Gordon, have you ever tried the vuvuzela?
-No -Go ahead
-It's not as easy as it looks, right? -No
It's hard...
-It's not as easy as it looks... -One more time
It's loud!
-So now imagine thousands of this in the stadium. -Tens of thousands!
South Africa!
Now, where do you see yourself in 2 years?
Let's hope!
-Now, this is a major milestone -One of many
We're celebrating exactly 2 years until the next World Cup
We are very excited to partner with Qatar again to share a little bit more about the
World Cup, so thanks so much to Qatar for sponsoring this video and believing in our work.
Now, what should actually be happening...
Well, but in reality, this is the only bag we can pack at the moment.
Because well...
It's still 2020.
Yeah
We can't make it to Qatar this year, unfortunately.
Travel restrictions are still in place, so instead, we're gonna share a little bit of
what's ahead when it comes to the World Cup.
I can't create my travel guides in Qatar yet, but I can show how you can also join the road to 2022.
Did you know that you can also take pictures like this, even if you don't go to Qatar?
That was it, baby.
Not shopping for Black Friday yet.
Are there tickets available for Black Friday?
No!
For the World Cup?
No!
Only when it's closer to the World Cup, and I don't think it will be a Black Friday deal, baby
Okay...
So, we're here...
And the World Cup is here
We got all this time.
2 years, right here
And there's a lot of things going on in between
For example?
We'll have a new ball!
We're both bad, baby
That's about it
Let's start here now with the countdown to our favorite fan moments.
So, number 6, the ball.
This was the one in Russia.
The Telstar 18.
Colorful or black and white?
Match malls have changed a lot over the decades.
When we think about a football, we normally think of the traditional black and white ball
with pentagons and hexagons, right?
But that was the official ball only in 1970 and 1974.
Which by the way was called Telstar.
This Telstar here is a homage to the original.
When it comes to match balls not only the design changes, but a lot of research and
technology goes into creating them.
Well, maybe not that one
But this ball here has a microchip and you can actually connect to the ball from your phone
See?
It connected.
Then this page here opens
Not much more happens after that, but who knows in the future?
I have high expectations for Qatar as the World Cup of technology.
Now, we can't anticipate in what order things will happen here, but we can also expect...
number 5, a new...
Song!
Song, yeah!
♪ Tsamina mina eh eh Waka Waka eh eh ♪
What face is this? [laughs]
- Ok, sing your favorite now - No, you do it
♪ Here we go, Allez, allez, allez ♪
♪ Go, go, go!
Allez, allez, allez ♪
Your turn, Gordon!
Come on! [laughs]
Do you know what you deserve?
[laughs]
It's never just one song anymore, right?
You have the official song, the official anthem, you have unofficial songs...
Remember an unofficial one that I loved?
♪ Ooooo, ooooooooooo ♪
Waving Flag.
World Cup in South Africa too.
Amazing!
-Number 4! -Mascot
Today every World Cup has a mascot, but it was not always like this.
The tradition began in England, 1966.
Yeah!
The mascot is not just randomly chosen, it represents a characteristic or an animal,
for example, of the host country.
My favorite?
Fuleco, from Brazil.
It is so cute!
It's an armadillo, a species that is native to Brazil.
And it's so unique because it can roll into a ball.
And I remember that at the time it ended up raising awareness to this endangered species
of armadillo.
So nice, so cute!
Number 3!
Or would it be... how do the Germans do?
-Like this, right?
-I guess
Or 3, how do you prefer?
3! [laughs]
For me, this should be number 1
The ones everybody wants pictures with...
Messi and Neymar
The teams are obviously number 1 when the World Cup starts, but I'm talking about pre-games.
When the squads are announced, the new jerseys, new kits, all the designs.
All that drama...
I found this article here on The Guardian that illustrates so well this history.
And you can see the design changes.
Look at this.
Look at Spain, baby!
How much it changed...
The design...
You see?
The previous ones...
