Qatar, the host of this year's World Cup, lost all three matches in the group stage, making it the worst host in the tournament's history, and was mocked as a big loser. However, with the final match pitting Argentina against France, the world realized that this Middle Eastern country is in fact a big winner, as Argentina's King of the Ballon d'Or and France's top scorer, Kilian McBarbee, both play for the French Ligue 1 powerhouse, which is owned by the Qatar Sports Investment Fund.
Paris Saint Germain
(PSG), in other words, this is a Qatari final.
Qatar has been hosting this year's World Cup for more than a decade. In addition to winning the hosting rights amidst a lot of controversy, another major move was the acquisition of PSG in 2011, and every year, they have invested huge sums of money in acquiring players, and in recent years the deals have become more and more sensational, including the purchase of Nima from Barcelona in 2017 for a world-record 222 million euros.
Kilian McBarbee was signed by Monaco on a loan-and-buy basis, and it was reported that
transfer to another club (professional sports)
The fee is as high as 180 million euros. The free-agent signing of Mez in the summer of last year formed a fantastic MNM front line that shook up the soccer world and was said to be building momentum for the World Cup in Qatar.
PSG have been dominating the French domestic competition for years since being acquired by the Qatar Sports Investment Fund, and have also achieved good results in the UEFA Europa League, including reaching the 2020 final only to be defeated by
Bayern
München or Munich, capital of Bavaria, Germany
Doha
the national team
The weak team will not be able to achieve good results in the World Cup, but the government-supported PSG forces have made a big splash in this year's tournament, successfully creating a cross-generation duel between Mays and Kilian McBarbee, who both have 5 goals in the top scorer list, making it a perfect script for the battle of the champions of the two teams, as well as the battle of the top scorers of Mays and McBarbee.
In addition, Morocco's miraculous run to the quarterfinals has attracted global attention, and with star Ashraf playing for PSG, Qatar is the real winner from a big-picture perspective.
