a $500.00 well just hours away now from reaching that goal kat are set to make history as the 1st middle east country to host a football woke up. yes. autonomy that's been 12 years in the making life and at al bait stadium with kat against ecuador russell's that looks at the unprecedented challenges the country faced a while racing against the clock due to a defining moment that started at 12 years journey is cut. ha ha, winning the right to horse to welcome the country has since undertaken one of the most ambitious construction of force in world history, building 8 stadiums equipped with sophisticated technology and dozens of other advent sporting facilities. multi lay roads now crossed the capital baja. and it is connected by a high tech metro system with driverless trends. infrastructure as a load cutter to jump at light speed, completing change as infrastructure, changes that would take other countries. decades upon decades, we see metro stations. we see massive mortar ways we see more modern as well as medical infrastructure facilities that we can use as residents of this country beyond

the 1st in the middle east, the 1st posted by emerson country ah, the traditionally popular sport, not just united nations across the globe, but also the people of putting and it's rulers. so i asked them on us, people of all origins, nationalities, religions, and beliefs will meet hearing cutter and on tv screens around the world was on all the continents to participate in these incredible moments. it's a beautiful thing for people to put their differences aside to celebrate the diversity and unity at the same time. ah the 2022 woke up the way it didn't start well for the host southern sheet charge off his lines and, and a valencia had it in but via rule that out for a narrow offside. 15 minutes in out she doesn't will begin catch valencia. that i free played advantage, but then gave the penalty. valencia ecuador ahead. and the half hour it was to valencia getting a 2nd going into half time. but at the more he that he did get a sighted goal, but couldn't the net the 2nd with again, not to be better now face a challenge to get out of their group. and with that, the drama begins for the

put just like the 1st middle east. well cup the grass, he is unique having to stand up to more boots and cold temperatures. over a shorter period with matches held over $29.00 days in just 8 stadiums with our design, new design of the stadiums. it's more compacted and higher. so we had the challenge that with this air conditioned the stadiums. so it's cooler than usual by generating a new, a kind of gus that can survive during the summer and the winter. and would the extensive a schedule of games we get an ot which species is gonna walk more for the water? it's not just tough that they're growing here at this nursery. there's also all of these trees. some of them have been saved from sites around cats are, while others have been donated by members of the community. this is the place that we saved all the trees from all on the door. some of the threats are very old, yet. that's more than 50 years old. actually for in some earlier or some threes. we know even how much we bought it or how much the person who did it for us

sorrow, i've got those will coming, communication i will come in every one to join us in the 1st middle east and out of work up, what will happen to, to contain us afterwards? we have the flexibility of the design to rebuild of us all to recycle most of the components. so those container can be used to build the same a stadium of the same combustion of the concentration of the war and cathedral different countries, the what do the same capacity us for to 1000 seats, or we can build a small venues with this model combustion. so we can both $20000.00 c, still venues and deformed locations. the world cup mascot marks the way to the next venue. the algae new stadium was designed by a rocky british female architect zahid. he took 5 years to build and cost almost 600000000 euros. we filmed workers on the glistening roof until an angry security guard ordered us to switch off our cameras. even though it's a public area, it was the 3rd time we'd been stopped by security and prevented from working german journalist and caught our analyst floating on boa knows all too well. what happens if western jour

put just like the 1st middle east. well cup the grass, he is unique having to stand up to more boots and colder temperatures. over a shorter period with matches held over $29.00 days in just 8 stadiums with our design, new design of the stadiums. it's more compact and higher. so we had the challenge that with this air conditioned the stadiums. so it's cooler than usual by generating a new, a kind of gus that can survive during the summer and the winter. and through the extensive a schedule of games, we get to know which species is gonna walk more for the walk up. it's not just tough that they're growing here at this nursery. there's also all of these trees. some of them have been saved from sites around cats are, while others have been donated by members of the community. this is the place that we saved all the trees from all on the door. her. some of the 3 are very old years . that's more than 50 years old. actually for in some area or some of these. we know even how much we bought it or how much the person who did it

