Organizers of the 2022 FIFA World Cup have released their final match schedule. This includes the official World Cup’s first-ever winter tournament, and is expected to include 64 matches played over a six-week period.
The tournament will be held in Qatar, a small country on the north-east tip of the Persian Gulf. Its population is just under 2.8 million, making it less than the size of Yorkshire. Qatar’s first match in the tournament will be against Ecuador, on Sunday 20 November. This will be the first of four matches that will be played in Qatar during the course of the tournament.
The World Cup will also be the first to be held in the Middle East. It will take place from 20 November to 18 December. It will feature 32 teams, most of which are from Europe, South America, and the United States. Among them will be Brazil, Spain, Mexico, and Argentina.
The World Cup’s official website has a full listing of groups, venues, and dates. It also has a historical statistics page. It has also revealed the World Cup’s most prestigious award, the coveted Golden Ball, which will be awarded to the winner of the tournament.
FIFA has also revealed that they will be installing air conditioning systems in the stadiums of the host nation. This will make for a much more comfortable viewing experience for fans. There are eight stadiums in Qatar, which are spread across five cities. All are located within a 35-mile radius of Doha, the capital city. The stadiums have been designed to make use of air conditioning, which will keep the players and fans cool and dry.
It’s not hard to figure out that the first match to be played in the tournament is the most important, but there are a number of other important matches to look out for. These include England’s second group match against Iran, as well as the USMNT’s match against Wales. Earlier in the tournament, England defeated Iran 6-2, a feat which earned the English national team the honor of having the most goals scored in a single game at a World Cup.
While the tournament will feature some of the world’s best players, there are a few countries that will miss out on a shot at glory. Colombia and Chile failed to make the cut in the CONMEBOL play-offs, while Italy failed to make it past the UEFA play-offs.
There are also some oddities in the FIFA World Cup match schedule. For instance, Qatar’s official match against Ecuador was originally scheduled to be the tournament’s first match, but the match was moved to the following day due to excessive summer temperatures. This has led to the naming of the tournament’s first-ever winter tournament, in order to avoid the summer Gulf heat.
The other notable item is that the 2022 World Cup will be the first to take place in the Northern Hemisphere. The tournament will also be the first to take place in the Middle East, which is no small feat.