The weary heart of the World Cup beats on a cricket pitch on the southwestern edge of Doha. There, in the fan zone right next to the Asian Town shopping center, those who made Qatar’s World Cup possible watch football: construction workers, security guards, hotel employees. Word of the event hasn’t quite got around yet. Uber driver Jakir asks confused: “Everyone’s going to watch football, and you want to see cricket?” Even though he’s a football fan, but he doesn’t like to talk about it that much at the moment. His heart belongs to Argentina.