we ushered in the 1st before world cup in the middle east's, with hosts could tar who couldn't keep the magic alive on the pitch. however, going down to nil to ecuador, in their very 1st match, a summer binge of 8 reports. the 10th a symbol of our culture. ah, i met a goal of artist, music, color, and applause. the weight is over for one of the sporting worlds most and dissipated championships. ah, the football will cups, opening ceremony watched by thousands of friends and millions of people across the globe. i heard something, not just music, but also this whole to celebrate the 1st wall cup of the post code. 19 era. the 1st in the middle east, the 1st posted by emerson country, ah, the traditionally popular sport, not just united nations across the globe, but also the people of putting and it's rulers. so i asked them on us, people of all origins, nationalities, religions, and beliefs will meet hearing cutter and on tv screens around the world on all the continents to participate in these incredible moments. it's a beautiful thing for people to put their differences aside to celebrat

middle east. first time in katara. what have been your 1st impressions? first and foremost, i will thank you for having me. second of all, you come in to you didn't know what to expect. there was a lot of things that you're waiting to see and well, 1st you come in, well, not much going on, but i was wrong because as the day progressed, you stars, he fans coming out, people coming out families coming out to really enjoy what the festivities are of the pre world cup, i guess you could say are all about and that's something that really had me surprised because everything's looked so far spotless. and just on that point, we've got this viral video that's come out overnight. i want you to take a look at it because it's of this policeman who has stopped one of the ecuador funds. we can see it. here is still one of the ecuador funds, because he's unhappy about the way he's put the flag on his head. in the style of a good tra and as you can, he, he's fixing it for me. and i think that really in capsulated, the kind of atmosphere that we haven't, the moment is nic

put just like the 1st middle east. well cup the grass, he is unique having to stand up to more boots and cold temperatures. over a short period with matches held over $29.00 days in just 8 stadiums with our design, new design of the stadiums. it's more compacted and higher. so we had the challenge that with this air conditioned the stadiums. so it's cooler than usual by generating a new, a kind of a gus that can survive during the summer and the winter and through the extensive a schedule of.

it's just really great to have the 1st middle east. well, it unites people from different backgrounds and races, and that's why it's so important and i'm excited that it's finally on my doorstep. this is going to be an amazing venue for the wild card. can't wait to bring my kid to pick up. it's just around the corner and i think we're going to get to really great game with hallo with say some rather warm weather into southern parts of argentina. recently patagonia with reco, temperature's record. my favorite temperatures getting into the 30s, would you believe is not what so warm a little further north, that warm enough water service at $27.00 degrees were touching $31.00. in essence sion that settle, weather continues across central parts of south america, more heavy showers into the east of brazil, northern brazil right up towards the caribbean and it's in the caribbean where we have seen some really nasty weather. recently. is big band of clouds, has brought some very heavy showers into saint lucia into dominique as the li, woods of

we'll in this 1st middle east and well cut the were plenty of saudi fans in capsule that couldn't get a ticket. many of them gathered into haws to walk. if this was their reaction to that game, this. thank you dan. thank you. so moving so, so, okay, you also told me earlier that you had a specific message for argentinian star, player lion, all many months. okay, well let me see if this is your overall is finished. please book it. you got 2 boys . oh yeah. yeah. in south america, argentinian fans got up early to watch the game against saudi arabia. they weren't expecting to have to deal with that. disappointing result when they had their breakfast, allison to ramp, yet he was with them in the capitol point is aries, shock doubt. and this belief is what argentinians are feeling here in central boy and osiris. thousands of them woke up very early on tuesday morning to come out and support their team and what they expect it to be an easy match against saudi arabia . instead, it turns out to be one of the biggest upsets in argentina and football history. and if you talk to the people here,

this is the 1st world to be held in the middle east. and for many people, the 1st thing that comes to the mind when they hear the middle east is a desert. alexi o'brien went to check it out while many visitors will be coming to cut after the thrills on the pitch, there's also plenty to be found in the june. with thong 5 again, the car life just follow the gravity. the 1st world cap in the middle east is giving football fans a chance to get a date at adventure under their belt with a different time of day. it's really feels different here like sunrise. it would be a very magical early morning. i'm different thing in the days when you can see the shadows of the tunes on one side and one side is broad and they drawn even the sunset. much go here. we and yet cut his southern border. cool, and the date boys, locals. now at the end and see it's just an hour or so from the capital, but feel like and now the world mohammed was, he has been leading june bashing tours for 15 years. he knows this area like the back of his hand. it's adventurous and

