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The 2022 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony took place on Sunday, 20 November 2022 at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, prior to the opening match of the tournament between hosts Qatar and Ecuador. It included appearances by Morgan Freeman and Ghanim Al-Muftah, and a performance by South Korean singer Jungkook of BTS.




Ceremony


Italian creative director Marco Balich, who previously worked on several Olympic opening and closing ceremonies, collaborated with co-artistic director Ahmed Al Baker during production.
The ceremony included many symbolic indications that express welcome, generosity and hospitality in Arab culture, as well as contemporary musical, cultural and visual performances that were used for the first time in the tournament, under a “Tent” decoration that represents the Earth, in a message to invite the world to meet and unite. The ceremony, which lasted for about 30 minutes, was dominated by Arab states of the Persian Gulf and Arab heritage.
"The opening ceremony aimed to 'showcase the best of Qatari culture,' using the global stage to highlight Qatar's hospitality and unity while challenging stereotypes about the Arab world"




Dignitaries in attendance


A number of foreign politicians and dignitaries attended the opening ceremony, including 17 heads of state, government and international organizations.

President of FIFA – Gianni Infantino and all members of the FIFA Council
President of the International Olympic Committee – Thomas Bach
Secretary-General of the United Nations – António Guterres
Director-General of WHO – Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
President of Algeria – Abdelmadjid Tebboune
Crown Prince of Bahrain – Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa
President of Djibouti – Ismail Omar Guelleh
Vice President of Ecuador – Alfredo Borrero
President of Egypt – Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Vice President of the European Commission – Margaritis Schinas
Vice President of India – Jagdeep Dhankhar
Minister of Sports of Iran – Hamid Sajjadi
King of Jordan – Abdullah II and Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan
Former President of Kosovo – Atifete Jahjaga
Crown Prince of Kuwait – Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Prime Minister of Lebanon – Najib Mikati
President of Liberia – George Weah
Prime Minister of Libya – Fathi Bashagha
Crown Prince and Sports Minister of Oman – Theyazin bin Haitham
President of Palestine – Mahmoud Abbas
Emir of Qatar – Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Former Emir of Qatar – Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and members of the Qatari Royal Family
Assistant to the President of Russia – Igor Levitin
President of Rwanda – Paul Kagame
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia – Mohammed bin Salman
President of Senegal – Macky Sall
King and Queen of the Zulu tribe of South Africa – Misuzulu kaZwelithini and Ntokozo Mayisela-Zulu
President of Turkey – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates – Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Former United States Deputy Secretary of State – Keith Krach
Vice President of Venezuela – Delcy Rodriguez
First Minister of Wales – Mark Drakeford




Controversies






= Refusal of broadcast

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In light of the allegations of human rights abuses and corruption scandal surrounding the World Cup, the British public service broadcaster BBC refused to broadcast the opening ceremony on television, although it was made available through its online and digital TV services.




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