Colors, speeches and Morgan Freeman mark the opening of the World Cup

The start was given to the great world football party. The opening ceremony of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar took place in the early afternoon of this Sunday (20), at Brasilia time. Focused on the message of inclusion of the most people, the party was held at the Al Bayt stadium, in Al Khor, a city located 35 kilometers from Doha.

The Al Bayt stadium will also host the first game of the tournamentbetween Qatar and Ecuador, which starts at 1 pm this Sunday in group A.

Former player Marcel Desailly, born in Ghana, naturalized French and world champion for the European team in 1998, was responsible for entering the stadium with the cup of this edition of the World Cup. Then, observed by a group of 60,000 people, made up of personalities from sports, politics, the arts and ordinary fans, who filled the stands, actor Morgan Freeman received Ghanim Al Muftah, a local influencer and carrier of regression syndrome caudal, to leave a message of inclusion and criticism of local laws that are very restrictive of the rights of women and minorities.

Afterwards, there was a parade of the 32 flags of the teams participating in the tournament, the teams’ uniforms and past World Cup mascots were also presented. Of course, this edition’s mascot, La’eeb, which means super-skilled player, made from headscarves typical of Arab culture, was also very successful.

The musical part was left to the South Korean K-Pop band BTS and Qatari singer Fahad Al Kubaisi, who is also the official ambassador of the World Cup.

The Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, alongside the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, left the official message from the host country.

“We welcome everyone to the 2022 World Cup with open arms. We worked and made a lot of efforts to ensure the success of this edition. We invested for the good of all humanity. For 28 days, we will accompany this football party in this space for dialogue and civilization. People, no matter how different they are from different cultures, nationalities and orientations, will come together here in Qatar. What a beauty to bring all these differences together. I wish all the teams much success. To all of you my best wishes”.