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cup bio station will take on equitable just hours from now and a good. c little fever is in the air fans from all around the world descend unconcerned. hello, i'm adrian for the good. and i've given us for the extended coverage of the fif at wild compet 2020, which begins in less than 7 hours from now also coming up. the defending champions, france adult, another blow, kareem bens amount is ruled out with the fi injury. and the stars at leim lodge, where in an indian say to other passionate debates about the world's best plans, a tournament that's been 12 years in the making will begin at our bait stadium just to the north of doha, and less than 7 hours from now. f katara will be playing their fast ever wildcat

game and it's against acquittal pool race looks at a momentous occasion in global sports. ah, never before has a world cup host nation, how to wait so long for it's tournament to begin. the 12 year buildup is almost over for council. it's one that hasn't always been easy. on the eve of kick off the head of world football, went on the attack against criticism of free for i'm the host country you go and defended their record of making progress on issues such as human rights. don't criticize, can't. i don't criticize the players, don't criticize anyone criticized fif. i criticize me if you want because i'm responsible for everything but let the people enjoy this woke up infancy. now try to re direct attention on to the reason the world cup has come to the middle east is not to, i don't know, just playing and see each other is to football teams playing against each other to bowl it's football. if we don't have at least football to bring us together,

if we listen to you all, all who are criticizing or just want to divide, which wall are we going to? you want another wall ward. okay, go ahead. without me. we sold me a tournament that began in order quite in 1930 is once again breaking new ground. ah, the 1st for the arab world, the 1st time so many friends will be in one place. and the 1st for cat us at national team. when cats are one, the bid to host this tournament, the team was ranked outside the world's top 100. now that number 50 under the asian champions, and to give them extra hope or extra pressure, no house nation has ever lost its opening match at a well cup, not open. it is against ecuador at al mate stadium on sunday. yeah, but i'm a shoulders from the age 30. gone the other. it's a very important day for us. a historic moment. not

a moment of happiness for the players and staff. it's an extraordinary day girl. like no other. the only great liberty new enough to organize the 222 c far vote. cup is cut ha, having won the vote to host this woke up back in 2010 cats are stepped into the sporting spotlight like never before. 7 of the 8 stadiums have sprung up in a decade. they've been a focal point for the safety of migrant workers. fif as president hopes they'll also be emblematic of some of footballs. greatest moments. now it's the world's best players who are ready to take center stage as the biggest sporting event in the middle east. history finally begins. paul reese out is era, though are let's thank you live now to albania stadium, just to the north of doha city, where the action begins in just hours from now. our colleagues on our hamish,

is there the shamal wind the we often get at this time of the year has blown in. so that's not going to damp any one's enthusiasm. what's the mood labor? no, it was indeed again. well, it's only mid day now, but the fans had started to arrive and i'm joined now by an ecuadorian fan and a country band, a carlos. and i start by saying like how far is your team going to go? i like our odds. i'm thinking our ceiling quarter finals, but i like it. i like it, aaron. yes. same your for as green boss with the knockout stage is going to be a special one. indeed for the people you are as well. but the host nation, and hope to replicate the same performance designation. go up to any 19. have you guys been to a world cup before? is this your 1st experience with walter? yes, this is my 1st time me on a world cab. i'm so excited. i'm here with my dad who's off the screen,

but yeah i'm, i'm just couldn't be more excited. lot of emotions for sure. has it been for you so far? carlos? it's been awesome. we just got here last night. i found it pretty easy to navigate around on totally new, experienced, ever been in like this whole part of the world. i live in florida and the u. s. i go to school in dc. arms is just totally new experience for me and i'm just happy to be early. i'm excited for soaking the moment a little bit and you were born and raised here. how do you feel that the walk up is coming to your country? absolutely. this be especially, you know, to be lead to written as the woke up happening. you the 1st this is woke up. it's a special feeling with my family or as well is going to be an exciting mind conway to welcome all the fans. yeah. what else are you looking forward to this? well yeah, i mean, apart from all the games, obviously i think i'm, i'm excited to get to know honestly a lot about what this country has to offer on the culture, the food. honestly, i'm excited for that. i'm just excited, explore the area and enjoy a lot of uh, football soccer in the process. and kind of the only been here for one day. what

advice can you give the fans and ecuadorian fans and how to get here? oh, it's simple. i'm telling you it's just there's no, there's no long thinking about it. you just come have a great dime over this country offers you a lot of lot of facilities, lot of amazing events. i'm sure you have a blast doing us. good luck for both of you tonight to thank you very much. so the host nation cut, eyes taken are ecuador tonight, at 16 gmc and 19 local time here at albedo stadium. yes, that's right santa. as you say that the action is taking place acts out spectacular venue right behind you. al bates. it can you tell us a little bit more about it while dema, this is a one of the 8 stadium that was billed there for the walk up personally. i haven't

been inside so far, but my colleague andy richardson will take you for a quick talk. a stadium reflecting the nomadic culture of the region is providing a home for footballs. biggest tournaments, 35 kilometers north of the capitol, doha. this is albert stadium with it's designed to represent a better when the traditional home of catalyst path has now become a place to welcome fans from around the world. ah, the consistency in theme is evident, right? bounced the detailing on the seats in these extraordinarily luxurious changing rooms, ancient arabic patterns, reminding even the most exhausted players, they're taking part in the middle east's. very 1st world cup.

