World Cup to be watched via Twitter – Elon Musk announces
Twitter boss Elon Musk has announced that World Cup fanatics will be able to watch the game on Twitter.
In a tweet, the technology guru shared, “First World Cup match is on Sunday! Watch on Twitter for the best coverage & real-time commentary.”
First World Cup match on Sunday! Watch on Twitter for best coverage & real-time commentary.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 18, 2022
This year’s FIFA World Cup is the first to be held in the Arab world, Qatar, starting from 20th November to 18th December.
There are 32 teams from 5 confederations with the first match being between Qatar and Ecuador. The contesting countries are grouped in categories from Group A to H with Africa being represented by 5 countries.
Groups A, B, E, F will play at the Al Bayt Stadium, Khalifa International Stadium, Al Thumama Stadium and Ahmad bin Ali Stadium while Groups C, D, G, H will play at theLusail Iconic Stadium, Staidum 974, Education City Stadium and Al Janoub Stadium.
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However, the choice to host the World Cup in Qatar has been the source of major controversies.
Qatar’s Supreme Committee for the delivery of the World Cup banned sex outside marriage for players and fans saying failure to abide to the no sex rule would attract a 7 years’ jail term with no exemptions being made.
Qatar criminalizes unmarried sex, as the laws are based on Islamic legal tradition that classifies sex outside of marriage, pregnancy out of wedlock, and adultery as crimes punishable by imprisonment.
“Qatar is a conservative country and public displays of affection are frowned upon, regardless of sexual orientation,” the statement read.
Nasser al-Khater, the chief executive of the FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar said that the safety and security of every single fan was of the utmost importance to them, “But public displays of affection are frowned upon, it’s not part of our culture – and that goes across the board to everybody.”
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