THOUSANDS of football-mad Bahrain fans are preparing to travel to Qatar by plane, car and coach to cheer on the national team as they take on one of the pre-tournament favourites, Japan, in a last 16 knock-out encounter.
More than 10,000 supporters from the kingdom are set to converge on Doha tomorrow to watch the clash live at the 44,400-capacity Al Thumama Stadium with kick-off at 2 .