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How annoying is the World Cup on TV?
Do you remember the vuvuzelas at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa? The constant roaring annoyed the TV viewers so much that the broadcasting stations eventually turned down the volume of the stadium atmosphere.
Twelve years later, at the World Cup in Qatar, we are now threatened with the next constant nerve-wracking sound!
TV viewers got the first shrill foretaste yesterday at the DFB test in Oman. The home fans in Muscat whipped up their team so loudly and non-stop with Arabic chants and bagpipe music that they even almost overshadowed the embarrassing 1-0 victory of the German team. Many German fans in front of the televisions raged on the social networks.
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BILD found out on the spot: It’s not just the Omanis who are known for the stadium atmosphere – it’s part of everyday fan practice in all Gulf states. Also in Qatar!
The megaphones are installed behind the fan fences in the Sultan Qaboos Stadium in Muscat
But what is really behind the permanent sound? BILD was in the nerve curve during the second half!
The surprising impression in the Omani mood center: a completely different one! As a German reporter, I am not only greeted warmly, but euphorically. In the block, the fans introduce themselves to me personally, they want to start a conversation, they cheer for the camera. Everyone celebrates themselves, a bit like carnival. Aggressiveness or even violence – fortunately none!
Gladbach’s World Cup star Jonas Hofmann (30) also said: “It was a bit different. But it didn’t bother you, you’re happy when there’s support in the stadium.”
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The procedure: The lead singer stands in the middle of the crowd of fans. His chants, ostensibly Omani country songs, are broadcast over megaphones set up on the pitch side of the fan fence, seemingly officially by the promoter. In the front row is the man who is blowing the bagpipes and two other beaters who are beating their drums with their hands. Laola waves and a sea of lights generated with mobile phones follow later.
The Omanis are looking forward to the World Cup, even if their team just missed qualifying themselves. I can’t find a Qatar supporter – almost everyone is a fan of the big football nations: Portugal, Argentina, France and Germany are mentioned most frequently. An Omani Chelsea fan is blown away to see Kai Havertz play live. An Oman DFB fan waits 90 minutes in vain for his idols Jamal Musiala and Mario Götze to come on.
The fans are particularly proud of what appears to be annoying during the TV broadcast: singing for 90 minutes regardless of the result and what is happening on the pitch. “We will never stop singing,” promises a fan.
The people in the curve are expecting similar songs from the Qatari fans during the World Cup. Except that they appear to be less likely to replace their white “Thawbs” (robes) with leotards. And the music should have a slightly different character.
Either way: the continuous sound could accompany us throughout the tournament…
