The Executive Vice President of the Republic, Delcy Rodríguez, is in Qatar to attend the inaugural ceremony of the world Soccer 2022.
“We have arrived in Qatar for the opening ceremony of the world Football 2022. A great sporting event for the peoples of the world! We congratulate the Emir @TamimBinHamad and the people of Qatar for the extraordinary preparation of the first technological soccer world cup and we wish everyone success,” Rodríguez published on his account on the social network Twitter.
Rodríguez congratulated Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and the people of Qatar for the “extraordinary preparation for the first World Cup.”
World Cup Qatar 2022
After four years of waiting, the Qatar 2022 World Cup begins this Sunday, an event that brings together the 32 best soccer teams on the planet, and which this time will meet in Qatar.
This will be the first championship to be held in the last months of the year: November and December, and it is due to the high temperatures that the country reaches in summer, the media reported.
Qatar 2022 will be the shortest World Cup since 1978, since it will take place over 28 days instead of the usual 32 days, indicated a note from the Ministry for Communication and Information.
This Sunday, during the opening match, Senegal and the Netherlands will face each other at the Al Thumama Stadium, while Qatar and Ecuador will face each other at the Al Bayt Stadium, located in Jor.