World Cup final on big screen at Esplanade draws over 10,000 fans


GEORGE TOWN: More than 10,000 people, mostly soccer fans, have gathered at the Esplanade field to watch the final match of the FIFA World Cup 2022 between Argentina and France.

The match, projected onto a big screen on stage, is also being watched by Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang Tun Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak, Penang youth and sports committee chairman Soon Lip Chee, Penang Island City Council mayor Datuk Yew Tung Seang and several other VIPs under a canopy erected in front of the screen.

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