ah, the workforce that made this all possible is recognized here a picture of everybody who collaborated on the project a peak times or more than 10000 people on site construction began back in 2016 and was finished in time for the opening match of last year's erica, i it's the 2nd biggest stadium that cat has to offer with a 60000 seat capacity. 9 matches will be played here right up to the semi finals. ah. if you've got the pockets or generous friends you might get to watch again from here, the v i p. sweets will be turned into a 5 star hotel after the world cup out of a legacy plan for

a stadium. ah, that plan includes having the stadium capacity with the upper tier seats here are the beans and i to to another country or taken to a different part of doha to help with the hosting of the 2030 asian games. the end of the world cup will kick off a new chapter in the story of alvin stadium. ah yes, jemma fans have started to arrive and were expecting even more when we get nearer to kick off. and of course organizes that have urged the fast to give themselves plenty of time in order to enjoy this spectacular opening sammy and of course at the kick off. we'll start that 16 g m t. that's 19 local tom here at i'll bait stadium. and al hor, varicella hos, reporting live fat from alberts stadium,

that effects data center. will one players out of the world cup is the french striker, kareem bens, above. you'll miss the tournament with a 5 inch regional. that's a huge blow for the defending champions. yes, adrian, it really is a massive loss, but i guess perhaps not a great surprise. he's been struggling with injury so far the season. he's ready and he played around 29 minutes of football. in the last month for his club side rail madrid, he tore his thigh in training, so he's out for at least 3 weeks. reading him out of the world cup in cass i, he had this to say on his instagram page in my life. i have never given up, but tonight i have to think about the team as i have always done. so reason it tells me to leave my place to someone who can help our great make a good whoa to cobb, of course, only last month friends met one of the battle dual given to the best play and wild football. that was for his incredible season with rummaged lash at 44 goals in 46 matches, pivotal in helping them when the spanish league,

a title and the champions league. as while he was also that top scorer at the 2014 world cup and at last year's european championship and i spoke to spanish, woke up when a happy martinez in the show that i did for i was there a month ago and he said benzo would be not any the star of francis campaign but of the whole tournament. so it is a huge play for france and full football fans in general, you'd have robert frost, not having a lot of pre tournament locker. they've been hit by several injuries. who else is out here? they've been pretty decimated ready? they've lost poor papa. he was instrumental in helping to win the title in 2018 in russia. they've also lost the chelsea midfielder, gallow county, and the man he would have replaced pens. muh abi light 6th dreyfus striker christopher and concur was ruled out only a few days ago. he's the top score in boone, does lega? m m, i guess this is one of the negatives you'd have to say about a, a when to wild card players normally gets much longer recovery time before the tournament begins, the season normally ends in,

in may and the starts in june. they normally get a good month to recover. this isn't the case and i should have mentioned frances 1st game is against australia on tuesday, and they have up until monday to call up and injury replacements. all right, gyla, well with just a few hours to go now until the tour of it begins, football fans continue to stream into the country. so i highlight, but supporters of cut us international airport and the launch of the fee for firm festival. a, i'm here in cats, hallway, some of the 1300000 football fans have been arriving from all around the world ahead in, well, we have fans from latin america. we've got people arriving from the usa, we'll say spoken to people from the gulf region and all of them say super excited to be a we

we brandon did for a month a fairly clean door law got up for. 7 0 yeah. 6 6 a well, it seems to me turning into one big, massive posse. all right. then i'll tell you what the found, right, just in time for the launch of the people. i'm thinking i'm thinking the metro to get that. come on, let's take it out. i'll move. ah,

i was a really easy danny, all the way from the airport to $0.60 or i use my high card. any people to get a free for the metro as well as with a with excitement building and not just in cattle. of course that will fever his grip

funds in the indian state of carola, who had known that love of the game happening miss out his life force. now in a career, could have ne, a thank you for your time. just tell us what's going on where you are. so india hasn't qualified for the walk up, but that hasn't deterred funds. you can see behind me the godaddy yo wearing their favorite jersey supporting their favorite teams. they've been many fine events like these in the run up to the opening match. in fact, a few miles from where we are a small village has even transformed its sky light to markets. enthusiasm fif off eva has kicked off under watchful eyes. larger than life they loom over this river. the debate is on who is the greatest of them all. argentina fans with the 1st 2 immortalized the i de leon, l messy name are france when bigger only to be outdone by ronaldo who stands at 15

