Doha - QNA: International news agencies and newspapers highlighted the closing ceremony of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, praising the exceptional World Cup that ended with the coronation of the Argentine national team and its star, Lionel Messi, in a majestic scene befitting the most magnificent finals in the history of the tournament.

For its part, the French Press Agency (AFP) shed light on the tweet of His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Amir of the country, on the social networking site / Twitter / after the coronation of the winners, and the agency said that the Amir of the State of Qatar announced that his country “fulfilled what I pledged to him to organize an “exceptional” World Cup in football, expressing his thanks to everyone who contributed to the success of this tournament.

She indicated that His Highness blessed the Argentine national team for winning the 2022 World Cup, and the French national team for the championship title. He also thanked the participating teams and the fans who enthusiastically encouraged them, and the International Federation of Football Associations.

Also, I quoted part of the tweet of His Highness the Amir of the country, in which he said: “With the conclusion, we have fulfilled our promise to organize an exceptional championship from the Arab countries, which provided an opportunity for the peoples of the world to learn about the richness of our culture and the originality of our values.”

The agency recalled the statement of Gianni Infantino, President of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA), that the World Cup in Qatar is the “best” among all previous versions.

The French agency talked about the closing scene in the final match in which Argentina beat France on penalties, and said: “The Amir of Qatar wore, in a “significant gesture,” Lionel Messi, who led his country to its third title, the traditional Arab robe of the Bisht, before the latter lifted the Gold Cup.

As for the German News Agency / dpa /, it devoted a wide space to talking about the closing ceremony, and indicated that Lusail Stadium witnessed the conclusion of the 2022 World Cup competitions in Qatar after an exciting confrontation between Argentina and France, in the presence of more than 88,000 fans, during which the Tango team succeeded in winning. The title of the first edition of the World Cup in the Arab world, and for the third time in its history.

She pointed out that the final of the tournament coincided with the National Day of the State of Qatar, and said that the closing ceremony included affirmation by two Arab poets, Tamim Al-Barghouti and Muhammad Ould Bemba, on the spirit of football reflected in the tournament, and how football is an alternative world instead of the real world. Humanity is equal in this spherical world, so there are no differences between the competitors, while the privileges are distributed to everyone equally.

She stated that these words embody “the relationship between Qatar and the challenges it faced in order to organize an exceptional event such as the World Cup,” and shed light on the Qatari insistence supported by the standing of the Arab and international peoples with the right to organize, without double standards or changing measures in judgments, while linking this to the verses of the imam. Al-Shafi'i refers in it to the eye of discontent and the eye of contentment, that eye that sees something and turns a blind eye to things according to desire and passion, not according to objective judgment.

The agency confirmed that the Qatar World Cup 2022 witnessed the sale of more than 3.4 million tickets to attend the tournament matches, which were hosted by eight world-class stadiums, all of which are located within one hour from the center of the Qatari capital, Doha. Pointing out that Qatar has succeeded in hosting the most close-distance tournament in the history of the World Cup, since the launch of the first edition of the World Cup in 1930, where fans had the opportunity to attend more than one match in one day during the first stages of the tournament competitions, and the country received more than a million And 400,000 visitors over 29 days.

She said: “In addition to attending the matches in the World Cup stadiums, the fans enjoyed a variety of recreational activities in many locations across the country, including the FIFA Fan Festival in Al Bidda Park in Doha, which welcomed nearly 2 million fans throughout the days of the tournament, the Doha Corniche, and the areas surrounding the stadiums. The tourist attractions in Qatar were also a destination for fans from everywhere to celebrate together their common passion for football, and to learn about diverse cultures from around the world in an exceptional atmosphere.”

For its part, the Turkish news agency / Anatolia / in its follow-up to the closing ceremony of the World Cup, highlighted the tweet of His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of the country, on the social networking site / Twitter / and referred to the words of His Highness: “With the conclusion, we have fulfilled our promise to organize An exceptional championship from the Arab countries, which provided the opportunity for the peoples of the world to learn about the richness of our culture and the authenticity of our values.” The agency added: “The Amir of Qatar blessed the Argentine national team for winning the Qatar World Cup 2022, and the French national team won the championship.” Anatolia described the closing ceremony as “inspiring,” and that the ceremony focused on the message of “building a bridge between cultures.” It included several artistic activities, including songs, poems, and performances.

The tweet of His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Amir of the country, was the most prominent on the closing day of the World Cup, and Russia Today channel commented by saying: The Amir of the State of Qatar was keen to send a message to the winner and participants in the finals of the 22nd edition of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which concluded in Qatar. And she republished the tweet, in which he said: “I congratulate the Argentine national team for winning the Qatar World Cup 2022, and the French national team for the title of the championship, and I thank all the teams for their wonderful play, and the fans who enthusiastically encouraged them. In conclusion, we have fulfilled our promise to organize an exceptional championship from the Arab countries, which provided an opportunity for the peoples of the world to learn about the richness of our culture and the originality of our values.

Russia today also shed light on the “bisht” in which the star Lionel Messi appeared at the moment of winning the cup and said: “Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Amir of Qatar, gave the / Gulf bisht / to Argentine star Lionel Messi, the best player in the 2022 World Cup, after Argentina’s victory over France / Sunday /, in the final of the Qatar World Cup. She added: “Sheikh Tamim wore the “Gulf Bisht” for Messi before he presented him with the World Cup, after he led the Argentine national team to victory over France on penalties.