i should in the 1st fi for world cup in the middle east, but house cattle couldn't keep the magic alive on the pitch going down to nil to i could all in the 1st game. as our binge of aid reports, the tent, a symbol of our culture, ah, a miracle of artist, music, color and applause. the weight is over for one of the sporting world's most anticipated championships. ah, the football will cups opening ceremony watched by thousands of fans clutter and millions of people across the globe. i heard something new, not just music, but also called to celebrate the 1st world cup of the post code 19 era. the 1st in the middle east, the 1st posted by emerson country, ah, the traditionally popular sport, not just united nations across the globe, but also the people of tutton and it's rulers. so i asked them on us, people of all origins, nationalities, religion and beliefs will meet hearing cutter and on tv screens around the world on all the continents to participate in these incredible moments. it's a beautiful thing for people to put their differences aside to celebrate the diversity and unity at th

and 1st of all, what does it mean for you as a country that the woke up 1st woke up in the middle east? what, how significant is it for the region? first of all, thank you so much for having me. i'm going back to the topic. it's for the 1st time to be in the region. we're just excited. it's something new. it brings a lot of opportunities and a lot of hope to the region. so it's a beginning, it's a 1st step as an exposure for about. and that helps to show the world. busy and try to educate them about how the arab culture of the hospitality and it helps to broaden their vision about how the middle east is other than how the perception of the middle east. let's talk about the national team. how do you rate them? do you think they'll make it out of the group stages to the national team are doing while they're being the same team for the past to let's say 10 to 11 years, they grew up together. there were under $23.00 asian champions, and now they were the asian champions, which happened in the way he, ah, they're the title holders. and they do really well. they voted against and hope americ

the 1st football world cup to be held in the middle east is now just hours away. more than 1000000 fans are expected to cheer on that teams in kata. over the next 4 weeks, 32 teams. i am the coveted trophy. the 1st game on sunday is between the hosts and equity. but defending woke up champions, france of suffered a setback on the eve of the tournament star. striker korean benjamin has been ruled out after sustaining an injury during training bens him a tour of muscle in his left file on saturday. talk to say he'll need at least 3 weeks to recover. france open their campaign against australia on tuesday. lead us all that the cult 27. the climate summit in egypt have reached a historic deal to help vulnerable countries. they've agreed to create a fund for loss or damage caused by climate disasters. developing nations of victims of extreme weather events often made worse by pollution caused by wealthier nations. i hear people in the pol a voting in a general election, the governing napoli, congress, and the communist party of the main contenders. it's the 2nd election

what does the world think really about sir football coming in the middle east? the 1st time the thing? well, the woke up has been to africa before has been of course, to europe and south america and azure, and now for it to come to the middle east. now you have a feeling that, yes, it is indeed the world cap, because if you're representing an entire world with all the continents said, talking about how it's a global game and how it's a unifying factor, then it's the absolute perfect stage to see katara hosting that work for me, it's historic and really speaking from an african point of view, i feel that, you know, africans excited about this woke up and just to see what can, you know, guitar offer to the rest of the world. and so far so, so good. and what was that was the perspective thing from the american having a world cup at this time of year. well, not so much. well, the time of year, if you look at it from that, it's been not so much the, the timing of it all. it's kind of the, the drastic change that a lot of those leagues had to over or do it pretty much argenti

ah well castle twice. 22 is the 1st world cup to be held in the middle east and for many people, the 1st thing that comes to mind when they hear them at least is the desert lexia. brian went to check it out. well many visitors will be coming to cut off for the thrills on the pitch. there's also plenty to be found in the jews in tom 5 again, the car life just follow the gravity. the 1st world cup in the middle east is giving football fans a chance to get a decent adventure under their belt with a different time of day. it's really feels different here like sunrise or to feel very magical are in the morning. i'm different thing in the days when you can see the shadows of the tunes on one side and one side is broad and they drawn in the sunset. it's magical here. ah, ah, when he had cut his southern border, cool and the date boys, locals now at the inland sea. it's just an hour or so from the capital, but feels like another world mohammed was he has been leading june bashing toys for 15 years. he knows this area like the back of his hand. it's adventurers have lost its freedom. i mean li