me does allow george ford body, sorry i would. so it is help you find fade something challenges like this happening here and in the world. got parts over her fine part of here. and it will be ready really nice to work up from here in the fun part. care last year in southern india is all set for the world cup. fans have dressed the streets in their favorite flags . billboards are celebrating the biggest stars. many local tournaments are underway across the state. why? it is the most popular sport in the country. the beautiful game dominates this region. this woke up is extra special. people from care law, i one of the largest suits of people in cutter. so even though in the eyes and playing, they feel like the word cup is close to home. fee for has recognized care law special connection with the hosts, minature house or a popular artifact in the middle east. a 1000 of these have been shipped to cutter, where they are part of the tournaments officially, merchandise don't do 6, wasn't 26 of us worked on these issues of women did the reporting. we worked on

these day and night, or 2 months, or we only focus on making these 1000 kilograms. i think the state government is organizing its own competition. it's asking enthusiast to score a 1000000 goals before the opening match. official say it's not only about football . we are collecting this message, your 4 and the alpha drug i to discuss been in collection of the saw that the people, especially sorenson will, ah, get into it to know their law more about this well problems. so that is why we are collecting these football and i'm deep um, oh drug campaign to gather some fans will be traveling to do how to watch the matches. even those who don't follow the sports, said they are thrilled and proud of all the attention. this state is getting house of people from india especially from kayla have head start. they prepare odd for their hosting duties. in fact,

many of the people volunteering in stadiums in papa off from here. i have heard me some one who is a fan, he has, he's not traveling to tato, but is quite an enthusiast. become in ubs to tell us why is this a wise top specialist for you to be special in this woke up, this is the last relevant for this job i love. so i am very excited that even bring that up in to cut up. there are reports that some of the fines in, ah got that. who are indian are fig. finds that paid fans? what is your response to that? i didn't think so because i own many friends in the good communication and it never it except affordable care. they're gonna get programs in every day and got them on etc. okay, there you have it. football fever is a girl as getting up for the work up a few hours a from opening match. many been so taking place to the final fans would be out supporting their favorite teams and favorite players, probably mid. i'll live in color code in carola in india. many thanks did to pop me

an aircraft featuring images of the auction to the football star. diego madonna has landed here in cattle, is part of the many tributes have paid to the man who led argentina to the 1986. well come when we met with maximilian o back now school who painted the mule on that plane his his story. ah, it's been called a breakthrough for poor countries. after 2 weeks of talks, nearly 200 nations agreed to establish a fund to compensate those most at risk from climate change. delegates at the club 27 conference in egypt, most famous christian resort. ratified the declaration in the early hours on sunday . we heard the calls and we responded. today, hearing sharma, the eagle out among you will have spotted that that's not the report that we meant to play. we will show you that report about that. so fantastic mural the aircraft

in one of our lazy bulletin, sir. here on al jazeera. and there's a lot of sport isn't there to come? absolutely. we've got a brilliant day planned. we have actually a, a 6 hour bonanza coming off as cattle at 2022 gets on the way. we have got full coverage hair on al jazeera, not long to wait. now from 1300 g m t. you definitely want to tune in. we'll have an extensive build up all the way to the opening game between the cattle and ecuador cannot wait, adrian. absolutely. all right, let's take a look at what else is happening in the world. you got a brief preview of this just a moment or 2 ago negotiators of the cop 27 climate summit in egypt of agreed to compensate poor nations who are struggling to cope with extreme weather patterns. rich countries generate most of the carbon emissions responsible for climate change plan to create a fund to help developing nations who are hardest hit by global warming. barbara

ango, reports ah, it's being pulled a break through for poor countries. after 2 weeks of talks, nearly 200 nations agreed to establish a fund to compensate those most at risk from climate change. delegates at the club $27.00 conference in egypt, less famous, cursory thought, ratified the declaration. in the early hours on sunday we heard the calls and we responded to de human service shift. we established the 1st ever dedicated fund for ross and damage of home that has been so long in the making. it is a huge, itchy, to get an agreement to establish nothing damage. i'm 50 years small island states phone sang to keep the negotiators still have to hammer out details for and no decisions been made on

where the money will come from, nor how grants will be distributed. that money. but delegates from low income countries that say they're optimistic, excited, very, very excited. this is a very positive result home. when, when the blue and africans be very exciting because for us success immediately she was going to be best with really good for most of them. yet a warning from the un secretary general, he says the font alone isn't enough to prevent climate catastrophe. but it's not there now said if the claimant guys, his watches a small island slip off the map or towards that entirely african country to desert a prospect many hoped would be addressed through a stronger commitment to limiting global heating to 1.5 degrees celsius. but that didn't happen, or that's despite the talk at being seen by many element as the minimum temperature

