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20/11/2022–|Last updated: 11/20/202208:58 AM (Makkah)
Today, Sunday, the 2022 FIFA World Cup will start in Qatar, which will continue until the 18th of next month, to be the first World Cup to be organized in an Arab and Muslim country.
Hundreds of thousands of fans from different countries flocked to Doha to attend the global event, at a time when hundreds of millions around the world will be on a date today with the opening match between Qatar and Ecuador.
The State of Qatar and the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) confirmed full readiness for the event and the completion of all procedures. They also confirmed that this edition will be historic and exceptional at the level of facilities, organizational aspects and conditions for conducting matches with advanced technologies and services that will be used for the first time in the history of the FIFA World Cup. .
Yesterday, Saturday, Al Bidda Park in Doha witnessed the official opening of the World Cup Fan Festival, where FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced the launch of the festival, wishing the audience to enjoy the activities of the Qatar World Cup.
Infantino said that the tournament represents an occasion for coexistence between peoples to promote the spread of football culture around the world.
In a press conference held in Doha earlier, the FIFA president denounced criticism over the World Cup, which he described as hypocritical moral lessons.
Infantino said, “We have heard many moral lessons from Europeans and from Western countries. I am a European citizen, and I believe that what we Europeans have done over the past 3,000 years we have to apologize for over the next 3,000 years before we give lessons to others.”
At the same time, the FIFA President affirmed Qatar’s full readiness to host the best World Cup, and the readiness of those in charge of the tournament to provide a safe environment for the fans.
He also indicated that Qatar has developed a lot in the field of protecting workers’ rights, and that he was aware of the development achieved by Doha in the field of human rights.