# Chaos reigns at Asian Cup in Qatar \[soccer\]

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [January 31, 2011, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chaos-reigns-at-asian-cup-in-qatar-soccer/569625 "2011-01-31T09:23:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chaos-reigns-at-asian-cup-in-qatar-soccer/569625/1 "2011-01-31T09:23:12Z")

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[Link](http://english.aljazeera.net/sport/football/2011/01/201112921940597529.html).

Qatar riot police go apeshit and lock out ticket holding fans who have flown half the world away to watch Japan play Australia:

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> A female supporter described having blood running from her hand after being grabbed by a male policeman and forced to wipe her camera.
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> “The guy went mental on me - to such an extent another cop got involved and was shouting his head off at him for what he’d done. Blood all down my hands,” she said.

Great choice for a World Cup venue!