Qatar 2022 will be the first World Cup without Queen Elizabeth II alive
She was born in 1926 and the history of the World Cups only started to be counted in 1930. Few, like Queen Elizabeth II, can boast of having seen all the World Cups, but her legacy in sports has accumulated even more milestones in her over seven decades as the owner of the English crown.
Precisely, Elizabeth II was in charge of delivering in 1966 the only world title that the English national team organized and won. She was known for being a fan of the Premier League's Arsenal, a team she invited to Buckingham Palace in 2007, where she met players like Thierry Henry, Cesc Fábregas, and coach Arsene Wenger.
Nevertheless, regardless of her support, she honored other athletes as knights of the British Empire, including former Manchester United players David Beckham and Alex Ferguson.
As well as the driver Lewis Hamilton, who received the title of Sir in recognition of his great career. But not only her compatriots enjoyed that title, because in 1997 she also did the same with King Pelé.
In this century, she was in charge of inaugurating the 2012 London Olympics, standing out in a helicopter landing alongside Daniel Craig, an actor who plays James Bond.
Her presence was recurrent at Wimbledon. Two years ago, she surprised the world by riding a horse at 94 years old. The British monarch was a great lover of horse riding.
20 Olympic Games, 67 Champions Leagues, 70 FA Cups. It is inevitable to link Queen Elizabeth II to the history of world sports.