Tag: Qatar World Cup
Kampong hockey player Jip Janssen experienced the World Cup final in Argentina: ‘Unbelievable to see what it releases’
The hockey men themselves saw little of the game. “It sounds bizarre, but we saw the first half at the airport, during the second we were on the plane,” says…
Mayor Dijksma disappointed about World Cup riots: ‘Deeply sad, a great party has been ruined’
Utrecht – Mayor Sharon Dijksma of Utrecht calls the World Cup riots after Morocco-Portugal “deeply sad”. “What should have been a great party was ruined by a group of ringleaders,”…
Kevin was on the field in De Bilt against Messi 17 years ago: ‘Didn’t expect him to become so good’
“Has it been seventeen years already? Gee, I’m really getting old,” is the first thing Kevin says when he thinks back to that game. “But yes, that also applies to…
Atmosphere changes after World Cup party, police intervene after Morocco win
In Utrecht and Amersfoort it was a long time of celebration after Morocco’s victory against Spain. Immediately after Achraf Hakimi’s last winning penalty, the Kanaalstraat in Utrecht and the roundabout…
Party in Utrecht and Amersfoort after Morocco’s World Cup win
In Utrecht, the revelers mainly gather on the Kanaalstraat and around the ULU mosque in the Lombok district. There are hundreds of people with torches and flags. A little further…
Amersfoort is fed up with violence after Morocco’s World Cup victory: ‘There are elderly people living here with walkers, they can’t leave’
She not only thinks about her own safety, but also that of local residents. At the roundabout, on the border of the center with the Van Randwijcklaan, there are many…
Utrecht party after World Cup victory Morocco, agents in Amersfoort pelted with fireworks
The unrest was concentrated at the De Stier roundabout. The police deployed officers with dogs and batons. No one has been arrested so far. Some people were speeding around with…
Not a protest, but an alternative: benefit concert in Amersfoort during World Cup
Not a protest, but an alternative. Esther is very touched by a story she read about Jamal, one of the migrant workers who participated in the construction work in Qatar.…