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The twenty-second edition of the FIFA World Cup, the largest soccer event in the world, will be held for the first time in Qatar.
The World Cup will start on November 21 and end on December 18, 2022.
Classification
With 32 teams that will compete in the Qatar 2022 World Cup. The qualifiers began in 2019, but in the face of the covid-19 pandemic, the classification will not be defined until March 2022.
In addition to the host country, there are already several qualifiers for the championship, including favorites such as Brazil, Germany and the defending champion, France.
World Cup calendar
The opening match of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup will take place on
November 21, 2022 at 1:00 pm local time
(05:00 am Miami time) at Al Bayt Stadium, a stadium with capacity for 60,000 spectators.
The local times for the group stage matches will be at 01:00 pm, 04:00 pm, 07:00 pm and 10:00 pm;
while the matches of the last day of this phase, as well as the subsequent qualifying rounds will be played simultaneously at 06:00 pm and 10:00 pm
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Khalifa International Stadium will host the third-place match to be played on December 17, while the final will be played at 06:00 pm local time at Lusail Stadium before 80,000 spectators.
"In order for all teams to have enough time to recover, the group stage will last twelve days, four games will be played a day, so the schedule promises to be very exciting," said FIFA .
FIFA has said that "the stadium and the schedule of the group stage matches of each of the days will be decided after the conclusion of the final draw, scheduled for after the qualifiers in March 2022."
"Once the pairings are known, the possibility of assigning the best schedules depending on the television audiences and also for the fans displaced to Qatar, depending on the ideal stadium, will be evaluated," said FIFA.
Tickets sale
The first tickets with associated preferential services (
hospitality tickets
) will go on sale at the end of 2020, while the date for the sale of the tickets to the general public only has not yet been announced.
According to the FIFA website, ticket prices in packages are sold by game or by team and are available starting at US $ 950 and for US $ 10,750 when a package is purchased per venue.
Check out some of the region's top stories and event news before the tournament starts here:
Qatar is ready for the 2022 World Cup and refutes allegations of workers' rights abuses
As you drive through Qatar, it seems like a new desert football stadium rises on every corner, each offering a futuristic glimpse into their traditional culture.
However, each of them has been built with the help of an army of overseas workers, many of whom hail from South Asia and parts of Africa.
And the small Gulf country has launched a media offensive after several reports denouncing heinous mistreatment and abuse.
Erling Haaland and Norwegian players protested against Qatar 2022 1:05
FIFA will study the possibility of a World Cup every 2 years
At the 71st FIFA congress, held this Friday in Switzerland, the news that generated the most interest was that the body that governs world football will study the possibility of organizing the World Cup every two years.
Gianni Infantino, FIFA President, explained why it might be a good idea.
FIFA will study the possibility of a World Cup every 2 years 1:18
Germany surprised in qualifying for Qatar 2022
North Macedonia did something no other team could do in nearly 20 years in World Cup qualifying matches: beat Germany.
The German team had 35 knockout games without losing before their match against their Macedonian counterpart.
Germany surprised in tie to Qatar 2022 0:39
This is what the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium looks like
The Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium is the last stadium to be opened for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Built where the original stood, the new design is described as the "place that tells the story of Qatar".
We bring you the details.
Qatar 2022: This is what the newly opened Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium looks like 2:25
This is the "Diamond in the Desert", the new stadium for the Qatar 2022 World Cup
This is the Education City Stadium, the third venue completed for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Nicknamed the "Diamond in the Desert," it was completed in June and is one of eight to be used in the competition.
The VAR in the Conmebol qualifying rounds
The Council of the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) approved in February 2020 the implementation of the Video Assistant Referees or VAR system in qualifying matches for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, the organization announced in a statement.
"The costs of tickets, accommodation and VAR referee fees for the 90 matches will be covered by FIFA, while the costs of technology will be borne by Conmebol," said the confederation.
According to Conmebol, the objective is "to detect clear and obvious errors in these encounters and thus promote sports justice."
Qatar seeks to prevent 2022 World Cup attendees from suffering from heat
The organizers of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar want to have everything under control, including the weather.
With this system, the Middle Eastern country seeks to ensure that high temperatures will not affect football fans.
In this way, Qatar seeks to air condition its stadiums for the 2022 World Cup 1:33
This is the logo of the Qatar 2022 World Cup
Soccer fans can now officially get excited about the 2022 World Cup. FIFA has just unveiled the Qatar World Cup emblem, and attention to detail has been paid.
FIFA says the World Cup emblem is intended to embody the vision of "an event that connects and engages the entire world", while reflecting the culture in which the sporting event takes place.
The new emblem is white with distinctive brown markings that are both floral and geometric.
The shape is supposed to resemble the number eight for the number of stadiums that will host soccer games, and the infinity symbol, to signify the "interconnected nature of the event."
The official emblem of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 was projected on several iconic buildings in Qatar and throughout the Arab world and displayed on outdoor digital billboards in more than a dozen renowned public spaces in major cities. cities.
(Photo by Christopher Pike / Getty Images for the 2022 Supreme Committee)
