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It took the BBC less than a minute to show us the first camel, but where was that feast of Qatari culture we were expecting — the World Cup opening ceremony?
A staple of any major sporting showpiece, the Beeb decided to ignore it completely and lunge straight into a two-footed tackle on the hosts. It was admirable by Gary Lineker and Co, but couldn’t they have found time for both?
Instead of showing Morgan Freeman’s message of unity at the start of the seven-act production, Qatari singer Fahad Al Kubaisi, World Cup mascot La’eeb and a traditional al-Ardha sword dance, the BBC chose to start its coverage at 3pm, just as the ceremony was drawing to a close at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor.
The BBC made a mistake in ignoring the opening ceremony of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
It was a strange decision given the corporation had bagged coverage of the opening game
It was a curious decision considering the corporation had bagged the opening game between Qatar and Ecuador. It followed the live Women’s Super League clash between Chelsea and Tottenham, but couldn’t they have just switched that with the snooker on BBC2?
Lineker even made reference to the fact that the ceremony was
