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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Paul MacInnes

England and Wales fans being paid to promote World Cup from Qatar

A worker walks in front of a Qatar World Cup billboard in Doha last weekend.
A worker walks in front of a Qatar World Cup billboard in Doha last weekend. The tournament starts on Sunday 20 November. Photograph: Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images

A number of England and Wales fans will be paid to travel to Qatar for the World Cup and given free tickets to the opening ceremony, but there is a catch: they will be expected to be ambassadors for the tournament.

Members of the Fan Leader Network, a group which Qatari authorities say “contributes to tournament planning through fan insight, research, content creation and message amplification”, have been offered the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of travelling to the tournament, providing they agree to certain terms and conditions.

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