The decision will ensure “the continuity of a long-standing tradition” in which the first match of a World Cup features either the hosts or the defending champions. “The FIFA World Cup 2022 will kick off with an even greater celebration for local and international fans as host country Qatar will now play Ecuador on Sunday, 20 November at 19:00 as part of a stand-alone event,” a statement from FIFA said. the Netherlands previously set to open the event. Tom Goldman reported from Doha, Qatar and Russell Lewis reported from Birmingham, Ala.The men’s 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar will begin a day earlier than originally scheduled allowing the host nation to play the first game when it faces Ecuador, FIFA – the global governing body for the sport of football – officially confirmed on Thursday.įollowing a unanimous decision by the Bureau of the FIFA Council, the tournament will now begin on November 20 instead of November 21 when three games had been scheduled, with Senegal vs. But in four years, we bet FIFA will say that the 2026 World Cup will be the best ever. One thing is clear - it will be hard to top the 2022 tournament. It's not clear yet how the tournament will be organized or the format used to advance.
As mentioned earlier, FIFA is expanding the number of teams from 32 to 48. will co-host the next World Cup along with Mexico and Canada. ITV sports director Roger Pearce "passed away suddenly" last month and Qatari photojournalist with Al Kass TV, Khalid al-Misslam, "died suddenly" earlier this month. An autopsy determined he died of an aortic aneurysm (a burst blood vessel). soccer reporter - collapsed during the Argentina-Netherlands quarterfinal. American sportswriter Grant Wahl - perhaps the preeminent U.S.
We also say goodbye to the three journalists who died while covering this World Cup. For decades they each have shined for their countries at many, many tournaments and given countless fans joy (and sometimes heartbreak). It may be the last World Cup we see Messi wearing an Argentina uniform or Ronaldo donning one for Portugal or Luka Modrić sporting the red and white checkerboard for Croatia. The FIFA decision to use women referees happened in a country with restrictive women's rights.
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Argentina gelled to win the group, zip through the knockout rounds and win the final. (If you missed it, please listen to the NPR Podcast Last Cup which chronicles Messi's life to get to this point.) But the opening loss to Saudi Arabia ended up being just a speed bump. Messi is one of the finest to ever play the game - but one trophy had eluded him: a World Cup title.
Saudi Arabia shocked Argentina 2-1 in one of the greatest World Cup upsets ever. The biggest surprise of the tournament, arguably, came on the third day in group play. "We are defending human rights," Infantino said, without explaining how that statement squared with the controversies that stuck to what he called, the best World Cup ever. The officials noted recent labor reforms in Qatar, and insisted a framework already exists to help workers.īut in his closing new conference, FIFA president Gianni Infantino failed to commit to a compensation fund, when he was asked whether the governing body would share in its expected $7.5 billion in revenue from the tournament. FIFA World Cup 2022 Brazil's soccer star Vinícius Júnior wants to give back to schools in his hometown
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