Twitter loses patience waiting for World Cup draw to get underway
From the seemingly endless speeches to the musical performances and videos, viewers were put through the wringer as they waited for the 2022 World Cup draw to begin Friday.
While FIFA apparently wasn't in a rush, the football world was clearly fed up with the drawn-out proceedings at the World Cup draw in Qatar as frustrated viewers lampooned the ceremony's format. Here's some of the best social media reaction:
FIFA's events team had four years to prep for this show and I think it's sort of sweet that they chose to use every single idea they came up with in four years
— Nate Scott (@aNateScott) April 1, 2022
#WorldCupDraw pic.twitter.com/CWP8Gt8gQT
— Carl Anka (@Ankaman616) April 1, 2022
When they bring out Chris Rock here in a second everything will be salvaged
— Kyle Bonagura (@BonaguraESPN) April 1, 2022
Maybe Italy just didn’t want to sit through the World Cup draw show
— Ty Hildenbrandt (@tyhildenbrandt) April 1, 2022
Even the draw is a human rights abuse
— Tom Peck (@tompeck) April 1, 2022
The Emir gets one thing right: "I told the president nobody wants to listen to our speeches, they are waiting for the draw."
— Miguel Delaney (@MiguelDelaney) April 1, 2022
This feels like the longest World Cup draw since England v Algeria in 2010. #WorldCupDraw
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) April 1, 2022
"The wait is finally over," Idris Elba says after a good 75 minutes of sport washing propaganda just to hand over the stage to the latest abomination FIFA calls a World Cup song...
— Manuel Veth (@ManuelVeth) April 1, 2022