In turn, the French News Agency / Sports / indicated that after the conclusion of the 2022 World Cup in football, Qatar, aspiring to be a “world leader in the field of sports”, is seeking to host the Olympic Games in 2036. It stated: “the road is long, but several major milestones have been set to win the honor of organizing it,” pointing out in its report that Qatar organized several international tournaments in its record, which met with great success, including the Asian Games in 2006. It will also organize the next Asian Football Cup, the World Swimming Championships in 2024, and the World Table Tennis Championships in 2025. The Asian Games in 2030, after hosting the World Handball Championships in 2015 and the Athletics Championships in 2019.

The agency said: “Qatar, which has hosted the World Motorcycle Championship since 2004, will organize one of the Formula One World Championship rounds, starting in 2023, and then the World Endurance Championship in 2024, with the aim of being “No. 1 in motorsports.”

As for the Algerian News Agency, it commented on the FIFA Fan Festival, which was held in Al-Bida Park, and said that it hosted more than 1.8 million fans who enjoyed the live broadcast of the matches and entertainment provided by the festival during the World Cup. She said that the FIFA Festival, which opened on November 19, was a destination for foreign and local fans during the tournament, as all World Cup matches were shown on a giant screen, in addition to free entertainment, with the participation of some well-known names in the world of world music.

In turn, the Tunis Africa News Agency confirmed that the World Cup in Qatar achieved many records, perhaps the most prominent of which is the crowd attendance in the stadiums throughout the days of the tournament, which numbered three million and 404 thousand and 252 fans, with the end of the final match on Sunday, with Argentina’s victory over France on penalties (penalties). 4-2). She pointed out that the Qatar World Cup ranked thir in the number of public attendance in the history of the World Cup (3,404,252 fans), while the 1994 World Cup in America topped the list of the largest public attendance in the history of the tournament, with 3,587,538 fans, and the 2014 World Cup in Brazil came in second place with attendance. 3,429,873 fans, and the World Cup in Germany 2006 ranked fourth, with 3,359,439 fans attending.

Sports newspapers and news portals around the world praised the magician Lionel Messi and the Argentina national team after winning the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, by winning the final match against France 4-2/ on penalty kicks at Lusail Stadium.

The Argentine newspaper “La Nacion” wrote: / Argentina is the world champion, Argentina is the world champion, we have to bring it back to believe it, for its part, the Argentine newspaper “Olé” wrote, “Today the world is a fairer place,” adding that Messi has become the best player in the world “With apologies to Diego Referring to the legend Diego Maradona, who led the Argentine national team to crown the 1986 World Cup.

The French television station, RMC, commented, “Messi and Argentina are at the top of the world, despite France’s heroic performance and Kylian Mbappe’s hat-trick.”

The French newspaper “Le Parisien” indicated that France “was close to a miracle,” but it was “deprived of the third star,” while the French newspaper “L’Equipe” wrote that the final was “perhaps the best in history.”

The British newspaper “The Sun” praised the match, describing it as “the best final match ever,” while the Spanish newspaper “Marca” wrote, “Messi has now got your well-deserved award.”

The Brazilian "Globo Sport" portal said, "A match that turns into a book or a movie, regarding the history of Messi and Mbappe."

Several TV channels had covered the conclusion of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, and were interested in transmitting statements by tournament officials about those exceptional moments in the world of world football. In this context, His Excellency Hassan Al Thawadi, Secretary General of the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, expressed his happiness at the success of the World Cup and its achievement of the highest rates of excellence in the history of the World Cup tournaments in all respects.

Al-Thawadi added, in an exclusive interview with the British Sky News TV, that “the 22nd edition of the tournament reflects the great work provided by the State of Qatar in organizing the World Cup tournaments, most notably that Qatar brought together the whole world with its various cultures and beliefs about sports, in a message of peace from during football.”

He pointed out that “the tournament went through a lot of distinguished and organized work stations that Qatar carried out, until it reached the conclusion of the tournament in the best possible way,” pointing at the same time to the great public success of the tournament as one of the best World Cup tournaments in terms of crowd attendance in stadiums. Al-Thawadi stressed that Qatar has proven to the world that it is capable of bringing together the peoples of the world in a distinguished World Cup edition in which every effort was made to be this success that dazzled the world, pointing out that the World Cup reflected the distinctive image of the region and the great capabilities of the State of Qatar in making any sporting events a success.

He said, "The World Cup not only allowed us to show our best, but also allowed us to change the perception of others about this part of the world," considering that "the World Cup final between France and Argentina is considered a dream final for everyone, because it brings together two colleagues in Paris." Saint-Germain (Mbappe and Messi) on one ground.”

On the other hand, in terms of the expected tourism development after the World Cup, Qatar Tourism confirmed, in the words of its public relations and communication officer, Maryam Al-Maslamani, that “the World Cup put Qatar on the world map,” explaining that “there were those who expected that his visit to Qatar would be limited to attending matches only, but they were surprised by the excellent infrastructure, vast roads, and various entertainment venues, in addition to the wonderful mixture between modernity, nobility, and authentic Arab heritage.”

Al-Maslamani added, in an interview with the Lebanese MTV television, that "many tourist places were opened shortly before the World Cup, including the beaches of the West Bay, Al-Maha Island and the Lusail Trail, and we seek to open new and unique tourist places while preserving sustainability and heritage."

She concluded, saying, "Our plan in Qatar for tourism, which falls within the Qatar Vision 2030, is to triple the number of tourists compared to 2022, or 6 million tourists, and to contribute to increasing the country's domestic and economic income by 7 to 12 percent."