The upcoming World Cup in Qatar is different from all its predecessors, as it is a World Cup that will be held for the first time in winter due to the harsh heat conditions in the Qatari summer.
The leagues all over the world have stopped, and all attention is shifting to the most spectacular meeting of football - the World Cup.
The format of the World Cup in winter can be very interesting because the players come to it in the middle of a match season, they are in maximum shape and ready to show their full strength and skills.
This issue will be examined according to the level that will be presented, and it will also be possible to check the number of players who will miss the event due to injuries, and if it is greater compared to previous World Cups held in the summer.
The World Cup, which is being held for the first time in the Arab world, has forced the teams in the world to prepare differently for the current season.
The cessation of their competitive activity for a month or more is an experience that they will experience for the first time.
If this attempt is successful, it is possible that in the future more World Cups will be held in the middle of the gaming season.
The tournament this time will also be the last in the format of 32 teams, and from the next tournament 48 teams will participate.
There is no doubt that from Israel's point of view this is cautious optimism regarding the chances that we will be able to be active partners in the prestigious competition in the future.
Many allegations were made against those who decide on the World Cup in Qatar, including allegations of transferring money to senior officials so that they would choose it as the host.
However, the talk and articles in the global media on the subject died down as the date of the tournament approached.
The same goes for the claims that during the construction of the new stadiums and the renovation of others, many workers were injured and many others were even killed.
According to the publications in the British media, it is about thousands who lost their lives.
On top of all this, there is a lot of talk about the fact that homosexuality is illegal in Qatar, and the fear is that the authorities will enforce the law in a way that will harm natural civil rights in the Western world.
The authorities in Qatar, the law enforcement agencies and the organizers of the tournament rejected the allegations against them and assured that the normal procedure in every World Cup will be followed here as well.
We'll see soon.
Even before the football itself, it will be interesting to discover the new facilities that were built, the pitches and all the additional complexes to serve the audience, the national teams and the media.
It should be a Qatari-style World Cup, with aromas of wealth and grandeur.
It should be a World Cup with a large audience from around the world discovering a new world of innovation in the heart of the desert.
Lewandowski.
Provided an impressive start to the season in Barcelona.
How will he get to the World Cup?, Photo: Reuters
Good doesn't always win
It will be difficult to assess how the tournament will develop professionally, who will win and who will be disappointed, who will be the top scorer and who will be the standout player, but without a doubt there will be dramas of victories and losses, feelings of disappointment and elation.
In the end, the higher quality teams, the ones marked as better, will reach the later stages of the competition, but the first stage, the group stage, is the most beautiful stage in my eyes.
At this point we will have a celebration of authenticity.
Each team represents a people and values and has a patriotic national tone.
Each team has its own style in the game itself, but also in the mentality and conduct.
In the group stage, the selected groups will play more open in order to win.
Meetings between high-quality national teams in the early stage can provide us with excellent football displays, such as the match between Spain and Germany in Group E, which will take place on November 27.
These are two teams that can also be in the finals, and that present two styles that are spectacular in their quality.
The Germans are constantly looking for the deep passes, against the Spaniards who want to hold the ball to control the pace of the game.
A kind of delightful contrast at the highest level.
An Ecuadorian fan is already celebrating in Qatar, photo: AP
In addition to that, we will see rare meetings between national teams that usually do not meet each other and that come from opposite ends of the world, such as the match between South Korea and Portugal in Group 8.
On the other hand, in the knockout method, the story is a little more cruel due to the decision by penalties.
Even a team that presents the best football can reach such a situation and fly in a disappointing way.
And in general, it's not always the best team that wins, but the one that knows how to be effective at a given moment.
It will be a World Cup in which VAR will be a central star.
It will be a World Cup where three female referees and three line judges were assigned for the first time, and it's a good thing.
The World Cup has a special importance in presenting the spirit of sport and encouraging it.
This is actually the main thing, to connect people, between countries, with a hug, a smile and fair competition.
The two best midfielders in the world, the Spaniard Federico and the Belgian Kevin de Bruyne, will be there, as well as Neymar and Mbappe, Modric and Benzema.
Many good ones will come to win the biggest trophy of all.
For Messi and Ronaldo this will be the last chance.
We will stay with the experience.
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