Another 4 years, another World Cup.
The eyes of the world are focused on the Qatar Peninsula on the southwest coast of the Persian Gulf.
After a long wait, the opening ceremony of the World Cup in Qatar unveiled the mystery.
This football feast, known as "the most expensive World Cup", will finally meet with the world.
On November 20, local time, the opening ceremony of the 2022 Qatar World Cup was held at the Gulf Stadium.
Qatari Finance Ministry officials revealed in an interview that over the years, Qatar has spent 500 million U.S. dollars a week on infrastructure construction for the World Cup; The initial cost is around $200 billion.
For this World Cup, Qatar built seven new stadiums and renovated an existing stadium, with related costs as high as US$6.5 billion.
All these make the fans look forward to this football event even more.
Previously, Marco Balic, the creative director of the Qatar World Cup opening ceremony, has been preparing for the first chapter of this feast for a year.
On November 20, local time, in Doha, Qatar, before the opening ceremony of the 2022 World Cup, Desailly, the famous French team of the last champion team, escorted the Hercules Cup into the opening ceremony stadium.
Talking about the opening ceremony, he said that it will be compared to the Olympic Games from the scene, "emphasizing that this is an event that has created many firsts: the first time it is held in winter; the first time it is held in an Arab country, surrounded by eight stadiums A city."
For 30 minutes, the hosts, Qatar, delivered on their promise to the world.
Before the opening ceremony, French football star Desailly entered the field holding the Hercules Cup.
24 years ago, he held the Hercules trophy aloft, and now, he appeared at the World Cup in Qatar with the trophy in hand.
This trophy, which symbolizes the highest honor in football, will witness the start of the World Cup at the crowded Gulf Stadium.
Many Chinese netizens are also waiting in front of the screen.
While looking forward to the World Cup in Qatar, I was searching for the memories of the World Cup in my youth.
On November 20, local time, the opening ceremony of the 2022 Qatar World Cup was held at the Gulf Stadium.
As the countdown of the countdown clock at the scene reset to zero, the opening ceremony officially kicked off.
When the giant jerseys of the 32 participating teams began to enter the center of the field, amidst the cheerful singing, the whole world seemed to be immersed in this football feast.
"Italian Summer" "Waka Waka"...
The theme songs of previous World Cups sounded, and the mascots of the previous 14 World Cups gathered on the stage to pay tribute to the classics and look forward to the future.
At this moment, the Qatar World Cup mascot "Raib" also came to the scene as a major guest of the night.
"Raib" means a highly skilled player in Arabic, and its design is inspired by the traditional clothing of the Qataris, personifying this traditional clothing.
At the opening ceremony, the cute smiling face of "Raib" endowed it with youth and vitality.
It encourages people to believe in themselves and will pass the joy of football to everyone through time and space.
Chinese fans prefer to call "Raib" "wonton wrappers". After seeing this performance at the opening ceremony, many netizens said: I want a wrapper that can be worn!
A drone show with welcome words has emerged above the Doha skyline.
In the speech at the scene, there was such a sentence: "I wish the future is full of beauty and hope. We welcome you." Qatar issued a sincere invitation to the world.
The official emblem of the Qatar World Cup is presented in the center of the field.
Its shape resembles the Arabic numeral "8", which represents the 8 stadiums that will host the 64 matches of the World Cup.
When the gorgeous fireworks are in full bloom over the Doha Gulf Stadium, this football feast will be with the world for nearly a month.
On November 16, 2022 local time, Doha, Qatar, the 3-day countdown to the 2022 Qatar World Cup, fans visited the night scene of Doha to commemorate.
Image source: Visual China
In less than an hour, the Qatar World Cup opener will start, and the Qatar team will face the Ecuador team.
In fact, before this game, the Qatar team failed to make it to the World Cup stage.
As a veritable "new army" of the World Cup, the host is eager to show itself on this stage.
Akram Afif, who was born in 1996, is a well-deserved "thigh" of the Qatar team. He is currently playing for his country's Al Sadd club in his prime.
On November 20, local time, the opening ceremony of the 2022 Qatar World Cup was held at the Gulf Stadium.
In 2019, Afif played 7 games in the Asian Cup, contributed 10 assists and 1 goal, helping Qatar win the Asian Cup in one fell swoop.
With his outstanding performance, Afif also won the Asian Footballer of the Year.
There is no doubt that how far Qatar can go in this World Cup, Afif's performance is crucial.
When expectation meets reality, the Qatar World Cup is ready to go.
Under the expectations of the outside world, the host opened the prelude to the feast of greenery with a heart full of sincerity.
Author: Liu Xingchen