Fifa opening ceremony 2022

It was the show before the show. The 2022 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony offered the expected extravaganza of dance, song and pyrotechnics ahead of the opening match between Ecuador and hosts Qatar in Group A. TheAl Bayt Stadium in the city of Al Khor, an $850 million facility built for the World Cup and and featuring a retractable roof, played host to Hollywood star Morgan Freeman and Korean pop sensation Jung Kook among others. A crowd of 60,000 took in the festivities, which concluded with a spectacular fireworks display, ahead of watching the host nation play its first-ever World Cup match. The Sporting News followed the ceremony. Have a look at how it unfolded below. MORE: World Cup opening ceremony as it happened 40 mins from kickoff: The firework smoke has cleared and both teams are out now going through the comparatively more mundane requirement of their warmups. So that's a warp on the Qatar 2022 opening ceremony. Thanks for joining me, I'll be over on the TSN match blog after grabbing a quick cup of coffee. LIVE BLOG: Qatar vs Ecuador live: World Cup score, highlights, result from 2022 Group A match What a performance, Jung Kook! ✨ 46 mins from kickoff: 'Uptown Funk' now. No complaints here. Undisputed certified banger. 49 mins from kickoff: We've just had a few words from the Emir (surprised Morgan Freeman didn't pop up to finish his speech, to be honest), and now there's a spectacular fireworks show from the roof of Al Bayt Stadium. It's quite the build-up for...

World Cup latest Check out how the opening ceremony went below. You can see how the opening game went here: Also, don't miss our every team in the tournament. ​​​​​​​After yesterday's ceremony appealing for unity, there have been growing calls over Qatar's human rights record, as well as criticism of FIFA for preventing teams from wearing rainbow armbands or other protesting. BBC ignores opening ceremony to discuss Qatar issues In the UK, Qatar vs Ecuador broadcaster the BBC opted against showing today’s opening ceremony on its regular coverage, although viewers were able to watch the event on the BBC’s online iPlayer. Instead of airing the ceremony, the BBC broadcast the Women’s Super League match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, before beginning its World Cup build-up an hour ahead of kick-off. The opening ceremony had begun half an hour earlier. Anchored by Gary Lineker, the BBC coverage began by focusing on issues such as Qatar’s treatment of migrant workersand the fact that homosexuality is illegal in the country. Corruption at FIFA, world football's governing body, was also discussed. It was, according to the Guardian’s Jim Waterson, “an evisceration of the political skulduggery and corruption that led to the world’s best footballers gathering in Doha in the middle of the European winter”. Controversy floats around Jung Kook in Qatar Let’s get back to Jung Kook. The South Korean singer-songwriter and the youngest band member of the boy group BTS, has been, and ...

The opening ceremony of the 2022 World Cup was held at Al Bayt stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, before the opening match between the host team Qatar and Ecuador. Approximately 60,000 people filled the stadium to maximum capacity to watch the show, which included a performance of "Dreamers" by Korean pop group BTS' Jungkook and an appearance by Qatari singer Fahad Al Kubaisi. Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Actor Morgan Freeman gives a short speech during the World Cup Qatar 2022’s opening ceremony, Nov. 20, 2022, in Al Khor, Qatar. “Football unites nations and their love for the beautiful game,” he said. “What brings together nations also brings together communities.”

Are you ready for football fever? It’s only two more days to the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar on November 20, and we’re simply bubbling over with excitement. We’ve done all of our homework by now: From sussing out the stadiums and team uniforms, to reading up on our favourite players the likes of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Son Heung-Min and Kylian Mbappé. Here in Singapore, we’ve noted down the various places that’ll be broadcasting the matches, as well as made plans for 2022 FIFA World Cup full match schedule: Opening ceremony The FIFA World Cup takes place from November 20 to December 18. It will begin with a lavish opening ceremony at the 60,000-seater Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor at 5pm local time (10pm SGT), two hours before the first match between Qatar and Ecuador. By Augustman, Nov 01 This features music performances, tunes like ‘Hayya Hayya’ (‘Better Together’) and ‘Light The Sky’ from the tournament’s soundtrack, the FIFA has yet to reveal the exact lineup of performers at the opening ceremony, but a Other rumoured acts include Robbie Williams, J Balvin and the Black Eyed Peas — though these musicians have yet to comment on their participation, and their Jungkook of BTS is set to perform at the FIFA World Cup opening ceremony on November 20. One can’t help but wonder if the music roster is still in flux right now, due to the controversies that have plagued this year’s tournament. Football matches and participating teams The FIFA World Cup match s...

An opening video sequence saw a dream to kick progress from an infant in the womb to become a procession through the desert leading to the tent-shaped Al Bayt Stadium, via some space whales. The organisers and Fifa have talked a lot about inclusivity – of the right kind of course – which was embodied in a sequence where Morgan Freeman and Ghanim al-Muftah spoke about overcoming differences. Al-Muftah is a Qatari who was born with Caudal Regression Syndrome which prevents the development of the lower spine, and he is a local social media personality. US actor Morgan Freeman, left, sits on the stage at the opening ceremony with World Cup ambassador Ghanim al-Muftah. Photograph: Natacha Pisarenko/AP 2) Everybody got their own song In a sequence where dancers seemed to be dressed as Imperial troops from Star Wars holding light sabres, drummers and singers ran through a greatest hits of football chants, and then every now and then the camera would switch to the crowd where, handily, it turned out that groups of fans from competing nations beyond Qatar and Ecuador were all seated together wearing their replica shirts to cheer along. It was aWorldCuplike no other. For the last 12 years the Guardian has been reporting on the issues surrounding Qatar2022, from corruption and human rights abuses to thetreatment of migrant workers and discriminatory laws. The best of our journalism is gathered on our dedicated Guardian reporting goes far beyond what happens on the pitch. Support our ...