After the FIFA World Cup Qatar began on November 20th, the fever for football became stronger with each passing day. Whatever you choose to call it, no other sport even comes close to matching the level of worldwide fervor for world cup football.
This time, Qatar is the location instead of Africa.
You rename it as follows: Soccer, futbol, futebol, and football. Soccer or fotbal.
However, the common message connects people from all castes and religions.
Tim Vickery, a soccer journalist residing in Rio, claimed that it is true that “football is a universal language that we speak with varied accents.”
The most widely played sport on earth is soccer.
It is the most popular sport worldwide and is performed in every country.
It is a universal game.
And the FIFA World Cup is the pinnacle of soccer, garnering enormous global attention as the greatest and most watched sporting event in history.
It is known as the greatest sporting extravaganza in the world.
Soccer is more approachable to the average fan than other sports because of its simplicity, which is also its greatest strength.
The FIFA World Cup is an extremely well-liked sport on a global scale since it is a game played by regular people. Football is always in style.
Everywhere on Earth, there is still a fervor for the game, and FIFA serves as a platform for the top athletes.
The World Cup is the sporting event that receives the most international attention; find out how it compares to other famous sporting occasions.
According to FIFA, more than 5 billion people will watch the action.
According to audience data for the official broadcast coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, 3.572 billion viewers—or more than half of the world’s population—watched the sport’s pinnacle event.
JioCinema is the official streaming partner for the 2022 Qatar World Cup in India, as you may know.
In November 2022, the app received one-third or about 29% of all app downloads in the entertainment category.
The match between Portugal and Uruguay on Monday (November 28) drew the largest television audience for a FIFA World Cup game in Portugal’s history. As the squad advanced to the final, 5.35 million viewers in Portugal watched at least one minute of coverage.
What about Bangladesh?
In line with its tradition of every four years, Bangladesh has also joined the excitement. Fans are flying the flags of the competing nations from their rooftops, spray-painting murals of football players on buildings, painting their homes the colors of Argentina or Brazil, displaying miles-long strips of the flags of their favorite teams, and buying in bulk various team jerseys. Additionally, there’s a significant probability that the supporter shirt or official jersey of your favorite team was produced in Bangladesh.
Similar to this, millions of individuals have a new pattern that involves watching football, the most popular sport in the world, twice a day while riveted to the TV.
Taking advantage of the excitement surrounding the FIFA world cup, some surveys show that about 58% of people watch it on TV, 27% on mobile, and 12% on OTT platforms. The game-changing nature of OTT comes as no surprise. Football at the World Cup undoubtedly draws people together.
At an early age, the World Cup caught my attention.
The astounding dexterity of the players, the thrilling anticipation of a goal, the roars and cheers of the crowd, and the players’ celebrations after scoring made me enjoy the live game.
As evidenced by the billions of people that stream the games in more than 200 nations, this attitude is shared by people everywhere.
Additionally, the match’s cultural component adds to its interest.
The music for the 32 nations chosen to play in the group stage reflects the cultures of those nations, from Shakira’s “Waka Waka” for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa to Ricky Martin’s “Cup of Life” for the 1998 World Cup played in France.
Apart from the actual game, this sporting event unites people from all over the world through the display of many languages, dances, and musical genres. Any sports fan will be intrigued by the World Cup since it qualifies some of the best soccer players in the world to compete.
It also feels like the end of an era because two of soccer’s greatest players, Lionel Messi of Argentina and Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal, will not be competing in the World Cup next year.
Soccer is special because you can see famous players like Harry Kane of England, Kylian Mbappe of France, Luka Modric of Croatia, and Neymar Jr. of Brazil play live on television.
The World Cup is special because spectators may watch several nations play against one another for the most coveted crown.
It is still too early to predict who will win the championship; even in the group stage, there have been surprising results.
