as it counts down to kick off at the middle east, 1st football world come, defending champions, france tougher. another injury. play with star strike a carrion benson that route out. ah hello everyone. the i'm sam is there than delighted to be with back together again . lovely to have somebody to present with for a change of it. so just kind of the show on the page is that, you know, they're out there. we are team and we have extended coverage also, if he, if woke up 2020, which begins out in less than 6 hours. also coming up with the stars loom lodge where in an indian state where patrick debates rage about the world's best players making show cat r r a. cox above that, we'd meet the barbara, he's got the players looking shop. ah, it was an ambitious goal. now it's just 6 hours from kick off call set to make history as the 1st middle east country to host the tournament. yes, it's been 12 years in the making and the wild cut will finally get under way at albert stadium where the home team had taken at quick will wrestles said, i looked at some of the challenges that cattle has faced defining moment that started at 12 years journey is cut ha, winning the right to host to walk. the country has seized, undertaken one of the most ambitious construction of force in world history. building 8 stadiums equipped with sophisticated technology and dozens of other edmonds supporting facilities. multi lay roads now cross the capital, doha, and it's connected by a high tech metro system with driverless trains. infrastructure as a load catheter jump at light speed. completing change is infrastructure changes that will take other countries. decades upon decades, we see metro stations. we see massive mortar ways we see more modern as well as medical infrastructure facilities that we can use as residents of this country beyond the tournament. but to it all, cut our face challenges in june 2017 for arab companies impose an air land and sea blockade on the country that was lifted in 2021. when the pandemic broke out, but with core, with 19 story supplies of labor and materials cut our face more pressure to reach it 2022 deadline. it also introduce label reforms and shoot and all employees receive a minimum wage. any secret is sponsorship system known as cappella, to hello migrant workers to change jobs without needing the employee years. consent says when in the right to horse the world cop cut that has short keys is major. the allotment projects for the tournament. and also taking this opportunity to turn its capital doha into a world wide cultural, social and educational hob lift lacked in the heritage and life of the region. education city now was 8 prestigious international universities and new museums and libraries preserve the history of the country. and the region with experts comprising more than 2 thirds of its population cutoff has created many green spaces and social and entertain facilities. a bigger strategy in terms of, you know, modernizing the country, developing its infrastructure capabilities. and even just kind of putting it on the map so to speak, in terms of it being not just obviously a hub of, of natural resources, you know, as a, as a one of the biggest gas exporters in the world. but thinking about it also in terms of a cultural hub with the construction of its schools and museums and you know, film institute and off kinds of other array of, of cultural institutions could or sees the world cup is not the end of the journey on that is caught our national vision $20.00 to $30.00. it came to sustain is transformation starting with the fina world championships for aquatics in asia premier soccer tournament. the asian camp next year. kristen said f o g 0 de ha i let's head now to l. baker, stay the m, where the action begins in just a matter of hours. so that hammock is there with fans you've already started gathering. i can only imagine what the mode is like. was that we were still expecting thousands the fans to show up tonight. we're only a few hours away from the opening ceremony where the organizers have promised it's going to be a spectacular show. well, or a higher knowledge. there is laura hand a went to the production company, which is responsible for the opening ceremony. ah, i'm a i'm heading student to her studios. studio, responsible for the thought. walk up. carter 2022. remember to always spread love and be awesome. and now they faced 2 more challenges, the opening and closing ceremonies for which we had a sneak preview. and that's all we can play because so much of what they're creating here can't yet be revealed. one of the project i'm walking for this fee for is madeline, which means that after i joined different music together like a piece of puzzles. oh, last few moses is in is in my head all the time. what can i do or can i can make it better. is this really happening or what can i do? what i also i can i did. what else i can come to the music for the world cup is something that we're really proud of. it's a product that is being listened by many, many fans around the world. you have also the official mascot of the world cup larry, which is, you know, you can call him a godaddy product guitar studios will go into their big march in good form, having produce the official music videos and walk up mascot la 8th. we've decided to go with sort of a pixar out since it is a animated cartoon character type feel can we wanted very modern. x are sort of feeling when we approach music, but with little elements of arabic, music tradition, music arrogance, ah, all takes time to build. the facts should be quite magazine, maybe 6 in face orchestra as, as well as working with male clause female, cause sometimes together, sometimes in separate sections and building those lawyers so that we get and production values like a sound of $200.00 voice, $200.00 piece choir this or is want to be katara studios is responsible for the official world cup foam. and they shared these moments from the making of the music videos and fans from around the world. we'll have to tune into the opening ceremony and see how it all comes together. north on al jazeera katara don't. 6 honda, i now bye hi lisa howell and the founder of i loved katara who came in a little bit early. first of all, hi lisa. tell us how you feeling. i'm feeling super energized. i'm feeling super excited. i mean, you could not make this up like look at the weather right now. it's getting windy. it's like a storm is brewing for the most epic of battles. so i'm super excited right now. i'm calling for, i'm a big fan of q tips. oh, thank you. yeah, and i recommend it to the fans who come here. what