rise, that will prevent the worst impacts of climate change. a barbara and gay pulse out to say around us. among our environment editor nick clark explains why this fund is so important from bottom, dove up on the island of madagascar. it is an important breakthrough. lawson times is all about compensating the more vulnerable nations from the worst effects of climate change. and these are nations like the low island states, the pacific, and indeed, where we are now in madagascar is something they've been calling for since 1990 to cynthia summits in rio and health that he his own. it has finally happened. it has taken that long. this time round has been pushed back from the u. s. from china and from russia, but they have come round. and the thing is, lawson damage was only put on the agenda at this particular coffee cup $27.00, just before it started. there were days of negotiations just to get to this point. and now this is happened. so is quite a triumph. and it shows that the un process does work despite the criticism that it

gets. but note, there is not yet any money in the fund for lawson damage. and as mohammed a doe of pa, shift africa, which is an important african angio, he said, it's like having an empty bucket. and now we need to fill it. but he also said cop 27th has done what no other cult has achieved. it is a big moment. photos in the paula going to the poles in the general election, the governing, napoli, congress, and the communist party of the main contenders the election is the country. second, since the new constitution was adopted in 2015 political instability in the power has led to 13 changes of government in the past 16 years. barnaby low reports from couple under there's definitely more citizen participation. now there's more awareness. there's more people speaking out, especially with the advent of social media. there is a campaign online right now. that's called a known dot again, where voters are urging other voters to not vote for the old faces. they say that

these old guards, these old politicians have been promising and promising, but they have not been able to deliver on their promises. so they want new blood in government. and in fact, back in major local polls, independent candidate candidates, did when big. and specifically, here in cartman, do a 32 year old wrapper. ballin shaw won the mayor ship and this has really encouraged a lot of candidates to independent independently throw their hat into the ring. but the question now is, hast is gained enough traction past is gained enough popularity? this movement and analysts are saying that this is not yet enough. this is not yet the time for complete change. here in de paul, they said this is going to take time. that right now people are still going to go to vote for traditional politicians, especially in the countryside. where

a legacy voting is the way to go. where people are going to vote for who their community leaders are going to say. who they're going to vote for. and we're elders are going to say, this is who they're supposed to vote for. and so it will take time, but there is hope for change. the laziest political leaders a scrambling to form a coalition government are so tightly contested election left the country without a clear winner opposition leader on why abraham says that his block has enough support to form a government with his rival on the form of premier. we are dean yassin also maintains he has enough seats, lays has been plagued by political instability with 3 prime ministers in the past 4 years saw and st. louis is in kuala lumpur, the main opposition block, the alliance of hope. now they have 82 seats in parliament that puts them the biggest block that's still not enough seats to form a simple majority. not only that, that's fewer seats than they had gained in the last elections in 2018,

which means the opposition has in managed to increase its support. now the dark horse at this race has been national lines lead. i guess the main parties in this in lions automation is not on support on the law. and often for 3rd party ambiance, keeping the question like late, dominant ethnic with what will now the horse trading go station started? we did. yeah. is ra met with the so he's been amazing. the boy you take the sub on. rosa is long with now and as a result, stronger performed in off on like raw him the leader of the opposition and weed. and yes, in a former prime minister who leads the national alliance, but really depends on, you know, the negotiations which are taking place at the moment. i'm sorry for the sound

problems we had that donald trump's twitter account has been restored. nevada ill almost conducted a poll on the social media platform, and a narrow majority of the 50000000 users voted in favor of a former president's return. trump was permanently suspended from twitter in 2021, for inciting violence. you were getting a big load to also go back on twitter or i don't see it because i don't see any reason for her. they have a lot of problems at twitter. you see what's going on if they make it, it may not make it, but the problems are incredible. the engagement, sir, negative and you have a lot of bar should you have a lot of fake accounts which i think they should get on. but true, socialist taken the place for a lot of people and i don't see them going back on to twitter. more from hydro castro, who's in washington. this new i pulled that musk announced that started yesterday.

and reports are some 15000000 votes were actually submitted. and musk announced in a tweet of his own that it was a 52 percent who supported trumps in reinstatement versus 48 percent, who opposed it. but the big question though is whether these votes came from each individual user or whether they could have been bots. and experts have weight in saying that given the loss of so many operational staff at twitter, that it is entirely possible that some of these votes, if not many, may have come from bots, which would be ironic since that is the a thing that must most complain about prior to his twitter purchase. but of course the, the big political headline in question still to be answered is whether, you know, trump will actually go back. he seemed to be pretty cool about this announcement and says he has no intention of returning to, to.