When asked how people from different backgrounds will find the experience in Qatar to be later this year, Fatma Al-Nuaimi said, "We are a very multi-diverse country. We do have a lot of people from all nationalities here in Qatar. So dealing with people from different cultures, different ethnicities and religions, it's like a second nature for us. We have always grown up with a lot of people from all continents. From Africa to America, they were with us in school or university.
"And always, the Qataris are extremely hospitable. So having a lot of fans coming from abroad, it's not going to be something new to us. Or something that would be culturally shocking," she added.
Jassim Abdulaziz Al-Jassim, the CEO of the Local Organising Committee, said, "I think the World Cup showed that we can maintain our culture and our beliefs and accept everyone as welcoming. And everyone coming can accept what is happening here in Doha and our culture and our beliefs. We've seen that in the World Cup. People come to enjoy football. We speak the same language, which is football."
