beIN Sports Did Not Announce a Delay in Its World Cup Broadcast

Misbar investigated the circulating claim and found it to be fake. Misbar’s team looked into the origins of the claim and found that social media users from the MENA region shared a fabricated statement attributed to beIN sports.

The circulating statement, which can be seen below, was not shared by any of the official pages and accounts of beIN Sports.

beIN Sports Refutes the Rumor

beIN Sports released a statement via their official Twitter asserting that the circulating document is fake. There will be no delays in the broadcasting of World Cup games.

beIN Sports’ statement also reminded the public to be vigilant and only rely on their official accounts for information to avoid fake news and misinformation.

beIN Sports Will Broadcast 22 World Cup Games

beIN MEDIA GROUP announced that it will broadcast 22 matches of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 on its free-to-air beIN SPORTS channel in the Middle East and North Africa.

The free-to-air coverage will start with the opening match on Sunday, 20 November, at the Al Bayt Stadium as Qatar faces Ecuador.

Mohammad Al-Subaie, CEO of beIN – MENA, said: “This is a celebration of a World Cup in and for the Arab world. We are thrilled to be able to offer key matches free-to-air to the region’s passionate football fans. When we first became Official Broadcaster of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022TM, our mission was to pursue every opportunity to open up access to the tournament to the multitude of fans in this region. We remain committed to making our content widely available and we know how significant and unifying this tournament is for us all.”

World Cup Qatar 2022

We are now only hours apart from World Cup Qatar 2022. The tournament is being held in a Middle Eastern country for the first time. Qatar will face Ecuador in the opening match on November 20.

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