Al Bayt Stadium, 40km north of Doha's center, will be the focus of world football tonight. The new football field built at a cost of 1 billion USD will welcome 60,000 spectators at the opening ceremony, which the host country has prepared carefully.
The opening ceremony will be witnessed by many important figures such as FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Qatari state officials. However, Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso will not be present to cheer for his home team in the opening match against Qatar due to the political uncertainty in the country.
In addition, there are the participation of many leading artists in the world such as Black Eyed Peas (US band), Nora Fatehi (Indian singer), Sean Paul (Jamaic rapper), J.Balvin ( Colombian singer), Jason Derulo (USA), electronic group Clean Bandit (UK).
The opening ceremony of the 2022 World Cup is expected to take place within 1 hour, then 1 hour to prepare for the opening match between host Qatar and Ecuador. The opening whistle was played by Italian referee Daniel Orsato. The 46-year-old black shirt king is famous for being strict and having blown many important matches, notably the 2020 Champions League final between Bayern and PSG.
