USMNT World Cup Daily, Day 2
My encounter with a security guard, an internal security document and interviews with Tim Weah, Brenden Aaronson, Kellyn Acosta and Josh Sargent
DOHA, Qatar — I promise I’ll get to the USMNT coverage soon below, but my day had a weird start. I visited the FIFA Broadcast & Media Accreditation Centre to pick up my World Cup credential. Everything seemed normal. I got in a line full of international journalists. And I was amused by the slogan on the wall (NOW IS ALL), which reminded me of the slightly bewildering slogan for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia (HOT. COOL. YOURS.).
So I took a picture of it with my phone.
Within seconds, a security guard walked over.
“Picture is not allowed, sir.”
There was nothing posted saying that photos were not to be taken. I looked at him quizzically. “But I was just taking a picture of the slogan on the wall.” And what he said next was absolutely wild.
“Kindly delete it, sir,” the guard said.
“Seriously?”