The opening ceremony of the 2022 Qatar World Cup has been held at the Bait Stadium

It is understood that the opening ceremony is expected to last for 30 minutes. In addition to performances by local Qatari artists full of Gulf style, famous singers from five continents will also be invited to sing the official theme song of the World Cup and several promotional songs. The opening ceremony's creative director, Balich, has vowed to create an "unprecedented World Cup opening ceremony, comparable to the Olympics".

After the opening ceremony, Qatar will play its first Group A match against South American Ecuador at 19:00 local time (0:00 Beijing time) on Sunday. In preparation for the World Cup, Qatar has been to Europe and America for several times to participate in intercontinental competitions to train the team. And from the competitive South American zone qualifiers break through, the strength of the Ecuador team can not be underestimated. The winner of the highly anticipated opening match will be decided in the early hours of tomorrow morning.