can you give them advice about getting here again to the stadiums. alright, of course i think the most basic tip that i could give is just come here as early as possible. just to make sure that you get a good see, to get to wander around, you get to experience the world's biggest tent and when it comes to transportation, public transportation is your best bet. you know. so you can quickly, you know, come on over just walker a few steps and take the bus, you know where to get to the parking guest spots. and am, i do recommend that after enjoying the match, that you then go and explore the area around as well. so you can enjoy the festivities and a fun stuff at our or what about in a dull hi, let's say, like on rest days or in the mornings? what can fans do? okay, well, 1st of all, there is no such thing as a rest day hearing cutter. okay, because there, so again, as i said, there's so much happening, right? whether it's a concert, whether it is places to go and dine, whether it's museum that you want to go and check out. again, there are loads of guides all over the place. you can check out the tourism page as well, so that you can see all of the different activities on the cornish is a huge pedestrian area. they can go and explore the fans zones that people, fans, zones, lots of free concerts, you know, for people to, to, to just party and janet. and more than anything. i really hope that people can just go and experience guitar culture. go to the silks, you know, check out some of our world heritage sites and reflect. and even when i came here, this was like 17 years ago. there weren't, there wasn't much to do. that's right. cut off, but that has changed a lot. can you talk it through the changes? okay, last years. so katara, my opinion is a modern day always this. because back in the day when you just think all just a desert you, it's, you think of an awaits us as a bit of water in a palm tree right now. it's so much more than that. we're talking about amazing experiences. skyscrapers have replaced palm trees. i guess, you know, just shooting out of the sand and dumb. yeah, we didn't start, we didn't have very much. we're, we're, we were a very poor country. people worked hard. we have an expression which they, i'm not sure which means but a donkey worker, you know donkeys by the way, are respected animals because they will break their back to make sure that something gets done. and that's, that's what the people are all about. you know, we just want to work as hard as possible to create something amazing, not for us, but for every one that's here in the country. so then from nothing to quite a lot, and i think it's a, it's a, it's a feet. and any thought, of course, you're going to be at the game at tonight to ecuador. again, santa cut out, what's ios? let's quickly briefly, briefly, okay, well, historically, you know, with the match, the, you know, that the last master we had with them. we had one. so our track record is really good. i think that we're on the home ground home turf. the people are definitely going to be cheering, as loud as they can, you know, for the cuts, our national team known as the land knobby and, and i am confident that we're going to give them. heck, danny, we are definitely gonna give them a run for their money. and i'm just looking forward to seeing how far we can take it, hopefully to the finals. you never know, and that's what football is all about. you never know what's going to happen on the pitch and to everyone that's out there that supporting cuts. i just want to say thank you so much. and her winner lose cuts are still wins because we got to host is amazing. you bet. thank you very much. how you found with your the best of them arose back to the studio with sammy, i thank so much. now one player who's out of the world cup is of course the french striker, korean, been sammy's, got of fi injury. right. so jenna, a huge, huge blow for the defending champions. right? yes sir, it really is. sammy, a huge blow, but not really a huge surprise. he's been struggling with injury so far this season. he's only when he played about half an hour full in the past month. for his at club side around madrid, and he's injured his thigh in training with the national side can no longer take part in the torment. he had this to say on his instagram page, he writes, in my life, i have never given up. but to night i have to think about the team as i have always done. so reason that tells me to leave my place to someone who can help our group make a good world car. of course, just last month, benz m, at one at the battle door given to the world's best player. that was for his incredible season last year with ra, madrid, at $44.00 goals and $46.00 matches that helped them when the champions league and the spanish league a title as well. he was also france's top score out the 2014 while cut. and at last year's european championship, but of course they do have some other good attacking players and not least killing him back a he's a was a handy player to having your side as me. yeah, i guess there must be a little bit disappointed though. he's not the only case, right? france has been hit with several injuries. who else is out? yes, i've been pretty decimated. you'd have to say sammy, they, they've lost pauper. he was instrumental in helping them when the tournament in russia 4 years ago. they've also lost the chelsea, midfield, angola, county, and, and the play he would have replaced benjamin probably as christopher and concur r b like strike a top score in the bananas league. he is also out and i guess his wife saying play as usually have a month between the season finishing on a world cup starting so i guess you'd have to say that is one of the disadvantages of a wind to world cup the quick turnaround time. and say, yeah, i mean, and from some a say, the 1st game is against australia on tuesday. so they do have off until monday to cool in a replacement. now moving on from france, sound that injury problems football fever has a gripped fans in the indian state of carola, who are known for the love of the game happening. metal is life force. now in korea code, have any really good to be with you again, as we can see behind g, fans that with their flags out, what's the atmosphere in the excitement that like you know, india hasn't qualified for the world. god, but that hasn't deterred fans. and as he was saying behind me, they're out today the opening matches in a few hours, the wedding, the favorite jersey, the supporting the favorite teams. and they've been many found competitions in and around where we are in the run up to the