Disappointed fans took being turned away largely in stride.
, fan zones like the one on the corniche hosting the concert will be the only FIFA-associated area serving pints — meaning more fans could wind up there.
That includes a vast new underground metro system that can whisk fans from the airport to matches. It has even closed schools for the month and urged residents to work from home. Saturday night, however, started much smoother as Friday is the mandatory day off for all workers in the country. Fewer people stolled the corniche as a massive fireworks show suddenly went off, illuminating Doha's glittering skyline to awed passersby.
AP journalists saw police on horseback at one point in the fan holding area, as well as one armored police vehicle parked outside nearby.
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