Before the news on December 29, it was reported that the Qatari university town dormitory room where Messi and Argentina stayed in Qatar had been transformed into a small museum.
The claim was recently denied by Qatar University, and when contacted by the New York Times, a spokesman said: “the room is not open to tourists, it is a private room, no one is allowed to visit, it is not a museum, and no one is allowed to visit this place.”
“although these photos of it appear on our social media, it does not mention that it will become a museum. Argentina lives in our apartment, just like students in our dormitory, just living there. ”
According to the Qatar University social media provided by the Times, they wrote in the social media: “the University of Qatar has announced that the room where Argentine player Lionel Messi stayed during the 2022 Qatar World Cup will be transferred to a small museum.”
However, the relevant reports have been misinterpreted and overcompensated after being reprinted and extended in many languages.