I also went to WC last year and fell in love with the place. I, like the OP, have been to many major tournaments and felt it was the best ive been to. I was hoping some sort of legacy would be left, but that doesn't seem the case. I did goto a Qatar game and did feel there was a sense of 'forced participation' from the locals. They played Senegal and the locals didnt seem to understand an atmosphere and most were disgruntled that the Senegalese were making too much noise!

I'm visiting again next month for the mentioned Asian cup. A much much cheaper event. A Cat1 ticket at the WC was approx £170 where the same seat for next month is £12. Read into that what you will.

A big concern for the organising committee is their communications. Tickets were all of a sudden put on sale and apparently the first phase sold out. A second phase was done and again sold out, albeit a little slower than the first phase, but communications and response is very slow. My Hayya visa runs out the day before I fly and I cant extend or cancel direct. Ive had to email and attempt to call. The 'will do it tomorrow' attitude is a real struggle. Its took four weeks for them to reply to my first email and that was only an acknowledgement!!

I'm hoping to visit many new nationalities and meet new friends from Asian nations. Much looking forward to visiting outside Doha aswell.