Qatar and the media
THE INSIDER
Down on the pitch the temperature gauge stood at19.6°C; outside the stadium somewhere around 36°C. This was the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, late in the evening of the World Cup play-off showdown between Australia and Peru. Each step up towards the roof and the temperature rose with every footfall.
The evening temperature will be degrees lower come November and December during the extravaganza on which the last Emir set his sights 15 years ago and on whose ambition the current Emir will feast in a few short months.
The argument will run and run: should journalists
