The first World Cup in the Middle East has finally begun with a flashy opening ceremony and a match between host Qatar and Ecuador. Here’s what to know as the tournament kicks off.
Previously, France midfielders Paul Pogba and N’Golo Kante were ruled out, as was Germany striker Timo Werner. Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku and South Korea captain Son Heung-min arrived in Qatar with lingering injuries.Awarding the World Cup to Qatar has been a financial boon to FIFA as the governing body of soccer said it
earned record revenues of $7.5 billion in the four years of commercial deals tied to this year’s tournament. The money haul is $1 billion more than income from the previous commercial cycle of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The extra money this year was boosted by local sponsorship deals, including Qatar Energy, which joined as a top-tier sponsor. Qatari bank QNB and telecoms firm Ooredoo are also sponsors.New to the sponsorship packages this year is crypto.com, the first new American sponsor in more than a decade.and opens play on Monday against Gareth Bale-led Wales.
DeAndre Yedlin, a 29-year-old defender, is the only holdover from the American team eliminated by Belgium in the second round eight years ago. Yedlin, Christian Pulisic, Kellyn Acosta and Tim Ream are the only four players who were on the squad when it failed to qualify for Russia.
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