Morgan Freeman and Jungkook left the audience in awe during the opening ceremony of the Qatar World Cup.
During the opening ceremony of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, performances were given by a large number of singers.
The opening ceremony of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar was a fantastic event, featuring a number of A-list celebrities, like the actor Morgan Freeman, who gave performances during the ceremony.
The inaugural match of the World Cup saw the hosts, who were competing in their very first World Cup event ever, taking on Ecuador. But the festivities got underway bright and early at Al Bayt Stadium, where the headlining musical performance was given by Jungkook of the K-pop supergroup BTS. He debuted his new solo tune Dreamers alongside the Qatari artist Fahad Al-Kubaisi.
Ghanim al-Muftah, a YouTube sensation from Qatar, was the one who read from the Quran while American actor Morgan Freeman made a surprise visit on stage with him.
His participation was even more unexpected considering that Freeman had been a significant advocate for the United States of America’s quest to host the 2022 World Cup before Qatar was awarded the hosting rights.
Freeman delivered a speech in which he encouraged people to work together, saying things like, “What unites us here in this moment is so much more than what divides us.” The question is, “How can we make it last for more than just today?”
Ghanim Al-Muftah, a disability rights activist from Qatar who was born with the extremely rare condition known as Caudal Regression Syndrome, appeared with Freeman and told the gathering, “Everyone is welcome.”
During the performance, hundreds of dancers took the stage while a colossal version of the official mascot, La’eeb, floated about the stadium. In Arabic, the term la’eeb translates to “super-skilled player,” and its origins may be traced back to cartoons published in the late 1940s.
After more than a decade of turmoil, Qatar’s emir used Sunday’s kickoff of the 2022 World Cup to appeal for the tournament to serve as a forum for “civilised communication.”
After an elaborate performance of dancing in a setting incorporating whirling desert sands, scimitar swords, and 21st century pop artists, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani ascended the centre stage. The stadium was designed to seem like a Bedouin tent.
The allegations of corruption as well as the attacks made on the rights record of his Gulf state were not mentioned by the emir.
He addressed the packed gathering of 60,000 people, “People of different races, nationalities, creeds, and orientations will unite here in Qatar and around screens on all continents to celebrate the same joyful moments.”
In the presence of FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, he stated, “We will follow with the whole world, God willing, the great football festival in this open space for human and civilised communication.” (We will follow the festival with the whole world if God wills it.)
The royal family of Qatar and the authorities of FIFA are hoping that the stunning ceremony and the beginning of the football would put an end to the tempest that has arisen over the preparations that the country has been making for the World Cup.
France’s Marcel Desailly, who won the World Cup in 1998, presented the trophy to the victorious team in front of cheering spectators. Fireworks then lit up the night sky.
This decision was made after a number of singers made it known that they will not play as a form of protest against Doha’s record regarding human rights, specifically in reference to LGBT rights.
Performers who declined to take part in the event that was being held.
The music legend Rod Stewart responded to the organisers’ request with an unequivocal “no.”
According to Stewart’s comments to The Times, he was “given a lot of money, over $1 million, to perform there 15 months ago,” but he declined the offer. Stewart’s comments come from The Times.
“No, I did not. It is not right to attend,” the British musician, who is 77 years old, stated, adding that “respect for human rights in general” was the driving force behind his choice. “It’s not right to go,” he continued.
A post that Dua Lipa, a British star who is 27 years old and has a significant following among LGBT people, made to her 87 million Instagram followers refuted the rumours that she would be making an appearance at the event.
The singer of “Levitating” stated in an online post that she would support England “from afar” and that she would not be singing in Qatar. She also stated that she had not been part in any negotiations to perform there.
“I look forward to seeing Qatar when it has met all of the human rights obligations it made when it was competing for the right to host,” she continued. “I am quite optimistic about the future of human rights in Qatar.”
Shakira, who has been a fixture at previous World Cups while married to Spanish player Gerard Pique, was another name that had been planned to perform. Shakira was a name that had been slated to perform.
She was the voice of the 2010 edition in South Africa, performing alongside the local group Freshlyground for the official theme Waka Waka (This Time for Africa), and she sang again four years later in Brazil.
However, her management recently disclosed to Spanish news sites that she will no longer be performing in Qatar; however, they did not provide an explanation for this decision.
