Ynara Correa da Costa, 51, has visited more than 50 stadiums around the world and, in some of them, has witnessed remarkable events, such as the 1994 World Cup final in the USA, when Brazil won its fourth world title.
That was the first of the five Cups she saw in person. And, according to the systems analyst, it was also the most exciting.
“Brazil really needed a victory after Senna’s death. I was there at the Rose Bowl [estádio da final com a Itália]in a huge heat, a lot of tension, but it was a huge emotion to experience the tetra”, he recalls.
Hoping to revive that feeling of a world title, Ynara has already secured her place in Qatar, the first country in the Middle East to host the competition. She will join the group of Brazilians that will face the long journey, the cultural differences and, especially, the high costs to accompany the selection in the search for the hexa.
“I know that it is a country with many restrictions, and I think that we Brazilians and all of us in the West will have some difficulties”, he says. “But I believe that if we respect the rules and the culture, there will be no problems.”
Born in Campo Grande (MT), Ynara says she intends to stay in the country for 26 days and, at first, see 12 duels. As the eight stadiums that will host the games are within a radius of 50 km, fans will be able to move around easily. Even so, the trip to Qatar will not be cheap.
The analyst preferred not to specify how much she will spend, but mentioned that it will be at least R$ 20 thousand. “For this, I started planning last year,” she says.
The value estimated by her is even well into account when it comes to Qatar, especially in relation to airfare and accommodation, for example.
The organization of the Cup offers accommodation options with daily rates around US$ 100 (R$ 509). In the village of fans, with rooms for two people that are a kind of containers, the daily rate is US$ 207 (R$ 1,054). To stay there for the entire first phase of the Worlds, which should last 12 days, would cost R$6,100 and R$12,600, respectively.
Regarding the trip, it is possible to find round-trip flights from R$11,000 leaving São Paulo in November, during the World Cup, and returning from Doha on December 3, at the end of the first phase. The competition has its final scheduled for December 18th.
Alvaro Jorge Reis Castanho, 62, from Pará, has accompanied the Brazilian team in World Cups since the edition held in France, in 1998. After regretting the defeat to the French, he saw the fifth title won by Brazil, in 2002.
The World Cup in Qatar, in November, will be the seventh he will see up close. Since 2018, he has been preparing. “I plan the four years in advance, that is, as soon as a World Cup is over, I start saving money for the next one because I have to buy the package in dollars”, he says.
For this edition, he says his trip will cost around US$70,000. “For sure, it will be the most expensive World Cup for us [brasileiros]”, he says. “I’ve been seeing some reports about the cost of drinks and I was surprised to see that the beer will be costing around R$ 65”, says the businessman, who intends to see at least three games in Brazil.
Officially, the consumption of alcoholic beverages in public is prohibited in Qatar. However, the government will make an exception for hotels to sell drinks to visitors. In the places where the games will take place, so far, consumption will only be allowed in the stadium boxes, for fans with “hospitality” tickets.
On July 5th, FIFA opened the sale of the last batch of tickets for the competition. Tickets will be available until next Monday, 15th. The entity did not inform how many tickets are still for sale. Until this Thursday (11), the official website only had tickets for six games, none of them involving the main teams, such as Brazil. The cheapest ticket cost R$ 1,137.
One of those responsible for marketing travel packages for the World Cup offers options ranging from US$ 9,315 (R$ 48,130) — with four nights in Qatar and tickets to a match in Brazil in the first phase — to US$ 21,965 (R$ 113,490) , also with four nights and tickets to the final.
By the third phase, about 1.8 million tickets had been sold. Canada, England, Germany, India, France, Saudi Arabia, Spain, United Arab Emirates, United States, in addition to host Qatar, are among the countries that bought the most tickets.
Among Brazilians, one of the biggest groups that will be present in Qatar is the MVA (Green Yellow Movement) organized crowd. According to Luiz Carvalho, known as Vasco, around 2,000 members of the group have already confirmed their presence at the World Cup.
“Apart from that, we have an embassy in Doha that has 1,200 people, most of them are immigrants, some from India, passionate about Brazil. They are already rehearsing our songs and will join forces with the MVA”, says Luiz.
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