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Members of the Washington Spirit Women’s Soccer Team played a friendly match with members of the Qatar Women’s National Soccer team on Tuesday. The team’s visit, organized by the Embassy of the State of Qatar in the United States of America (USA), together with Qatar Museums and the US Embassy in Doha, forms part of a cultural exchange that previews the “Qatar-USA 2021 Year of Culture.” The Year of Culture reflects a longstanding history of partnership and cultural engagement between Qatar and the United States.
The Friendly Match, with members of the Qatar National Women’s Soccer Team, was sponsored by Qatar Airways and Exxon Mobil Qatar. The “Year of Culture” will feature a year-long series of events in both countries where each will engage in a variety of cultural programming. Launched by Qatar Museums in 2012, “Year of Culture” together with a different partner country each year, highlights the richness of Qatari culture and history to an international audience, while simultaneously bringing the partner country’s diverse culture to Qatar. The “Year of Culture” is executed through various exhibitions, festivals, competitions, and events that increase mutual understanding and appreciation between the respective nations – inviting people to explore their historical similarities and differences.
H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Chairperson of Qatar Museums, said: “Qatar Museums is proud to kick off the Qatar-USA 2021 Year of Culture by welcoming the Washington Spirit Women’s Soccer team to Qatar. Their visit to Doha further affirms the longstanding ties between Qatar and the United States, and we look forward to sharing Qatar’s rich culture and heritage with our American friends."