For example, the outcome of the match between Saudi Arabia and Argentina shocked the crowd. Argentina was unbeaten in 36 games before the competition, and Messi scored within the first 10 minutes of Argentina’s opener against Saudi Arabia. After the break, though, Saudi Arabia started to take control with to two quick goals from Saleh Al-Shehri and Salem Al-Dawsari.
As the competition advances to the quarterfinal level, one crucial development is also becoming clear.
That is the replacement of the G.O.A.T CR7.
You are all aware that Cristiano Ronaldo is CR7.
So much is being written in the media.
During the round-of-16 game against Switzerland, he was benched and sidelined.
Can a superstar like CR7, however, be done?
Cristiano Ronaldo, also known as CR7, is a phenomenal player with unmatched skills, speed, and dribbling prowess. He also won the UCL and scored free kicks from far outside the penalty area.
Tears down defenders, even renowned ones, while playing against five superpowers (Barcelona, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, etc.).
Ronaldo has been a dynamic attacker who is strong with both feet and can play on either wing as well as through the middle of the field. He was well-known for his flair and dribbling, frequently using a variety of feints and tricks.
At the start of the 2021/22 season, he returned to Old Trafford for a reported $14.86 million transfer fee, with a two-year deal plus an optional year. After Edinson Cavani decided to convert to number 21, Ronaldo was given the Uruguayan’s number 7 jersey. According to reports, Ronaldo’s shirt sales in the first 24 hours after his arrival shattered the previous record set by Lionel Messi joining PSG.
Of course, his fame was consistently supported by his outstanding performances on the field, where he continued to exhibit a special capacity to elevate himself for the biggest occasion, whether it was a Clasico match against Barcelona or taking the winning penalty in the Champions League final against Atletico Madrid.
Whether or not a player of Cristiano Ronaldo’s ability would miss Portugal’s next encounter against Morocco in the quarterfinal, The FIFA World Cup in Qatar has already drawn a whopping combined stadium attendance of 2.45 million fans after 18 days and 56 matches.
This is higher than the matching 2.17 million figure for the 2018 edition hosted in Russia and reflects an average occupancy of 96%.
It will be more fascinating to watch how the best players, including Neymar Jr. and Richralison of Brazil, dribble the ball in December 2022.
Don’t you become hooked when you see Lionel Messi, the most sought-after superstar in Argentina, show off his agility while making a spectacular run past a crowd of charging defenders?
What about Kylian Mbappe from France?
Mbappé frequently twists his run around the back of a defender, out of view, to lose his marker. He is a forward of the highest caliber due to his speed, his movement knowledge, and his poise when he is in front of the goal.
Do you believe you can miss the upcoming quarterfinal phase if you are experiencing FIFA World Cup Qatar fever? You are bound not to miss it.
December 9: Croatia vs Brazil – Education City Stadium (8:30 PM IST)
December 10: Netherlands vs Argentina – Lausail Stadium (12:30 AM IST)
December 10: Morocco vs – Portugal – Al Thumama Stadium (8:30 PM IST)
December 11: England vs France – Al Bayt Stadium (12:30 AM IST)
In the next matches, we will undoubtedly learn how CR7 plays or conducts himself, but one thing is certain.
One million spectators will watch each of the next 8 matches in the 2022 Fifa World Cup, and over 3 billion people will watch the sport at home, with over 1 billion fans turning in to witness the championship game.
FIFA also made the decision to use high-tech soccer balls for the 2022 World Cup.
Adidas is the company that makes the Al Rihla soccer balls, which get their name from the Arabic term for “the journey.” Real-time spatial tracking is made possible by sensors that are attached to each ball. The accuracy of the video assistant referee system (VAR) and offside reviews will increase when this data is integrated with optical tracking techniques. Additionally, and this is crucial, it will hasten the decision-making process.
Would you not be astonished to learn that the combination of a human person and an AI-powered computer in the ball will make the 2022 World Cup the finest sporting event ever?
I’m sure you do.
This may be as a result of how straightforward the game is by nature. This genuinely is the Cup of the World, or Coupe de Monde.
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