The Qatar World Cup is the first World Cup under the ravages of the epidemic, carrying the expectations of countless fans. Qatar has not only spent hundreds of billions of dollars on stadiums, infrastructure, and a new city, but also announced that since the end of the World Cup group stage on December 2, fans without tickets can enter Qatar with the "Hayya Card" to share the football feast.
According to the Qatar World Cup organizing committee, more than 1.2 million tourists will enter Qatar by then. Among them, there is the figure of our Chinese. According to Ctrip's data, international air ticket bookings from the Mainland, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan to Qatar increased by more than 84 times year-on-year.
However, there are more people coming to Qatar, and the bustle is lively, but the camels are forced to work overtime.
During the World Cup, more than a million tourists come to Qatar.
A desert not far from the outskirts of Doha, Qatar's capital, has seen a surge in camel workloads due to its exceptional desert scenery and interesting camel riding experience.
Jaber, a breeder interviewed by the media, said that in normal times, the 20 camels he raises only need to work 20 times a day, but at the time of the World Cup, this number suddenly became about 1,000 times, an increase of almost 50 times.
They were tired and the camels were getting tired, so they could only bring in 40 more camels, but they still couldn't meet the demand.
However, these camels in Doha are so busy that they "vomit blood", but there is a camel in the Xilin region who can be busy and actually become a prophet, what is the matter?
For Qataris, camels are their most familiar animals and closest companions. In the Xilin area, a camel named "Schein" has successfully made a name for itself in the local area because it accurately predicted the outcome of several World Cups, and is now a famous camel in the local camel industry.
How did the camel "Schein" fulfill the prophecy?
Figure | CCTV2 screenshot
People would plant the flags of the two teams on the ground for each game, and if Schein didn't like which team, he would walk towards the flag of which team and stop in front of the flag.
As of the 27th, Schein has successfully predicted the outcome of four matches:
Poland defeated Saudi Arabia, Australia won Tunisia, Denmark defeated France, and Argentina defeated Mexico.
The director of the camel camp in Qatar's Xilin region said: "Although the camel can't speak, it always has its own way. But which team it chooses, the selected team may be 'hit' in the game", which can be called "poisoned milk".
The World Cup predicts the outcome of the game is an indispensable activity and fun in every World Cup, not only humans like to predict themselves, but also animals like to predict.
The most famous animal "World Cup forecaster" is the World Cup in South Africa, where Paul the octopus kept at the Oberhausen Aquarium in Germany successfully predicted the outcome of eight matches.
I wonder if this time, Schein can surpass his predecessor Paul Octopus and accurately predict more matches? We'll see.