The 2022 World Cup is underway, and, as it is often the case, celebrities didn’t want to miss the action. While some artists, such as Dua Lipa, have publicly declined to perform at the tournament’s opening ceremonydue to human rights’ concerns in Qatar, other personalities have decided to travel and support their teams.
This year, the FIFA expects at least 1 million fans from all over the world to travel to Qatar for the World Cup. It’s the first time that the tournament is held in the Middle East. If you want to check all the possible results from the tournament, you can do so in the 2022 World Cup simulator.
Among them, some celebrities won’t miss the chance to go to Qatar and watch their favorite teams. While some of them will be supporting their countries, others will be watching their fave stars such as Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and more. Check out the celebs spotted at the World Cup.
David Beckham
David Beckham (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
Beckham’s controversial role as Qatar ambassador is still being questioned by local fans and press, especially after comedian Joe Lycett decided to “shred” (he pretended to) 10K pounds after the star didn’t end his contract with the organization. However, he was seen supporting England in the 6-1 victory over Iran.
Victoria Azarenka
Instagram: @vichka35/Twitter: @vika7
The tennis star has been a long-time Messi fan and she didn’t waste the opportunity to go and see him play with Argentina in the surprising 2-1 defeat against Saudi Arabia. While she didn’t post a selfie, she shared a picture of her view at the stands.
Diego Schwartzman
Diego Schwartzman (FIFA)
Another tennis player, the Argentine Schwartzman, was also at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar. He also shared some pictures from the match, but the TV cameras did capture him as he mourned his team’s loss.
Jungkook
Jungkook (Lars Baron/Getty Images)
The BTS star was the artist in charge of the Opening Ceremony for the 2022 World Cup. He performed his single “Dreamers,” which is part of the FIFA official soundtrack of the tournament.
Maluma
Maluma at the 2022 Fan Festival in Doha (Francois Nel/Getty Images)
Maluma also traveled to Qatar to be part of the opening ceremony of the FIFA Fan Festival, a zone in which fans of all over the world can watch the games, and spend the night partying. He also received some backlash after leaving an interview, in which he was asked about human rights.
Carles Puyol, David Villa and Andrés Iniesta
Carles Puyol, David Villa and Andrés Iniesta (Instagram: Carles Puyol)
The 2010 World Champions traveled to Qatar to support Spain during the match against Germany. Puyol was also seen during the Argentina’s match against Mexico. Iniesta also took a picture with Pedri, who is compared to him.
Tini Stoessel
Tini Stoessel and her brother (Twitter: @@alestoeessel)
Argentine singer Tini Stoessel, who is known worlwide for her work in Disney Channel’s series ‘Violetta,’ was seen during the Argentina vs. Mexico match. She is also the girlfriend of Rodrigo De Paul.
Kaka, Cafu, Roberto Carlos and Ronaldo
Kaka, Cafu, Roberto Carlos and Ronaldo (Instagram: @kaka)
During the victory of Brazil over Switzerland to qualify for the Round of 16, Tite’s team had the support of Brazil legends Roberto Carlos, Ronaldo, Cafu and Kaka. Atletico Madrid’s coach Diego Simeone was also spotted in the stands.
Ons Jabeur
Tennis player Ons Jabeur (Twitter: @christophclarey/ESPN)
The tennis player, who is the highest-ranked Tunisian player ever, was spotted supporting her team in their surprising win over France. She was alongside her husband. She is the 2022 Wimbledon and 2022 US Open finalist.
Ivana Knoll
Model Ivana Knoll (Instagram: @knolldoll)
The Croatian model has been following her country’s national team since the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Since that time she follows the Croatian team in every match and incidentally gets all the attention with her colorful outfits. Not only does she have a great career and number of followers on social media, but she was Miss Croatia a few years ago.
Sergio Agüero
Nicolas Otamendi and Sergio ‘Kun’ Agüero (Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)
Sergio ‘Kun’ Agüero has been in Qatar since the beginning of the tournament, and he has been streaming almost every day. He even talked with Lionel Messi and Papu Gómez before the quarterfinal match between Argentina and Netherlands. Of course, he was seen with the team celebrating the semifinal’s ticket.
Ronaldinho
Ronaldinho (Twitter: @ESPNFC)
Ronaldinho was caught watching the semifinal game between Argentina and Croatia, in which La Albiceleste took the victory with goals by Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez (who scored a brace).
Lali Esposito
Lali Esposito (Instagram: @lalioficial)
Lali Esposito is the Argentinean singer and actress who will sing the verses of the Argentinean anthem during the preview of the last match between France and Argentina. The star spent several weeks in Qatar, while participating in the TV show “Por el Mundo”.
Marley
Marley (Instagram: @marley_ok)
Alejandro Wiebe, better known as Marley, has shown his support for the Argentinean national team after its passage through Qatar. The Argentinean host is in charge of the TV show “Por el Mundo”, which is broadcasted on a local channel in Argentina.
UsainBolt
Usain Bolt (Twitter: @usainbolt)
Elon Musk
Elon Musk
The billionaire was spotted arriving at the Lusail stadium to watch Argentina’s final match against France. He has not made any statement on who he thinks will win, so for the moment his inclination is unknown.
Wanda Nara
Wanda Nara (Instagram: @wanda_nara)
Wanda Nara, Mauro Icardi’s ex-wife, arrived in Qatar with her children to support the Argentina national team and its players. It is the first time they witness and travel to a world final, as confirmed by the businesswoman.
Stefania Roitman and Ricardo Montaner
Ricardo Montaner y Stefania Roitman (Instagram: @tricocoblog)
Argentine model Stefi Roitman and Ricardo Montaner’s son, Ricky, traveled to Qatar with several friends to watch the last matches of the Albiceleste and especially the final against France.
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