Fans compare 2022 World Cup fan housing tents to Fyre Festival

The 2022 World Cup is already stirring controversial headlines before the competition gets under way in Qatar.

Social media has been buzzing about the housing conditions set up for fans attending the World Cup, comparing it to the infamous Fyre Festival — the fraudulent music festival in 2017, founded by Billy McFarland and rapper Ja Rule in the Bahamas.

The music festival, which was promoted by celebrities including Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid, advertised luxury villas and local seafood. However, upon arrival, fans were provided tents with soaking wet mattresses and prepackaged food containing bread and cheese.

Now, fans on social media are comparing one fan housing site at the World Cup to Fyre Festival.

In a now-viral video on social media, a fan housing site shows rows of white tents set up on gravel with wooden beds inside. The doors to the tents appear to be a piece of plastic, and one room shown in the clip includes two plastic-covered mattresses and a small bookshelf.

“The 2022 Qatar World Cup. Brought to you by Fyre Festival!” one person wrote on Twitter.

“This is a disaster waiting to happen,” another person tweeted.

However, not all accommodations for fans attending the World Cup are the same. A stay at Al Emadi, a separate fan village in Doha, Qatar, costs more than $200 per night, according to Bleacher Report.

In photos shared by the outlet, Al Emadi includes “cabins,” which appear to be insulated square rooms with doors and windows set on turf. The rooms appear to also include outdoor lights and cameras.

One photo shows a Falafel food stand near the rooms, along with an outdoor common air with bean bag chairs.

Hotels are limited in Qatar as fans flock to the Middle East for the World Cup. Other reports state that luxury modern facility housing in Qatar will include air-conditioning, a television, refrigerator and WiFi.

FIFA, according to the Daily Mail, described the “luxury mod-cons” as a “unique experience” that will connect fans with the culture of Qatar.

“The accommodation is comfortably furnished, laden with contemporary touches and in a style reminiscent of a traditional Qatari tent,” the governing body’s statement read, per the outlet.

The World Cup opening ceremony will take place before the Qatar-Ecuador game on Nov. 20.