FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Tamil News: The moment soccer fans around the world truly immersed themselves in the World Cup wasn’t when the smoky fireworks fluttered like snakes in the sky, not when Morgan Freeman spoke, not when Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani addressed the crowd in Arabic mixed with English, not when BTS star Jung Kook sang his single “Dreamers.” Not when belted.
The moment came when the ball boys bowled the first few balls on the glittering floor of the tiniest opening ceremony, grand but not grandiose. The surface was very shiny. It resembled the brushed animation floor at Disney Studios. As he jogged in maroon training gear, Al Bait shook the ground and swayed in a daze. A World Cup that has been haunted, haunted and tormented by off-field themes has finally got a World Cup feel.
The 60,000 capacity stadium was packed. There were those who wondered if the Qataris would come en masse; They thought they would break up. To start the tournament in their team’s opener against Ecuador on Sunday, they not only produced the numbers but also made their presence felt in a rousing display of passion. So much so that the national anthem, “Al-Salam-Al-Amiri”, was drowned out by the recorded version as it played in the stands.
Then, suddenly, when Ecuador hit the net in the third minute, a shudder silenced the stadium. Even the Ecuadorian fans were shocked before they could gather their voices.
However, video review ruled the goal off-side by the narrowest of margins. The arena rediscovered its joy and bounce. It was only 12 minutes left when Ecuador were awarded a clear penalty. Subsequent moments are dull and difficult. But the Qatari fans found their voice again and started singing “Shumila, Shumila”. It was written by Ayat Bin Qaida and composed by Abdullah Al Manai. The song became popular in 2017 when Qatar was boycotted by its neighbors.
Tensions rose when Enner Valencia scored Ecuador’s second goal in the 31st minute. But for all the pain the nation has endured on the turf, Qatar has been remarkably quiet, almost unruffled, outside – though the usually uncrowded metro stations and bus stops are packed to the rafters, and queues are long enough to spill out into the streets.
Everything was accurate. Fans are not stuck in long traffic jams or suffocation or lack of traffic. Paramilitary forces from Pakistan and Turkey were on high alert. Naval ships patrolled the coast and an army of 2,00,000 policemen and soldiers was mobilized.
Qatar promised to host a show, and it delivered, at least on the opening day.
But long before the Al Bad Stadium was drenched in the world’s unshakable light, the World Cup began in the heads and hearts of the throngs thronging the streets. Seven hours before kick-off, Ecuadorean fans began boarding metro trains and buses to the stadium, far from the city center. A la Tricolor, they drew symbols on their faces.
With a frenzy, they began to evoke the sentimental song “Salve, o Patria (Hail, O Fatherland),” a national anthem written by one of their greatest poets, Juan Leon Mera, in the context of the liberation struggle. 1880s. According to tradition, the eldest should sing the first lines and the youngest should finish it.
Here in Doha, veteran Roberto Olmedo, a 53-year-old physical education teacher from Quito, is watching his fourth World Cup. He heads a group of 100 people from the capital. It took his team four days, including several transits, to cover nearly 14,000 km across Africa and Europe to the heart of the Middle East. “We know the journey will be hectic. But our national team took a lot of pains to reach the World Cup,” he said with an ever-ready laugh.
Almost 5,000 Ecuadorians have descended on Doha to support the national team, which will compete in its fourth World Cup. Most of them have a name on the back of their sweet yellow jersey: 23 Kaiseido, their talisman and with whom the team hopes to move forward from the hinge. “We call him El Nino Moi, he is a little boy ‘Moi (Moses)’. He is our little boy with big hopes,” she says.
When they entered the train, they covered the iron bars inside with flags and spread one over the front window. The national anthem was given to the football anthem “Yo do Dare” composed by the passionate supporters of the country’s most successful club, Liga Deportiva Universitaria.
It’s not just Ecuadorians. Opening day was celebrated by a few Argentines and Mexicans. The Middle Eastern city was traversed by the Latin American “boulevard” (boulevard) or “camino” (path). Many of them did not have tickets for the first game, and fans flocked to the park.
The plusher city center had a more European vibe: packed cafes and the smell of frappe; Bodies sprawled on grassy banks under the crisp afternoon sun; banter in Madrid’s refined Castilian twang; An Englishman Michael Connelly is immersed in the bestseller “Desert Star”.
And then the Corniche, which has been a kaleidoscope of colorful flags and football kits for the past few weeks. On Sunday, some people wearing France jerseys wandered the sidewalks as Karim Benzema’s injury forced him out.
All in all, it was clear that fans put aside their fears and doubts and immersed themselves in the intoxicating (if not intoxicating) spectacle that is the World Cup. It was an unforgettable day – an unforgettable ending for the Qataris.
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