opening match. in fact, a few hours from where we are a small village, even transformed it's skyline to markets and who's the awesome chief of eva has kicked off on the watchful eyes, larger than life. the lu over this river, the debate is on, who is the greatest of them all? argentina fans with the 1st 2 immortalized the i de leon, l massey. name our fans when bigger only to be outdone by ronaldo who stands at 15 meters allowed towards football is our in our game. so it is help you find said sobbing. challenges like this happening here and in the world. roberts are we have found park here. and it will be ready, very nice to utsa, will come from here in the fun part. care last year in southern india is all set for the world cup. fans have dressed the street in their favorite flags. billboards are celebrating the biggest stars. many local tournaments are underway across the state. why cricket is the most popular sport in the country, the beautiful game dominates this region. this world cup is extra special. people from care law, i one of the largest suits of people in cutter. so even though in the eyes and playing, they feel like the was cop is close to home. fee for has recognized care law special connection with the hosts, minature house or a popular artifact in the middle east. a 1000 of these have been shipped to cutter, where they are part of the tournament efficient merchandise. don't do 6, wasn't 26 of us worked on these issues of women did the reporting. we worked on these dna look on for 2 months, so we only focus on making these 1000 kilograms. i think the state government is organizing its own competition. it's asking enthusiast to score a 1000000 goals before the opening match. official say it's not only about football . we are collecting this message of course and b alpha drug act, you discount been intentionally the so that the people, especially students will ah, get into it. you know, they will learn more about this well, problems. so that is why we are collecting these football. and i'm deep um, oh, but campaigned together, some fans will be traveling to do how to watch the matches. even those who don't follow the sports, said they are thrilled and proud of all the attention that state is getting power of people from india and especially from kayla have helped cut their horse. the tournament. many of the volunteers that you will see in stadiums are from here, but there are some who are still here and i'm going to be watching the matches eagerly. i have would me one football fan in money. so what are you looking forward to this woke up, you know, i'm really excited to be a part of this work. i've even went over. you're not in the stadiums because i am a hot go germany fine. and the last year was enough time for us of loki dothan, the earliest ages itself. so i hope this. yeah, it'll be our wonderful year for us and it almost will last last walk up and i'm a big, huge fan of them. i hope a huge scored mortgage goes this year and really, really excited. you to tell us about the local events like the one we're at our house, caroline celebrating the woke up. yes. ok. this is ellie went up organized by okay . love with both science association. it owned us, dean clubs are joining with us today. it's about it's hundreds now. you know very soon it's going to be thousands here. displays is going to be filled with of football fans. and you can see in each and every gone off our state, you can see the giant got doubts and banners of all the favorite teams. and i know that it's all footballing. it would run the ad and football in the blad off k lights are. so we are really excited and we are really looking forward to this welcome. okay, so for the next few days are for next few weeks we are going to see local events like the celebrating of wild cup and all the frenzy that is happening around. do you have any in canada that thank you very much for that now he same soccer thinks the cats are looking at very good ahead of that opening game against ecuador, gan. he should know shouldn't be jemma, cuz he gets the inside scoop for him. half the team go to get the heck on the barbershop. oh, i'm for some sub crumpton is yes, a my mom, she's a hair stylist, so i grew up in her shopping. so for me it was easy to b. i was a born like have a barbara last year, not upkept. you need the division to be in the hope it got for football players. so got on national team thing is i'm a fan of the they made for me that reputation. it's can always come from people, so we will stop recording the office if our so it's on the line with when i watch the game, i always look ahead counselors. i want to change the has a name on the final when i cut and the national national football players, especially the national teams. i've been proud of myself because i worked so hard to get to this level. this is a call it a wall of faith, for example, thinkers are not getting high. did they meet together here in my shop, getting parking for captain national team, media player, and something as a standard card for most of the players. because i'm national and team and you know, most of them are out of my friend. thank you lou. something funny along with the familiar in and, and you know, people like like messing with the 12 and good moment when they announce that our house, the work of 2022. i was helping one kids head and he was excited to take a walk to the board. got together. not whatever work together. i will watch him playing, kept on national. did this kid go was and he's in less i see crazy. the on the next floor, walk up the country. it's make you feel proud. even me. i live here in cut up when you see how cut out dipping ready for the work of welcome everyone to come to. if something good, you know, you feel like you proud of this country and you proud like out of country, you gonna have to work out on the player to leave a team. got that national team. i can tell you that i need to handle the course and put the work a sam, if you ever had your head him to the saw that or the saw. but that's been done now maybe any, the electric chain saw and all the stars levers to not profit, all the faces are from the roller mode that way you guys will face up there. you were. you know, so i personally enough to visit that barbara, i should be clear. free to give her. i wonder how the place has been effect. nice. is it going to be blowing around in stormy weather? let maybe find out about the present to car that one of the conditions like well i must say this time of the year. it's the most wonderful time weatherwise across, cut, lots of 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