers themselves, they have always maintained that this is eurovision, this is ukraine s eurovision, it s just happening in the united kingdom. last year s uk entrant sam ryder put it best, it s ukraine s party but it s happening in our house. in the run up to eurovision, outside of the arena, there will be events across liverpool. there will be a eurovision village, which is essentially a fan park you might be familiar with that football tournaments. there will be big screens to watch the show if you can t get tickets. big stages to watch the acts. also a commitment to showcase uk culture but also ukrainian culture. st george s hall where the ceremony is tonight, that has the eurovision low logo but also the ukrainian flag. another gesture that will be eurovision
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thatis be a point when the matches begin, that is on sunday, and i guess that will change some of the atmosphere around this. that it has not been anything like the sense of a world cup build up. john has been speaking to people around qatar. just over 48 hours to go. the first world cup in the middle east. signs that football s coming to qatar. the world s media has arrived. but it feels like many fans haven t yet. since arriving here in doha, it s been hard to get a sense of just where fans are going to gather away from the main fan parks. so we ve come here to the souq waqif, which is one of the main marketplaces here in doha. it s where families and friends gather, and whilst there are a few scarves and flags on sale, there really isn t much excitement building. and you certainly don t get a feeling that one of the biggest football tournaments in the world is just days away. walk around here, it s amazing. it looks good, looks good. is the atmosphere here what you expected? um.
here in doha. it s where families and friends gather, and whilst there are a few scarves and flags on sale, there really isn t much excitement building. and you certainly don t get a feeling that one of the biggest football tournaments in the world is just days away. walk around here, it s amazing. it looks good, looks good. is the atmosphere here what you expected? um. maybe not yet, because the world cup hasn t started yet, but it s going to be amazing in a couple of days. the emotion, it s overwhelming and we re thrilled to be here. brazil is champion! turn around, let s see your back, let s see. neymar! neymar to win it for brazil? yeah. more than a million fans are expected over the next 28 days of competition. and whilst many are yet to sample the main sights here in doha, at least 20,000 people attended a test event at the main fan park on wednesday, and it ll be full when the matches start. at a fifa organised event yesterday, england met migrant workers here in qatar to learn
match and john watson has been finding out what s in store for them. just over 48 hours to go. the first world cup in the middle east. signs that football s coming to qatar the world s media has arrived, but it feels like many fans haven t yet. since arriving here in doha, it s been hard to get a sense of just where fans are going to gather away from the main fan parks. so we ve come here to the souq waqif, which is one of the main marketplaces here in doha. it s where families and friends gather, and whilst there are a few scarves and flags on sale, there really isn t much excitement building. and you certainly don t get a feeling that one of the biggest football tournaments in the world is just days away. walk around here, it s amazing. it looks good, looks good. is the atmosphere here what you expected? um. maybe not yet, because the world cup hasn t started yet, but it s going to be amazing in a couple of days. the emotion, it s overwhelming and we re thrilled to be here.