Well I've been here 8 years and so far zero World Cup fever, just non stop controversy from the Western countries, however the wider Arab / Muslim world is very excited about a Middle East World Cup and the demographic for the visiting fans will be vastly different from all previous tournaments
I have no idea how this will play out, a winter Tournament in an Arabic Muslim country but I hope it passes without incident
I am going to all 3 England group games plus tickets for Brazil, Uruguay and Korea, in fact tickets are being given away free here now as sales are not to the expected levels
With minimal preparation time, maybe this is the year an African side lifts the trophy? That would be good to see