Qatar World Cup Opening Ceremony: Watch, live stream Korean pop star Jung Kook of BTS perform, start time
Qatar World Cup 2022 opening ceremony: what time does it start, who performs?
📺📱👉World Cup 2022 Opening Ceremony
📺📱👉Qatar World Cup Opening Ceremony
It'sfinally World Cup time. The greatest tournament in soccer is set to kick off with Qatar hosting the FIFA World Cup on Sunday, November 20. But before Qatar and Ecuador take the pitch, the opening ceremonies need to commence. Not only will they showcase the best of the 32 countries taking part in the tournament, but the opening ceremony will also have musical performances including an appearance from BTS member Jungkook. The popular boyband has confirmed that their member will be among the performers at the opening ceremony and will also feature in the soundtrack.
Originally scheduled to kick off on Nov. 21, the opening ceremony was moved a day earlier so that hosts Qatar could start the tournament as is customary for the home nation but the ceremony needed to be at night for a planned fireworks display. History will be made as not only is this the first winter World Cup but Jungkook will also become the first Korean to perform at the World Cup opening ceremony.
Along with Qatari singer Fahad Al-Kubaisi, Jungkook will perform the World Cup anthem, "Dreamers.”
The World Cup 2022 is almost upon us but before the on-pitch action can kick off, there is an opening ceremony to be completed.
The ceremony always signifies that football’s global showpiece is ready to get underway with a number of memorable moments down the years, not least Diana Ross’s missed penalty and the goal collapsing anyway at USA 94.
Four years ago in Russia, Robbie Williams was among the performers at the concert and he caused controversy by giving the middle finger during his encore, a rendition of Rock DJ. Despite that, he is one of the rumoured performers for the Qatar curtain-raiser.
At this World Cup, the opening ceremony will take place ahead of the first match between hosts Qatar and Ecuador on Sunday November 20, with the normal glitz and glamour expected to be on show.
The biggest football tournament on the planet returns on Sunday with the kick off of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Thirty two teams will battle it out to become champions of the world in a month-long tournament.
The showpiece start to the tournament is traditionally the opening ceremony, which will this year take place shortly before kick off in the tournament’s opening match. This match will see hosts Qatar take on South American side Ecuador.
The opening ceremony is scheduled to start at 3pm UK time. The opening match will kick off at 4pm.
The curtain finally comes up on the 2022 World Cup in Qatar with the opening ceremony preceding the inaugural game as host nation Qatar face La Tri from Ecuador.
The event was initially supposed to get underway tomorrow (Monday) but back in August, the organising body decided to change the opening game (initially schedule to be Netherlands-Senegal) so as the host nation could secure their place in the spotlight so now Al Annabi as the Qatari side are known will face the South Americans at the spectacular Al Bayt Stadium located just outside Al Khor in the north of the peninsula.
The 30-minute show gets underway at 19:00 (local time/ 11:00 am ET) and will include tributes to the 32 competing teams. The top billing spot goes to Jung Kook of South Korea pop sensation BTS with the official World Cup song ‘Dreamers’ with local Qatari singer Fahad Al-Kubaisi expected to form a key part of the event.
Along with hundreds of performers, FIFA World Cup Ambassador Ghanim Al Muftah and Qatari singer Dana will encourage dialogue on inclusion and diversity.
Other musical ‘surprises’ are planned with rumours suggesting to US rapper Lil Baby and Black Eyed Peas earmarked to make musical cameos at the Al Bayt Stadium.
A showing of high profile dignitaries such as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will be among the political leaders arriving in Doha ahead of the opening ceremony. The U.N. secretary general António Guterres and Algeria’s president will be among foreign dignitaries.
Qatari singer Fahad Al-Kubaisi will also perform at the opening ceremony. He is also a producer, model and human rights activist as the ceremony organizers foreground a message of encouraging dialogue on inclusion and diversity. Though, after FIFA president Gianni Infantino's speech Saturday, that may be easier said than done.
"Today I feel Qatari, I feel Arab, I feel African, I feel gay, I feel disabled, I feel a migrant worker. We have been taught many lessons from Europeans and the Western world. I am European. For what we have been doing for 3,000 years around the world, we should be apologizing for the next 3,000 years before giving moral lessons," Infantino said. "If Europe really care about the destiny of these people, they can create legal channels as Qatar did where a number of these workers can come to Europe to work. Give them some future, some hope."
Atlanta-based rapper Lil Baby has confirmed that he will be performing at the World Cup on Twitter, but most of the opening ceremony performers will be surprises. Lil Baby won a Grammy for best melodic rap performance in 2022 for his feature on Hurricane by Kanye West and he has also been honored with an XXL award, BET awards, and others. As the opening ceremony performance is usually 30 minutes or so, there will likely be other people joining the seven act program.
According to reports, Shakira who has been a staple in past World Cups was set to perform but has decided to not take part in the opening ceremony. Her song Waka Waka has a place in our memories from the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Dua Lipa was also rumored to be involved but she released a statement on Instagram.
"There is currently a lot of speculation that I will be performing at the Opening Ceremony of the World Cup in Qatar. I will not be performing and nor have I been involved in any negotiation to perform," Dua Lipa said on performing. "I will be cheering England on from afar and I look forward to visiting Qatar when it has fulfilled all the human rights pledges it made when it won the right to host the World Cup."
How to watch the World Cup 2022 opening ceremony
The opening ceremony of the 2022 World Cup will be shown live on BBC One and BBC HD. The ceremony will be followed by live coverage of the opening match. Manush holo beyman cudi bobobobob