FIFA World Cup 2022: Nora Fatehi to perform in closing ceremony

The football extravaganza will come to an end today. After 29 days of nail biting excitement and many heart breaks and many joyous moments the curtains will fall on one of the world’s most loved, most watched sporting events. There were 32 teams fighting it out for the Holy Grail of Football, the FIFA World Cup.

The FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar will come to a close with the final between Argentina and France to be kicked off at 8.30 PM (IST) today at the Lusail Stadium in Doha.

Just before the grand finale, the official FIFA World Cup 2022 closing ceremony will raise the curtain for the final showdown.

“The final ceremony will last 15 minutes and reference the world coming together for the 29 days of the tournament through poetry and music,” FIFA said in a statement. The 88,000 capacity Lusail Stadium will host the event.

The FIFA World Cup 2022 closing ceremony is scheduled to start at 7:00 PM IST in India (4:30 PM local time in Qatar).

Themed ‘A Night to Remember’, the 15-minute-long closing ceremony will include performances by several global artists to a mashup of songs from the official FIFA World Cup 2022 soundtrack.

The FIFA World Cup 2022 closing ceremony will also Indian flavour with Bollywood star Nora Fatehi set to sizzle the stage alongside global stars like Balqees, Rahma Riad and Manal. The all-female lineup will perform live to ‘Light the Sky’ – the official theme song for the tournament.

Nigerian singer Davido and Qatar’s very own Aisha will sing ‘(Hayya Hayya) Better Together’ while Puerto Rican star Ozuna and Congolese rapper Gims will collaborate to perform Arhbo, another hit song from the official World cup soundtrack.

Deepika Padukone is expected to unveil the trophy. She is already in Qatar. Shah Rukh Khan too is in Qatar and he had tweeted that he would be watching the final with Wayne Rooney, English professional football manager and former player, who is the manager of Major League Soccer club D.C. United in the United States.