After four and a half years of anticipation, the 2022 World Cup in Qatar kicked off in front of about 60,000 spectators.
Today (Sunday) was held the opening ceremony of the first ever soccer World Cup held in an Arab country and the Middle East, and the second overall held in Asia, some 20 years after the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan.
Spectacular spectacle in Qatar (Photo: Reuters)
The mascot of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar (Photo: Reuters)
The South Korean pop star performs the World Cup song (Photo: GettyImages, KARIM JAAFAR)
The opening ceremony of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
5:10 p.m.: Sheikh Khalifa bin Thani and FIFA President Gianni Infantino gave speeches and invited everyone to get excited and rejoice in the biggest celebration in the world. The 2022 World Cup in Qatar is underway!
5:08 p.m.: An outstanding fireworks display thrilled the 60,000 spectators alongside a spectacular audio-visual show.
17:05: The mascot of the World Cup Games in Qatar, Laib, stood in the center and behind him marched all the previous mascots of the World Cup Games.
17:00: South Korean pop star Jung Kook, a member of the band BTS, performed with Fahad Dreamers - the official song of the 2022 World Cup.
16:55: A remix of different football songs from around the world was played in the stadium - each team had one song to represent it. Among the performances it was also possible to hear what has already been called the "Wales fans' anthem" - "Please don't take me home", to the most recognizable performance that is associated with each team.
16:45: Next to Freeman appeared the one who was nicknamed "the miracle boy", who suffers from a rare disorder that affects the lower part of the spine.
16:40: Morgan Freeman started the opening ceremony, to the surprise of the spectators in the stadium and around the world.
Morgan Freeman launched the first World Cup in an Arab country (Photo: GettyImages, Justin Setterfield)
The most expensive opening ceremony of the World Cup soccer games (Photo: Reuters)
A historic World Cup in the Middle East (Photo: Reuters)
The promise from FIFA and the Qataris was not only for an impressive ceremony like no other, but also one that would convey messages of rapprochement between the general and the unification of humanity, inclusion and respect while bridging the gaps between us, with the understanding that "football allows us to unite as one tribe, where the land is The tent where we all live together" - when of course the reference is also to the El Beit stadium where the opening ceremony takes place and was built inspired by the traditional Bedouin tent.
The highest amount of money ever was invested in the opening ceremony and the Qataris prepared a ceremony that they defined as "historic" and "Olympic style". In the resume of The creative director of the ceremony recounts Olympic opening and closing ceremonies, from which much inspiration was taken for the ceremony in Qatar, which lasted about half an hour.
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