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South Asian migrant workers wary of life after FIFA World Cup in Qatar

Workers from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka helped build many of Qatar’s eight stadiums, and to fill them for the matches. India was one of the top ticket-buying nations. “It is very rare that we can come out and celebrate like this,” said Shafiq, from Kerala, who celebrated while wearing an Argentina shirt. “Normally we all stay in the worker zones. We all wonder what will happen after the World Cup.”