140 km to Qatar; A World Cup, a world of opportunity

The FIFA World Cup is the most watched sporting event, usually held in several major cities; This time, however, the story is different: it is the host of a country that has less space and the possibility of accepting tourism compared to the previous hosts.

Statistics show that the reception of the World Cup has increased in different periods, so that in 2018 in Russia 7.7 million tourists traveled to this country, while the 2014 World Cup in Brazil had about 5.2 million tourists.

Neighboring host countries typically take advantage of the opportunity of the neighborhood to take advantage of this great sporting event. This time, however, it can be said that the right to neighborliness is more specifically available to neighboring countries. As Qatar is expected to host the 2022 World Cup with a capacity of only 1.5 to 2 million guests.

The FIFA World Cup is not just about a particular sport, it is a very valid business and topic in the world of the new age. This issue goes back to the view of every continent, country and policy towards benefiting from this social phenomenon called football.

World Cup and opportunities for the host neighbor

Fazel Ghanbarpour added: “A look at the experiences of the hosts of previous World Cups shows that in each World Cup, the neighboring host countries have benefited from holding the competitions.” For example, if the World Cup was held in Brazil, neighboring countries such as Argentina and Colombia have made good use of this tourism industry, or if the European Cup was held in a country like Denmark, the Scandinavian countries have certainly reached the point where these competitions are held. They have benefited.

He added: “Now it is Qatar’s turn, a small country in the neighborhood of Iran and Bushehr.” This can be for our country and province with the economic and political view of the monkey rulers.

The distance of about 140 km from the ports of Bushehr province to Qatar, similar climatic conditions, cultural and social relations and the long history of trade and commerce between the business people of Bushehr and Qataris are advantages that can be an opportunity for this province in this period of the World Cup. To be.

The World Cup and football are not separate from the economy

The expert said that the World Cup and football are not separate from the economy, adding: “Football is an important social phenomenon in every country, continent and every league, which, if looked at correctly, can be considered as a lucrative industry.”

Ghanbarpour pointed out: If we want to be realistic, Bushehr province as a gateway for football to enter Iran more than 100 years ago has always been considered a province with unique talents, but unfortunately football in this province is so weak in terms of structure and investment. The biggest teams in Bushehr province are facing trivial problems such as travel. So that sometimes a football team from the energy capital does not have the money to fly to Tehran. In recent years, big and famous teams like Iranjouan and Shahin have faced these strange and arguably ridiculous problems.

He said: “Now, if we want to talk about the World Cup and examine its positive events for a long water border called Bushehr with more than 700 kilometers, we must say that unfortunately, the Qatar World Cup has not achieved anything for Bushehr so ​​far.”

The sports expert stated: with an example, a clearer explanation can be spoken; Qatar is less than an hour and a half away from Bushehr. For example, a tourist who comes from Brazil, if his country’s national team plays today, Sunday, the next game of the Brazilian team is on Wednesday, that is, on Mondays and Tuesdays. He will get bored.

Why not Bushehr?

Ghanbarpour said: “This tourist chooses the neighboring country to host the World Cup; It is not far from expectation that this choice will be Isfahan, Mashhad and Shiraz. But the question is why not Bushehr? This importance and appreciation of this opportunity requires that from the first person of our province to the youngest person to be determined to earn and develop the standard in the sports sector.

He pointed out: Now it is a place for training of some teams present in the Kish Island World Cup. It is enough to move the stadiums of Bushehr province in the next few months that have the necessary conditions for the national teams to train. With the presence of a team, they will even own a brand for a provincial meeting. A brand in which the superstars of the world have practiced.

The sports expert said: “This capacity for the city where I am talking to you now has legionnaire stars such as Mehdi Taremi in Portugal, Mohammad Mohebbi in England and Mehdi Ghaedi in Dubai, and given Iran’s powerful ascent to the World Cup.” Not far from expectation.

Ghanbarpour emphasized: It is not impossible to provide infrastructure in Bushehr province before the World Cup. It only requires strong management. There is talk at the moment about Iran’s trade relations with Qatar through the port of Deir during the World Cup, but that is not enough.

He reminded: In the last 15 years, which camp of Iranian national football teams from teenagers to adults has been held in Bushehr? None of this is catastrophic for the province, which is considered the cradle of the country’s football. Were we able to hold the national youth team camp in Bushehr? If this happens and we host the hardware and host conditions of even the smallest teams in the World Cup, we can say that we have succeeded.

A lasting event for the benefit of sports in Bushehr province

This Bushehr reporter and sports writer stated: The pre-season camps of the World Cup will be useful for seeing football, sports and the name of Bushehr, considering the similarity of Bushehr climate to Qatar.

Ghanbarpour said: Mehdi Taremi, the undisputed star of the last decade of Iranian football, when a big team like Lazio scores in the elimination competitions of the Europa League in Rome Olympic Stadium, the Bushehr suffix is ​​placed in front of his name, but unfortunately no one in our province Appreciates and no one is willing to use these God-given talents.

He said: “All this has sounded the alarm for a proper management for the heads of the province, so it is necessary to go to the president, talk and negotiate so that a lasting event will be beneficial for the sport of Bushehr province.”

Take advantage of the World Cup opportunity to nurture talent

The football expert said: “It is natural for the presence of world football stars in Bushehr province to motivate children, teenagers and young people who are the capacities of this country.” Talents that, if recognized in time, will lead to brilliant results; Not that, for example, like Mehdi Taremi, at the age of 22, he just wants to put in a lot of effort and hardship to achieve his dreams.

Ghanbarpour reminded: “Johan Cruyff” the late B star, because of the football world, his mother was a cleaner at Ajax Amsterdam club. Let’s take the example of 5 stars in the world of football. One of these people is definitely the late Johan Cruyff, who died of cancer a few years ago. I want to say that this example is a perfect example of achieving the dreams of every teenager through the World Cup and the presence of stars in the province Bushehr will reach it.

He emphasized: it is necessary for the governor of Bushehr and city officials to carry out the act of asking in the remaining few months.

Bushehri, a journalist and sports writer, said: “Football is a business for income in the world, but in Iran it is still not possible to take a proper look at this sport. The football of this province was attended by thousands of Mehdi Tarmi, Mehdi Ghaedi, Hossein Mahini, Daniel Mahini and many others.

Ghanbarpour said: Qatar alone is not able to do much and has to get help from neighbors. Some time ago, I saw that the honorable president received a national team shirt as a gift during a meeting with the Emir of Qatar. Now is the time for us to work for Bushehr football with this unique capacity, not in words but in deeds.