FIFA World Cup 2022: Who is performing within the opening ceremony at Al Bayt Stadium?

FIFA World Cup 2022: While FIFA is but to launch the official record of performers for the November 20 opening ceremony, BTS’ Jungkook, pop star Shakira and actor Norah Fatehi are among the many ones prone to carry out.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 16, 2022 18:33 IST

The Al Bayt Stadium will host the FIFA World Cup 2022 opening ceremony (AP Photo)

By India Today Web Desk: The FIFA World Cup 2022 opening ceremony shall be held on November 20, hours forward of the opening match of the match between hosts Qatar and Ecuador. The opening ceremony is anticipated to be a glittery affair with Doha anticipated to utilize the platform to placed on a spectacle and set the correct tone for arguably the largest sporting spectacle on this planet.

Qatar would hope all of the criticism across the Arab nation internet hosting the World Cup will take a break when the motion will get underway with the opening ceremony Al Bayt Stadium. Numerous gamers and coaches have voiced out towards Qatar internet hosting the World Cup, saying it is too small a county to host a match of such magnitude. Concerns about human rights and discrimination have additionally been vehemently raised within the lead-up to the match, resulting in followers of a number of groups boycotting the soccer spectacle.

FIFA World Cup organisers needed to deliver ahead Qatar’s opening recreation because the hosts had been initially scheduled to play on November 21. The opening ceremony was initially scheduled to be held earlier than Qatar’s first match, which might have led to the weird scenario of the ceremony being held after a few video games.

Here is all that you might want to find out about FIFA World Cup 2022 opening ceremony

WHERE WILL THE OPENING CEREMONY BE HELD?

The opening ceremony shall be held on the Al Bayt Stadium, which is 40km north of Doha in Al Khor. The stadium has a retractable roof and a seating capability of 60,000.

WHEN WILL THE OPENING CEREMONY START?

The opening ceremony will begin at 2 pm GMT on Sunday, November 20. (7:30 pm IST).

WHO WILL PERFORM AT THE OPENING CEREMONY?

FIFA is but to announce a full record of performers for the 2022 World Cup opening ceremony.

* South Korea’s BTS mentioned Jungkook, certainly one of seven members of the boy band, will carry out on the ceremony.

* Other names reported to be concerned within the opening ceremony embrace Colombian pop star Shakira, who sang the 2010 World Cup’s official tune, the Black Eyed Peas, Robbie Williams and Nora Fatehi, information company Reuters reported.

* British singer Dua Lipa denied a report that she was set to carry out on the ceremony.

* Singer Rod Stewart mentioned he had turned down a proposal of “over $1 million” to carry out in Qatar.

Apart from the opening ceremony, Doha’s Al Bidda Park will host a number of artists from throughout the globe for FIFA Fan Festival, which will get underway on November 19. The FIFA Fan Festival will see musicians and different artists performing throughout the whole period of the World Cup and entry shall be free to followers who take the journey to Qatar for the World Cup.

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Nov 16, 2022