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Soon, the Qatar World Cup will be done and dusted and the FIFA Circus will gather up its branding and the Blazers and they will move on. But what next? What will the

legacy of this world cup be? The FIFA president, Janie Infantino, as expected, says

it's been the best World Cup ever. It's certainly been the most controversial, but has it been a success?

I'm Adam Leventhal. This is the Athletic Football Podcast. The unique cohesive power that this World Cup has shown thanks to everyone who was evolved to Qatar, all the

volunteers, workforce, all of you, everyone who has contributed to make this World Cup the best World Cup ever.

Today's episode is brought to you from the rather picturesque gardens outside the Qatar National Museum,

which is well worth a visit if you get an opportunity to come here to Doha.

I have been telling quite a few people that whilst we've been here and many have

followed in my footsteps. It's been very interesting to see the history of the

country but let's focus on this World Cup.

Matt Slater, senior football news reporter and Laura Williamson, the deputy editor of

the Athletic are here to discuss the experience of this World Cup what it means and the future.

Laura, Matt, good to see you.

What we think, what the fans, the visitors from various different nations think, what those

who have built this place think and what Janie Infantino thinks may well differ completely. We heard from the FIFA

president yesterday in his closing address. Matt you and I were sat in the

auditorium for front row seats to see what he was going to come up with and he wasn't

as combative as he was in his opening address but basically the long and short of it was this has been great

let's move on big tick in the box.

Yeah it was very different to the eve of tournament rants where he came in I

think quite I think it's quite emotional actually because I think he's had a really

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