-And the color -Yeah
I remember Germany playing like this
It's not only about the design, but today there's a lot of research that goes into creating
the uniforms.
Major brands are always trying to come up with something lighter, more breathable,
that dries faster...
This is what these little spheres here are for.
Not a World Cup jersey this pink...
It's my exercise shirt, but the technology is the same
And when it comes to the squads, there are always those cases that a player is cut out
in the very last moment, when the World Cup is about to start, like weeks before, so there's
all the drama involved.
I feel so sorry for them!
Okay, so before I share the last 2, my favorite and most anticipated milestones before the
World Cup, let me share what we already know.
The World Cup already has an emblem.
The emblem was inspired by a traditional woolen shawl that is worn during winter in Qatar,
and it is winter right there.
It is their winter.
And it also has other meanings, like it resembles the trophy, also the infinity symbol...
-And the number "8" -Yes, yes, and there are 8 stadiums.
The match schedule is ready too, look at this.
Four matches every day.
1 PM, 4 PM, 7 PM, and 10 PM local time
What's the weather like in Qatar now?
Oh, I don't know, let me see here.
Oh, look at this, 26 degrees in Doha right now
And there should be a match going on right now.
26 degrees, really nice
Let's see what's the weather like here.
Now in Orlando it's 23 degrees.
So it's close, it's going to be about the same thing.
It's very comfortable, very nice.
What's the next milestone after 2 years?
I'd say it's the qualifiers because they were delayed all over the world...
Because, you know...
It's 2020...
So here in North America, in Europe and Oceania they start in March 2021.
In South America, Africa, and Asia they have already started and will resume next year.
The only country confirmed is Qatar as the host, as they qualify automatically.
What about France?
No, not even France!
They're the champions but they have to fight
What's number 2?
I'll get there
Number 2: the trophy tour.
In the recent World Cups, there was this tour to several countries all over the world with
the real trophy.
It's totally free to attend, and you can go there, they take the picture for you and give
you this really nice souvenir to keep.
I love it!
Now, there's this whole tradition about the trophy, because only former champions and
Heads of State can touch the trophy.
I can't, you can't, nobody else can.
Not even the staff.
You see the staff when they're preparing everything, they have to wear gloves.
It's really nice!
It's good to keep an eye on the preparations and know when all this is going on.
Follow @roadto2022EN because they'll probably announce it there.
And finally...
What I really look forward to is the draw of the groups.
I love to know who's playing who, what's the opening match, if there are 2 big rivals in
the same group...
All that drama!
Some results that impacted me most: 2010, Portugal and Brazil in the same group.
Oh, no!
And then Portugal again in 2018: Portugal and Spain in the same group.
Portugal is not very lucky, huh?
2002: Argentina, England, Nigeria, and Sweden.
That was a tough group
Today the draw is huge, watched by millions of people all over the world, but it was not
always the case.
It all started in 1990, in Italy.
Before that, the draw was held in TV studios, or government offices, hotels,...
Now, you may think "I don't have money", "I can never experience this"...
So let me share my story of how everything started for me.
I was a volunteer in a Club World Cup, and that has literally changed my life in terms
of opportunities, in terms of knowledge, of how I see things,...
I started seeing that not even the sky is the limit.
I was 20 years old coming from a small town in Brazil and not knowing anyone in the industry.
And at that moment I knew that one day I'd work in a World Cup and that I would travel the world.
And look at that, I'm here now talking about the World Cup, and my next videos about this
topic will hopefully be in Qatar creating travel guides.
All my strength.
Ooops!
Try again
♪ Waka Waka eh eh ♪
You're getting the rhythm now, huh?
A lot of work here...
Thank you so much to everyone who already sent me ideas of stories to do in Qatar.
Remember my empty book?
Look at it now...
Each one here is a single video.
Look at how many!
It will take me multiple trips to cover all this!
Thanks, everyone!
Thanks for all the comments and direct messages