Top shots as most expensive World Cup underway in Qatar

Dancers perform during the opening ceremony ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group A football match between Qatar and Ecuador at the Al-Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, north of Doha, on November 20, 2022. PHOTO/AFP

Dancers perform during the opening ceremony ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group A football match between Qatar and Ecuador at the Al-Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, north of Doha on November 20, 2022. PHOTO/AFP

US actor Morgan Freeman (L) and Qatari YouTuber Ghanim al-Muftah speak during the opening ceremony of the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group A football match between Qatar and Ecuador at the Al-Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, north of Doha, on November 20, 2022. PHOTO/AFP

People watch the fireworks in Doha on November 20, 2022 during the opening day of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament. PHOTO/AFP
 

This picture taken from Doha's Corniche promenade shows a nightshot of the city on November 20, 2022, during the opening day of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament. PHOTO/AFP
 

South Korean singer Jung Kook performs during the opening ceremony ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group A football match between Qatar and Ecuador at the Al-Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, north of Doha on November 20, 2022. PHOTO/AFP
 

A man takes a picture at the Corniche sea promenade in Doha on November 20, 2022, during the Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament. PHOTO/AFP

People walks in the center of Doha on November 20, 2022, during the opening day of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament. PHOTO/AFP
 

Fireworks explode in the sky in Doha on November 20, 2022, during the opening day of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament. PHOTO/AFP
 

A photo shows a fireworks display during the opening ceremony ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group A football match between Qatar and Ecuador at the Al-Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, north of Doha on November 20, 2022. PHOTO/AFP
 

Fireworks explode around a replica of the FIFA World Cup trophy during the opening ceremony ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group A football match between Qatar and Ecuador at the Al-Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, north of Doha on November 20, 2022. PHOTO/AFP

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (L) and FIFA President Gianni Infantino listen to national anthems ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group A football match between Qatar and Ecuador at the Al-Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, north of Doha on November 20, 2022. PHOTO/AFP

A FIFA World Cup trophy replica is pictured on the pitch as fireworks go off ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group A football match between Qatar and Ecuador at the Al-Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, north of Doha on November 20, 2022.

People work in a control room at the International Broadcast Center (IBC) in Doha on November 20, 2022, during the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup Group A football match between Qatar and Ecuador at the Al-Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, north of Doha on November 20, 2022. PHOTO/AFP

FIFA President Gianni Infantino (C), Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman al-Saud (R) and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (3rd L) are seen during the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group A football match between Qatar and Ecuador at the Al-Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, north of Doha on November 20, 2022. PHOTO/AFP

A photo shows a view of air-condition vents used to blow cold air during the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group A football match between Qatar and Ecuador at the Al-Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, north of Doha on November 20, 2022. PHOTO/AFP

A view of the stands at the end of the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group A football match between Qatar and Ecuador at the Al-Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, north of Doha on November 20, 2022. PHOTO/AFP

People gather to watch the 2022 World Cup opening match between Qatar and Ecuador in Al Souq district, in Doha, on November 20, 2022 during the Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament. PHOTO/AFP

Kenyan children watch the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group A football match between Qatar and Ecuador at a public screening at Camp Toyoyo Ground in Nairobi, on November 20, 2022. PHOTO/AFP
 

A man carrying a Qatar flag holds his baby as h arrives to the FIFA Fan Festival at Al Bidda park in Doha on November 20, 2022, during the opening of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament. PHOTO/AFP
 

Palestinian football fans wave national and Qatari flags as they watch a live broadcast of the 2022 World Cup opening match between Qatar and Ecuador, at a covered gymnasium in Gaza city, on November 20, 2022. PHOTO/AFP
 

Journalists watch the opening Qatar 2022 World Cup Group A football match between Qatar and Ecuador, at the Main Media Centre in Doha, on November 20, 2022. PHOTO/AFP
 

People watch a live broadcast of the 2022 World Cup opening match between Qatar and Ecuador at the Doha's Corniche promenade, in Doha, on November 20, 2022, during the Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament. PHOTO/AFP