Qatar hosts the best tournament in the history of the World Cup
Lusail Stadium witnessed the conclusion of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™️, with an exciting confrontation between Argentina and France, in the presence of more than 88,000 fans, during which the Tango team succeeded in winning the first edition of the World Cup in the Arab world, and for the third time in its history.
The tournament final coincided with the National Day of the State of Qatar, and Messi and his comrades were able to win the title by defeating France on penalties 4-2, after a marathon match whose original and extra time ended in a draw with three goals for both teams, so that the tango team returned to the podium after an absence of more than 36 years. Since Argentina won the cup under the leadership of legend Maradona in the World Cup Mexico in 1986.
The start of the match was preceded by a brief closing ceremony, with the participation of the artists Davido, Aisha, Manal, Belqis, Rahma, Redwan, Ozuna and Game Zunora, performing songs from the official album of the Qatar World Cup 2022, with the lighting of 32 balls resembling celestial bodies decorated with the flags of the countries whose teams participated in the world championship.
The ceremony included the affirmation by two Arab poets, Tamim Al-Barghouti and Mohamed Ould Bemba, on the spirit of football reflected in the tournament, and how football is an alternative world instead of the real world, as humanity is equal in this football world, so there are no differences between the competitors, while the privileges are distributed among everyone equally.
These words embody the relationship between Qatar and the challenges it faced in order to organize an exceptional event such as the World Cup, and shed light on the Qatari insistence supported by the standing of the Arab and international peoples with the right to organize, without double standards or changing measures in judgments, while linking this to verses of Imam Al-Shafi’i in which he refers to the eye of discontent and the eye of contentment, that eye that sees something and turns a blind eye to things according to desire and passion, not according to objective judgment.
The paragraph concluded with words from the poetic legacy of the founder of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani, may God have mercy on him, who was buried in the city of Lusail, which hosts the World Cup final stadium, through verses indicating the determination that does not bend, regardless of the difficulties and challenges.
Fans had the opportunity to attend more than one match in one day during the first stages of the championship competitions, and the country received more than one million and 400 thousand visitors over 29 days.
In addition to attending matches in the World Cup stadiums; Fans enjoyed a variety of entertainment activities at many locations across the country, including the FIFA Fan Festival in Al Bidda Park in Doha, which welcomed nearly 2 million fans throughout the days of the tournament, the Doha Corniche, and the areas surrounding the stadiums. The tourist attractions in Qatar were also a destination for fans from everywhere to celebrate together their common passion for football, and to learn about diverse cultures from around the world in an exceptional atmosphere.
Source: Qatar Football Association website