well, this was an is the a well cup are to be held in the middle east. and the 1st one of the many people, the 1st thing that comes to mind when they hear the middle east is the desert lexia . brian went to check it out while many visitors will be coming to carter for the thrills on the pitch, there's also plenty to be found in the jews and dawned by the end of the car life. just follow the gravity. the 1st world cap in the middle east is giving football fans a chance to get a desert adventure under their belt with a different time of days. it's really feels different here like sunrise. it would be a very magical early morning. have different thing in the days when you can see the shadows of the tunes on one side and one side is bright and later on, even the sunset. it's magical here. we and yet cut his southern border call and a date or his locals. now at the inman to see it's just an hour or so from the capital that feels like another world mohammed was, he has been leading june bashing to us for 15 years. he knows this area like the back of his hand is adventurou

this football garb is unique to the 1st world cup in the middle east. the hot draw, the male head dress and the thorbe an equal length white robe warned primarily by air of men in the gulf. now feature team jerseys, and country flags. it's surprisingly cool of the 1st thing that i thought when i put this on as i was gonna, you know, start sweating was hard, but it's odd. it's keeping the breeze gone. so it's nice. the more than century old soup walk, it has become a runway for football fashion. when i go to back to san diego, that's where i'm from. i'm going to where this going for every mexican a match that goes on there might start a trend. exactly. this is the only place on the planet where you can buy a hot thrust or a throw. but you see there's a jersey here with the flag on the bottom. the latter costs about $20.00 the stoves, about 30 in one of the unexpected cultural exchanges taking place. country men are stopping to give fans of fashion primer showing their favorite take on how to wear the hot draught. each man has his preference, her nature,

put just like the 1st middle east, well cup. the grass here is unique. having to stand up to more boots and cold temperatures over a short period with matches held over $29.00 days in just 8 stadiums with our design, new design of the systems, it's more compacted and higher. so we had the challenge that with this air conditioned the stadiums. so it's cooler than usual by generating a new, a kind of gus that can survive during the summer and the winter. and through the extensive a schedule of games, we get to an ot which species is going to walk more for the work of. it's not just turf that they're growing here at this nursery. there's also all of these trees. some of them have been saved from sites around cats are, while others have been donated by members of the community. this is the place that we saved all the trees from all on the to her. some of the trees are very old years . that's more than 50 years old, actually for in some earlier or summer threes. we know even how much we bought it or how much the person who did it for us or how much he paid fo

now it's just, i was away from kick off patio set to make history as the 1st and middle east country to stage the competition. a tournament that's been 12 years in the making will open at our bait stadium with hosts taking on ecuador out zeros. russell soda looks at some of the challenges that catalyst faced did a defining moment that started at well the year journey is cut. ha, ha, ha, winning the right to host to work. and the company has since undertaken one of the most ambitious construction of force in world history. building 8 stadiums equipped with sophisticated technology and dozens of other edmonds supporting facilities. multi lay roads now cross to capitol, doha, and it's connected by a high tech metro system with driverless streams. infrastructure as a low cut out her jump at light speed, completing changes, infrastructural changes that would take other countries. decades upon decades, we see metro stations. we see massive mortar ways we see more modern as well as medical infrastructure facilities that we can use as residents of this country beyond the tournament. but to e

we congratulate cutter on hosting the 1st world cup in the middle east. the your statement that all are welcome here for the world cup. is an important message for an event that brings together people from all walks of life, nations, faith, sexual orientations, races, and other forms of diversity. now it's important to make that inclusive body reality. what are the people who are always welcoming and always receive people with open arms and it's amazing to see the joy in the eyes of people, the fence and enjoyment of this event, which was something they do or see for the 1st time the woke up in previous sessions were usually held in countries that were very advanced european western and african countries. this is the 1st time a middle eastern country bears this responsibility. the state of clutter has been under the microscope ever since winning the bid to holster, woke up on a variety of issues. and that is something that we heard the pottery foreign minister talk about saying that the reforms that you've seen an affair are part of its long term agenda.

