His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani declares the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 open, at Al Bayt Stadium on Sunday evening.
Dancers perform during the opening ceremony ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group A football match between Qatar and Ecuador at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor. US actor Morgan Freeman, Qatari YouTuber Ghanim al Muftah, and Qatari singer Dana al-Fardan perform during the opening ceremony ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group A football match between Qatar and Ecuador at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor.
Drinking rules had been relaxed for the tournament. While normally drinking or being drunk in public is illegal, fans in Qatar are allowed, assuming no other last-minute rule changes, to drink in specific, official fan zones after 6:30 pm.
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