Twenty Twenty Six
Opening Ceremony
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- Season / Episode
- 1 / 6
- Runtime
- 29 min
- Original network/platform
- BBC iPlayer
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Overview
With the start of the tournament weeks away, final plans for the opening ceremony need to be pinned down. But its Mexican creative director has had a rethink, and his new vision doesn't include any reference to America at all, or indeed to soccer. The lead events producer may or may not be close to a having a breakdown. Can Ian and the Oversight Team find a solution in time? Meanwhile, Ian finds himself starting to think about a future beyond Twenty Twenty Six and Miami. Will Sarah be part of that future?
About the show
Having previously held a leadership role on the London Games of Twenty Twelve and a spell in W1A as the Head of Values at the BBC, Ian Fletcher is now bound for the greatest stage in world football. Next year's tournament will be the biggest ever. Hosted by the USA, Canada, and Mexico with 48 countries taking part and 16 venues thousands of miles apart across the whole of North America; what could possibly go wrong? Ian Fletcher is about to find out, as he joins the Twenty Twenty Six Oversight Team in Miami as its Director of Integrity.
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