Hublot begins countdown to FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
Luxury Swiss watch company Hublot unveils the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Official Countdown Clock for tournament that begins on November 21, 2022
The countdown started with a kick-off from French FIFA World Cup winner and Hublot Friend of the Brand, the legendary Marcel Desailly, who was joined on stage by Coach Sami Trabelsi and local ambassador Adel Khamis.
The clock, which forms part of a striking sculpture that stands 5.75m high, will stand on the Qatar capital Doha’s Corniche Fishing Spot, a beautiful pier overlooking the shimmering waters of the Persian Gulf.
Hublot became the first luxury company to enter football in 2006. It first timed the FIFA World Cup in South Africa in 2010, a role it reprised four years later in Brazil and then again in Russia in 2018. Hublot is well-known in football timekeeping, with partnerships and timekeeping responsibilities for the UEFA European Championships (aka the Euros), the UEFA Champions League and the Premier League.
It’s also the Official Watch of some of the world’s most prestigious football clubs, including Juventus, Chelsea, AFC Ajax and Benfica, and counts celebrated footballers, such as Pelé, José Mourinho, Didier Deschamps and superstar French striker Kylian Mbappé, as Ambassadors.
