What is a FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022? It is a professional association football competition involving national football teams. Nevertheless, the FIFA-organized competition began in Uruguay in 1930. Hence, playing this game every four years has become a ritual. The world cup has featured 32 teams since the 1998 edition. Eight round-robin groups compete in the competition. A knockout phase for 16 teams follows it. The French national football team is the reigning champion after defeating Croatia 4-2 in the 2018 FIFA final. The current event of the game will take place in Qatar for a short time. Hence, the football game will happens from November 20 to December 18.
Fortunately, FIFA World Cup 2022 is the first World Cup that will happen in the Arab world and is taking place in Qatar. Also, most COVID-19 pandemic regulations, like keeping a distance from people, donning masks, and getting negative tests, were unnecessary for spectators.
Game Schedule
The authorities decided that FIFA World Cup will take place in November and December instead of June and July, like previous tournaments. The authorities take this initiative to avoid the oppressive summer heat in Qatar. Therefore, the World Cup is unusually held in the middle of football league seasons. Also, these seasons typically begin in late July or early August. It includes all the major leagues (European). These leagues add extra breaks to the domestic schedules. In this way, it will make room for the World Cup. To avoid having group matches the following year, major European events have planned their group matches to take place before the World Cup.
Announcement Of Schedule
FIFA announced the match schedule in July 2020. On November 21, the group stage will start with four daily games. After Qatar successfully pushed FIFA to enable its squad to open the tournament, the authorities adjusted the schedule by moving the Qatar vs. Ecuador game to November 20. Hence, the good news is the game will start on December 18, 2022, National Day. Luckily, the championship game will take place at Lusail Iconic Stadium.
Stadium Details
The following stadiums were designated to host the matches for each group:
- Groups (A, B, E, F)
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Khalifa International Stadium, Al Bayt Stadium, Al Thumama Stadium
- Groups (C, D, G, H)
Lusail Iconic Stadium, Education City Stadium, Al Janoub Stadium, Stadium 974
On April 1, 2022, FIFA announced the group stage location and kickoff timings. Nevertheless, the tournament’s opening match had an original schedule between Senegal and the Netherlands, which was moved to the time slot that had opened up after Qatar vs. Ecuador was moved up a day. Hence, there is a confirmation of this game on August 11.
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