2024-01-12T16:01:30+00:00
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/ Lusail Stadium, which hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and France, hosted the opening ceremony of the 2023 Asian Cup, which witnessed the captain of the Palestine national team delivering the championship oath.
The ceremony, which was attended by Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, precedes the opening match between Qatar, the host and title holder, and the Lebanese national team in Group A, which also includes the Chinese and Tajikistan national teams.
The opening ceremony was entitled “The Missing Chapter of Kalila and Dimna”, which is one of the Asian heritage books that represents the cultural similarity in the yellow continent.
The ceremony witnessed several singing and show performances, and Hassan Al-Haydos, captain of the Qatar national team, left the responsibility of delivering the championship oath to Musab Al-Battat, captain of the Palestine national team.
Palestine was present at the opening ceremony through the song “For you, O city of prayer, I pray.”
Israel is launching a comprehensive military campaign on the Gaza Strip after a cross-border attack carried out by Hamas on October 7, which Israeli officials said resulted in the killing of 1,200, most of them civilians, and the detention of 240 people in the Strip.
The Palestine national team participates in the tournament in Group Four alongside Iran, the Emirates and Hong Kong, and begins its campaign against three-time champion Iran the day after tomorrow, Sunday.