Football’s biggest tournament World Cup is starting from today in Qatar. For the next 29 days, the magic of football will be seen in this Arab country. Millions of fans of the world wait for this tournament for four years. The opening match between hosts Qatar and Ecuador will be played at 9:30 pm but all eyes will be on two of the greatest players of all time, Argentina captain Lionel Messi and Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo.
Messi’s team Argentina will play their match against Saudi Arabia on 22 November while Ronaldo’s Portugal will face Ghana on 24 November. Messi and Ronaldo have already said that this will be the last World Cup in their football career. In such a situation, both the players would like to leave no stone unturned to make it memorable. The opening ceremony will be held before the first match The opening ceremony will begin at 7:30 pm before the match between Qatar and Ecuador. South Korea’s BTS band will be seen in this. Jungkook will perform with his seven companions. Apart from this, Black Eyed Peas, Robbie Williamson and Canadian-origin Bollywood actress Nora Fatehi will perform.
The pressure on France to save the title Reigning world champions France will look to defend their title, while Brazil, Argentina, Germany, England, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Portugal, and defending runners-up Croatia are among the main contenders to lift the World Cup trophy. The challenge of moving ahead from the group stage will be in front of host Qatar The first match of the FIFA World Cup will be played between the hosts Qatar and Ecuador. Qatar is facing criticism from European countries on issues like human rights abuses and alcohol ban. Along with this, the host country is also being accused of fixing the match. Amidst these controversies, the host team would like to leave its mark in the world of football by performing brilliantly in the World Cup.
With this, the Qatar team would not like to be out of the first round of the World Cup like South Africa. In 2010, South Africa was the only host country in World Cup history that did not progress beyond the group stage of the World Cup. Such a challenge will also be in front of Qatar. Lionel Messi’s Argentina is placed in Group-C and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal team is placed last in Group-H. Host Qatar is in Group-A. Brazil, the team that has won the most World Cups five times, has been placed in Group G along with Croatia, Morocco and Canada. The England team present in Group-B will face Iran in their first match. This will be the first time since 1982 that the England team will face an Asian team in the FIFA World Cup.
Earlier in 1982, the English team faced Kuwait. Then Kuwait had defeated them. The England team would like to forget that old memory and start afresh. England will face Iran for the first time in the FIFA World Cup. 2010 World Cup champions Spain and four-time world champions Germany have been placed in the same group (Group-E). Russia has been thrown out of this World Cup because of attacking Ukraine. On the other hand, the teams of Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski (Poland) are in the same group and a tough competition can be seen between the two. Messi beat Lewandowski to win the Ballon d’Or. Cristiano Ronaldo’s team Portugal will face Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani’s Uruguay team. fifa world cup group
The biggest football tournament World Cup is starting from today in Qatar. For the next 29 days, the magic of football will be seen in this Arab country. Millions of fans of the world wait for this tournament for four years. The opening match between hosts Qatar and Ecuador will be played at 9:30 pm but all eyes will be on two of the greatest players of all time, Argentina captain Lionel Messi and Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo.
Messi’s team Argentina will play their match against Saudi Arabia on 22 November while Ronaldo’s Portugal will face Ghana on 24 November. Messi and Ronaldo have already said that this will be the last World Cup in their football career. In such a situation, both the players would like to leave no stone unturned to make it memorable.
