Opening ceremony of 2025 FISU University World Cup Football held in N China's Liaoning

Spectators cheer prior to the opening ceremony of the 2025 FISU University World Cup Football held in Suoyuwan Stadium in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 2025 FISU University World Cup Football held in Suoyuwan Stadium in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 2025 FISU University World Cup Football held in Suoyuwan Stadium in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

The Chinese national flag is carried during the opening ceremony of the 2025 FISU University World Cup Football held in Suoyuwan Stadium in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

Leonz Eder, president of FISU, delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the 2025 FISU University World Cup Football held in Suoyuwan Stadium in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

Delegation of Beijing Normal University from China parade during the opening ceremony of the 2025 FISU University World Cup Football held in Suoyuwan Stadium in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

Children perform during the opening ceremony of the 2025 FISU University World Cup Football held in Suoyuwan Stadium in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

Delegation of Lagos State University from Nigeria parade during the opening ceremony of the 2025 FISU University World Cup Football held in Suoyuwan Stadium in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

Delegation of Laval University from Canada parade during the opening ceremony of the 2025 FISU University World Cup Football held in Suoyuwan Stadium in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

Delegation of the University for Development Studies from Ghana parade during the opening ceremony of the 2025 FISU University World Cup Football held in Suoyuwan Stadium in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

Leonz Eder, president of FISU, delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the 2025 FISU University World Cup Football held in Suoyuwan Stadium in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

Spectators cheer during the opening ceremony of the 2025 FISU University World Cup Football held in Suoyuwan Stadium in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

Leonz Eder, president of FISU, delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the 2025 FISU University World Cup Football held in Suoyuwan Stadium in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

The Chinese national flag and the FISU flag are seen during the opening ceremony of the 2025 FISU University World Cup Football held in Suoyuwan Stadium in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 2025 FISU University World Cup Football held in Suoyuwan Stadium in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 2025 FISU University World Cup Football held in Suoyuwan Stadium in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)