For tens of thousands of World Cup fans, home base in Qatar is a concrete complex on the edge of the desert, next to a slaughterhouse and a set of high-voltage electrical wires.
Barwa Barahat al Janoub, a two-hour metro and bus journey from the farthest stadiums, lies in stark contrast to the glitzy opening ceremony put on by the wealthy Gulf state but, at $84 a night, it's the most affordable accommodation in Qatar.
Carrascal and his neighbours opted to stay "in the middle of nowhere" to be able to support their teams in person given sky-high prices in Qatar, the first Middle East nation to host soccer's biggest global event. "I made many sacrifices to come here. I was saving money since like the last two years," said Sandipan Bhowmick from India, who is attending his first World Cup.
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