FIFA World Cup: Excitement at its peak in Kolkata over World Cup, more than 9,000 football fans reach Qatar
Kolkata. The excitement of the FIFA World Cup is at its peak in this city and it can be gauged from the fact that around 9000 fans have reached Qatar to enjoy this global football tournament held once in four years. Fans have been inquiring about tickets, accommodation availability and travel packages to Qatar ahead of the semi-finals and final even as heavyweights Brazil and Portugal were knocked out of the World Cup.
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Around 10,000-12,000 football fans have so far traveled to Qatar from eastern India, including around 9,000 from Kolkata, said Anil Punjabi of the Travel Agents Federation of India. People are still very keen to go there for the semi-finals and finals. We expect at least 1,500 more people to go to this Arab country from Kolkata alone.