hi. katara dazzles football fans with a spectacular ceremony to kick off the 1st world cup in the middle east. i think we are going to be the surprise. it is 1 o'clock. ecuadorian fran celebry, top of that team beats the host nation to nil in the opening game. ah, hello, i'm darn jordan. this is al jazeera live from doha. also coming up political uncertainty grows in malaysia. a tightly contested election results and no clear, we're not the 1st time in years i am calling for sanctions to pressure me and mars military rulers, the un special rapture makes a plea to officials in south korea. well it's been 12 years in the making on finally, the 1st football world cup to be held in the middle east has kicked off in cattle shift to me, banana doubt, fanny be a mere of cattle. welcome the world at the end of a spectacular opening ceremony. in the city of our call, but the elation turned to disappointment for the house nation before the night was over. cut our la cost to nails to ecuador. in the 1st much southern debate begins our coverage. the 10th a symbol of our culture. ah, a miracle of artists,

is the 1st world cup held in the middle east and the most expensive in its history. i gotta have lost to nil to ecuador, near thing match. the way you see is the south americans lead group a was 3 points and a volunteer school. both of ecuador goals, 33 year old, is the oldest go score in a world cup, opening game i started deal has been struck at the u. n's cop 27 summit and go she h as of agreed to compensate poor nations hardest hit by extreme weather patterns, rich countries generate most of the carbon emissions responsible for climate change . and now they plan to create a fund for damage and economic losses. but many nations are leaving the event in egypt dissatisfied, over progress. on cutting fossil fuels. our anger by report, ah, it's been called 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 crystal resort. ratified the declaration in the early hours on sunday of the court. we heard th

so here you can see a bunch of palestinian flags and that is because this the well 1st world captain, the middle east, is all about palestine for many of the arab teams who are here. so moroccan trinity and fans will be taking these of palestinian flags to the games today is in fact the you and a for international solidarity with the palestinian flay after the with the palestinian people. rather, fans have been telling us that they are carrying these flags to the games. to show that even though the palestinians don't have the team here, they still represented at this the 1st will cap in the middle east. all right, thanks so much. i like see there, ah, hello, thank you. through saw the headlines then code 19 testing has resumed in the chinese city of shanghai, off the rare process calling for an end of the government's pandemic policies. infections are increasing this find tens of millions of people being under some form of restriction. additional police officers have been deployed in beijing off the hundreds of people demonstrated on monday. public anger was sparks like covey, 19 locked downs and qua

this football garb is unique to the 1st world cup in the middle east. the hot draw, the male head dress and the thorbe an equal length white robe worn primarily by air of men in the gulf. now feature team jerseys, and country flags. it's surprisingly cool. i was the 1st thing that i found when i put this on as i was gonna, you know, start sweating. it was hard, but it's odd. it's keeping the breeze gone. so it's nice. the more than century old souk walk, it has become a runway for football. fashion, when i go to back to san diego, that's where i'm from. i'm going to where this going for every mexican a match that goes on there. might start a trend. exactly. this is the only place on the planet where you can buy a hot, dra or a thorbe. you see there's a jersey here with the flag on the bottom. the latter costs about $20.00. the thought about 30 in one of the unexpected cultural exchanges taking place. country men are stopping to give fans of fashion primer showing their favorite take on how to wear the hot draught. each man has his proper. you're good. y

this football garb is unique to the 1st world cup in the middle east. the hot draw, the male head dress and the thorbe an equal length white robe warned primarily by air of men in the gulf. now feature team jerseys, and country flags. it surprisingly cool of the 1st thing that i thought when i put this on, as i was gonna, you know, start sweating was hard, but it's odd. it's keeping the breeze gone. so it's nice. the more than century old soup walk, it has become a runway for football fashion. when i go to back to san diego, that's where i'm from. i'm going to where this going for every mexican a match that goes on there might start a trend exec.

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is the 1st in the middle east, the 1st to take place in november, december and kat. i was easily the smallest nation ever to host last event. and of course i brings logistical problems all of its own as i'm touching the name reports . cut ha, since the moment cut our was awarded the world cup in 2010. people have been asking, how will a country of less than 3000000 people host a global event, accommodating more than a 1000000 fans? the country will soon show the world how nobody believes that he will be able to do it. nobody expected that we will achieve all the infrastructure, developments that to with it. nobody expected that we will be ready with all the stadiums that was required and a small country and in a very confined place in that small country. and we did everything. once their planes touchdown organizers, hope vans, will experience an efficient entry process. doha will have to airports operating to handle the influx of arrivals. from ad international airport fans can use the doha, metro. on some lines, the trains are capable of transporting 1000 people eve