A performer with a replica World Cup before the Fifa World Cup Group A match gets under way at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar. PA
The opening ceremony of the Fifa World Cup 2022 at the Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor. PA
Fireworks explode during the show. Getty Images
Mascots of former World Cups united. AP Photo
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim, centre, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, Jordan's King Abdullah II King of Jordan, left, and Fifa president Gianni Infantino, second right, at the opening ceremony. AFP
South Korean singer Jung Kook, centre, performs. 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. AFP
Singer Fahad Al-Kubaisi performs. Getty Images
Performers welcomed the world during the opening ceremony. Reuters
A giant inflatable emblem during the opening ceremony of the Fifa World Cup 2022 at the Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor City. PA
Performers during the opening ceremony. PA
Morgan Freeman performs on stage. Getty Images
The performers opened the show. EPA
The Qatar World Cup opening ceremony. Reuters
Dancers performing together. PA
The opening ceremony before the Qatar versus Ecuador game. EPA
Former footballer Marcel Desailly holds the Fifa World Cup trophy ahead of the opening ceremony. AFP
A young Qatar supporter at the stadium. EPA
Ecuador fans in the stands before the opening ceremony of the Qatar World Cup. Reuters
A dancer performs at sunset before the Fifa World Cup kicks off with a Group A match between hosts Qatar and Ecuador at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor. PA
Fans record moments from the first match of Qatar 2022 inside the Al Bayt World Cup stadium. Reuters
Performers outside the Al Bayt Stadium entertain the crowds before the Fifa World Cup 2022 Group A opening match between Qatar and Ecuador kicks off. EPA
A Qatar fan wears his national colours outside the Al Bayt Stadium. Reuters
Fans arrive at the Al Bayt Stadium before the opening ceremony of the Qatar World Cup begins. Reuters
Qatar fans on rollerblades outside the Al Bayt Stadium. Reuters
Ecuador fans on their way to watch the opening match of the Qatar World Cup 2022. Reuters
A performer with a replica World Cup before the Fifa World Cup Group A match gets under way at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar. PA
The opening ceremony of the Fifa World Cup 2022 at the Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor. PA
Fireworks explode during the show. Getty Images
Mascots of former World Cups united. AP Photo
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim, centre, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, Jordan's King Abdullah II King of Jordan, left, and Fifa president Gianni Infantino, second right, at the opening ceremony. AFP
South Korean singer Jung Kook, centre, performs. 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. AFP
Singer Fahad Al-Kubaisi performs. Getty Images
Performers welcomed the world during the opening ceremony. Reuters
A giant inflatable emblem during the opening ceremony of the Fifa World Cup 2022 at the Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor City. PA
Performers during the opening ceremony. PA
Morgan Freeman performs on stage. Getty Images
The performers opened the show. EPA
The Qatar World Cup opening ceremony. Reuters
Dancers performing together. PA
The opening ceremony before the Qatar versus Ecuador game. EPA
Former footballer Marcel Desailly holds the Fifa World Cup trophy ahead of the opening ceremony. AFP
A young Qatar supporter at the stadium. EPA
Ecuador fans in the stands before the opening ceremony of the Qatar World Cup. Reuters
A dancer performs at sunset before the Fifa World Cup kicks off with a Group A match between hosts Qatar and Ecuador at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor. PA
Fans record moments from the first match of Qatar 2022 inside the Al Bayt World Cup stadium. Reuters
Performers outside the Al Bayt Stadium entertain the crowds before the Fifa World Cup 2022 Group A opening match between Qatar and Ecuador kicks off. EPA
A Qatar fan wears his national colours outside the Al Bayt Stadium. Reuters
Fans arrive at the Al Bayt Stadium before the opening ceremony of the Qatar World Cup begins. Reuters
Qatar fans on rollerblades outside the Al Bayt Stadium. Reuters
Ecuador fans on their way to watch the opening match of the Qatar World Cup 2022. Reuters
A performer with a replica World Cup before the Fifa World Cup Group A match gets under way at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar. PA