Opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2022 kicks off at the Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor in Qatar with cultural show amid a loud cheer from the fans. France legend Marcel Desailly presented the World Cup trophy in front of the fans. The event takes place ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2022 opener between Qatar and Ecuador in the Group A.
The opening ceremony is at Al Bayt Stadium as South Korea’s famous band BTS’ singer, Jungkook is performing in a new tournament song, alongside Qatari singer Fahad Al-Kubaisi. Actor Morgan Freeman is on the stage, talking about unity and a troupe is performing a sword dance.
Jung Kook delivers at the #Qatar2022 opening ceremony! 🎶#Dreamers2022 | @bts_bighit
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Thirty-two top countries from five regions will be in action for the championship title. In all 64 matches will be held across eight stadiums in Qatar.
Let’s play football.
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Day one of the World Cup is in the books! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/JhKveE5Qhb
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The FIFA World Cup has been decorated by some enthralling opening ceremonies. There was Luciano Pavarotti performing his phenomenal version of Nessun Dorma at the San Siro in 1990; the engrossing, Oprah Winfrey-emceed spectacle at Soldier Field in 1994; the cultural extravaganza in Seoul in 2002; and 150 former world champions participating in a flair-drenched display in which performers wore 20kg costumes in Munich in 2006. The show put on in Al Khor on Sunday was up there with the best of them. The colours, the culture, the performances… all were mind-blowing. It was headlined by Jung Kook, a vocalist from South Korean mega-band BTS. The 25-year-old unveiled his new single, Dreamers, and almost everyone inside Al Bayt Stadium loved it.
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