The winners celebrating with their trophies.
Doha: With excitement building ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, renowned international social media influencers competed for the inaugural Influencer Cup Powered by Qatar Airways title, a mini tournament to test their own footballing skills, in the presence of football legends.
The tournament was held on March 28 and 29 at Stadium 974, and was organised by the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, and supported by Qatar Airways and Qatar Tourism, to herald key forthcoming events ahead of the FIFA World Cup, including the Final Draw ceremony. The influencers trained alongside multiple Qatar Legacy Ambassadors who rolled back the years with their dazzling skills including Cafu, Ahmed Khalil, Tim Cahill, Mubarak Mustafa, Khalid Salman, Ronald de Boer, and Ali Al-Habsi.
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive and Chairman of Qatar Tourism, H E Akbar Al Baker said: “The celebration of the Influencer Cup Powered by Qatar Airways is another milestone for the airline in the lead-up to the world’s ultimate football event. Having hosted this inaugural tournament in our home, Doha gives us the opportunity to showcase Qatar’s readiness through the lens of the influencers from all around the world, so that they can convey the excitement of the FIFA World Cup to their global audiences.”
He added: “Now that the mini tournament has successfully concluded, we are excited and eagerly waiting to see how the 32 teams will be grouped during the FIFA World Cup Final Draw, scheduled on April 1 in Doha.”
Fatma Al Nuaimi, the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy’s Communications Executive Director said: “The Influencer Cup was a golden opportunity to showcase Qatar’s readiness for the FIFA World Cup and build excitement ahead of ththe draw. We have worked closely with both Qatar Airways and Qatar Tourism to organise the tournament and would like to thank them for their collaboration. ”
Team Americas were crowned champions after a scintillating display against Team Asia. The prize distribution ceremony was graced by the presence of FIFA Legends, including Lothar Matthäus and Marcel Desailly, who presented the ‘Qatar Airways Top Goal Scorer Award’ to Team Americas’ Caio Lo, having scored the most goals throughout the two-day tournament and winners Team Americas.
