Shahid Ali, one of many engineers behind the development work within the Al Bayt Stadium in Qatar for FIFA World Cup 2022, stated that it’s a proud feeling to be part of its building workforce and it felt good seeing the opening ceremony occur on the stadium. The FIFA World Cup 2022 kicked off on Sunday with a glittering opening ceremony, which featured the likes of actor Morgan Freeman and Ok-Pop group BTS. Shahid recalled that he went to Qatar when the development work for the stadium had began again in 2017.

“It feels good to see the opening ceremony of the World Cup at the stadium. It is a proud feeling that I was a part of the construction team of the stadium. It was extremely tough to work in Qatar in extreme temperatures,” Shahid advised ANI.

The working was once so robust that they got breaks each 20 minutes and ample preparations for labourers like followers and glucose water was made out there. The engineer stated that there have been folks from greater than 35 international locations together with China, UK and Australia who had been working with them.

“There were Indians from the ground level to top management in Qatar,” he added. Shahid stated that medical services for the employees had been good they usually had ambulances, medical doctors and nurses close by.

Enner Valencia scored a brace to assist Ecuador defeat Qatar within the opening recreation of the 2022 FIFA World Cup on the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar on Sunday. The group A recreation noticed the hosts being dominated by the South Americans, with the match seeing the maiden occasion the place the opening objective of a World Cup was scored by a penalty kick.

With this win, Ecuador turned the primary workforce to beat the host nation within the opening match of the World Cup within the 92-year historical past of the event. Ecuador is now the early chief of its group. It will now face the Netherlands in its second group match on Friday whereas Qatar will even host Senegal on the identical day.

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