Soccer-Fans stay away from Qatar World Cup that doesn't make them dream

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Preview - Doha, Qatar - October 20, 2022 Morocco fans at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 countdown clock on the Corniche REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

BERLIN (Reuters) - The Qatar World Cup was always going to be unique in several ways but one aspect FIFA would not have welcomed is that fans the world over are opting not to attend a tournament one supporter group said "doesn't make fans dream".

There are many factors involved, which individually might have been minor deterrents but, piled together, have made supporters who routinely follow their teams at huge expense decide to give this one a miss.