"I'm at the World Cup - and entering the stadium is an absolute shambles"

Sion Morgan explained how he was dropped off on a two-lane road and "screamed at by police officers shouting 'media' and pointing at the road" Sion Morgan recalled his nightmarish experience trying to gain access to Al Bayt Stadium (

Image: Sion Morgan)

A man has described his attempts to attend the opening ceremony of the World Cup as "outlandish" and an "absolutely horrible experience".

Thousands of England and Wales fans will attend Qatar as the two nations begin their bids for 2022 World Cup glory today, while millions more watch from home , but the tournament got off to a rocky start.

BBC One chose not to air the 30-minute opening ceremony featuring Morgan Freeman ahead of the opening match between hosts Qatar and Ecuador, which saw the Gulf State lose 2-0.

Controversy surrounded preparation for the tournament, with Qatar's record on human rights and treatment of migrant workers coming under scrutiny and several LGBT+ supporters choosing not to turn up in the Gulf state where homosexuality is still illegal.

One football fan called the organization of the opening ceremony “a mess”.

Sion Morgan, hearings manager at Wales Online, has detailed how he and a group of other journalists were led aimlessly and shouted at by police as they desperately tried to get to Al Stadium. Bayt in time for the event.

Read about his experience below.

The transport provided to journalists was poorly organized (

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Zion Morgan)

"Maybe it was just me. Maybe it was just bad luck. Sod's law. The fact that I had the only bus driver in Doha who couldn't read a map.