World Cup: United States and Wales star in the first draw of the 2022 World Cup

*This report was updated at 18:43 p.m.

The first game of the day was England X Iran: the match was marked by strong emotions: there were protests before the ball rolled, a header from the goalkeeper after 8 minutes of the match being stopped and many goals!

Demonstrations at the opening of the World Cup games

This Monday (21) the second match of the World Cup in Qatar was marked by demonstrations by players: the Iran team refused to sing the country's anthem before the match against England. The attitude was interpreted as a message to the Iranian regime that has been trying to suppress a series of popular demonstrations taking place in the country. The English knelt on the field to protest against racism. The team captain wore a black armband saying “no to discrimination”.

 Iran goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand scared everyone when he collided heavily with teammate Majid Hosseini. He had to be replaced due to suspected concussion. 

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See how the games have turned out so far:

(I.e. 10 h — England 6 x 2 Iran

(I.e. 13 h — Senegal 0 x 2 The Netherlands

(I.e. 16 h - U.S 1 x 1 Wales

🏳️🌈 Diversity in Qatar? 🏳️🌈

The seven European teams that planned to wear a colorful “One Love” armband in favor of inclusion and against discrimination withdrew this Monday (21), faced with the threat of “sports sanctions” during the World Cup in Qatar. The announcement was made just hours before the match between England and Iran.

In England, captain Harry Kane decided to wear another banner, saying “no to discrimination”.

English journalist Alex Scott ignored FIFA's ruling and kept the “One Love” armband.

🎫 Tickets sold

FIFA announced, this Sunday (20), that almost three million tickets for the Qatar World Cup had been sold so far, and revealed that the tournament is expected to generate a record amount of 7,5 billion dollars by the end. of the year.

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⚽ For the first time in history, England sang the anthem “God Save The King” during the World Cup.

🎊The Senegal fans show🎊

The Senegal fans were a show apart this Monday afternoon (21):

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