FIFA World Cup 2022 Opening Ceremony Live Updates: World Cup poised for kick-off in Qatar

The World Cup kicks off with host nation Qatar facing Ecuador on Sunday as the month-long football showpiece finally gets under way after a tortuous 12-year build-up dogged by off-field controversies. Foreign government officials, VIPs and celebrities will be in the crowd as the first World Cup staged in the Arab world opens at the Bedouin tent-inspired Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, 50 kilometres (31 miles) outside of Doha.Read Less

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Nov 20, 2022, 19:35:32 IST