Doha: Football legend and General Manager of Germany’s national team Oliver Bierhoff praised Qatar’s long-term vision for the development of football and sports in general, stressing that Qatar has great opportunities to present a strong team in the 2022 World Cup.
On Wednesday, Bierhoff said: “We spent two incredible days with great hospitality from Qatari people, and we saw great things that I did not expect to be so huge and detailed. It’s a great vision and work that Aspire is doing here.”
He added, “It’s great facilities with so much space and quality, with experts from all over the world, who are developing football and sports, which was very interesting for me to see how they try to deal with every detail with technology. It’s along vision for sure, Qatar football want to become important, it takes some time, but I’m sure with all these efforts, detailed work, and enthusiasm that I saw in the people, Qatar has a good chance of having a good team at the 2022 World Cup,” Bierhoff said.
Moreover, Netherlands football legend Johan Neeskens also praised Qatar’s preparations for 2022 during a recent visit to Doha.
After hearing about Qatar’s infrastructure projects and legacy programs, Neeskens said, “You have four years to go but what you have already achieved, and what you’re still planning, is very impressive.”
He said, “I recently watched Qatar draw against Iceland and beat Switzerland, and they played very good football. Switzerland then beat Belgium 5-2, so this shows how much Qatar has been improving. The World Cup can give so much, especially if the host nation is performing well, so I hope Qatar can keep it up. I also hope the Netherlands qualifies for 2022 and we finally win the tournament,” Neeskens said.
