2022 World Cup
The men's international football tournament that takes place every four years and is contested by the national teams that are members of FIFA. It will be hosted by Qatar from November 20 to December 18, 2022. This will be the first edition of the World Cup to be held in the Arab world and the second to be held in Asia after the 2002 edition that was played in South Korea.
This is the seventh and last version of the World Cup, in which 32 teams participate (it started since the 1998 World Cup). In 2018, FIFA studied the possibility of expanding the tournament to include 48 teams, scheduled for 2026, and applying it in the 2022 edition, however, on May 22, 2019, this idea was abandoned due to many difficulties, the most important of which was that the organizing committee initially planned to accommodate 32 players, not 48 teams, as 48 teams will participate in the 2026 edition, which will be held in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
Due to the sweltering summer heat in Qatar, this time the World Cup will be held from late November to mid-December, making it the first tournament not to be held in May, June or July. The tournament will be played in a lesser period of time around 29 days. The first match of the tournament will be held between Qatar and Ecuador at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor. The final match is scheduled to take place on December 18, 2022, which is Qatar National Day. The World Cup holder is France. Team headquarters
These premises/camps will be used by the 32 participating national teams for survival and training before and during the World Cup tournament.
Qatar: Aspire Zone, Doha
Ecuador: Hyatt Regency Oryx, Doha
Senegal: Duhail region, Doha
Netherlands: West Bay, Doha
England: Souq Al Wakra Hotel by Tivoli, Al Wakrah
Iran: Al Rayyan Hotel Doha, Al Rayyan
United States: The Pearl Island, Doha
Wells: Diplomatic Area, Doha
Argentina: Qatar University, Doha
Tournament system
The 2022 World Cup includes 32 teams from six continents. These teams will compete for 28 days in the host country to win the championship title. The first stage of competitions begins with the group stage. The group stage consists of 8 groups, where each of the four teams will play in one group, the leaders and runners-up of each group qualify for the next round. The participating teams were divided into four levels based on the FIFA World Classification of the teams and according to sports and geographical criteria. Since 1998 some have been approvedThe rules for dividing the teams, including those that stipulate that no more than two European teams fall into one group, and also stipulate that no more than one team from every other continental federation fall into one group, to spare the teams of one continent from early confrontation in one group. Because of the unequal teams in the four bowls.
Break-even criteria
Each team plays 3 matches in the group stage against other teams in the same group. The last round of the group will be played at one time to maintain fairness between the four teams. The two teams with the most points qualify for the next round. Since 1994, points have been used to arrange teams within the group, so three points are awarded for winning, one for a draw and nothing for losing, after previously the winner got only two points. In the event of equal points, the following FIFA rules apply:
The order of the participating teams in the group stage is as follows:
Points obtained.
The difference in goals scored and conceded for each team.
Most goals scored teams.
In the event of a tie between two or more teams, the order will be as follows:
The points obtained by the team in the matches between the respective teams.
The goal difference resulting from the group matches between the concerned teams.
The highest number of goals scored in all group matches between the respective teams.
Resorting to fair play rules that are determined on the basis of colored cards. The fair play points are calculated as follows: (yellow card –1, indirect red card (two cautions) –3, direct red card –4, yellow card then direct expulsion –5).
Draw lots by the FIFA Organizing Committee.
The knockout stage comprises the sixteen teams that qualified from the group stage of the tournament. There are four turns of this stage,
With each round, half of the teams that entered that stage are eliminated. The consecutive rounds are the round of sixteen, the quarter-finals, the semi-finals, and the final match. There was also a play-off to determine the third and fourth place finishers. No draw in each matchthe knockout stage after 90 minutes are played, followed by thirty minutes of extra time; If the score remained tied, a penalty shootout was decided to determine the team qualified for the next round.
Lists of participating teams
The situation in this tournament was not similar to the previous tournaments. As the International Federation of Football Associations decided - in August of 2022 - to increase the number of participating players to become a maximum of 26 players, instead of the previous system, which stipulated the participation of a maximum of 23 players.
(including three goalkeepers obligatory). The participating teams must choose their final squad, consisting of 23 to 26 players, by November 13, 2022. In the event that a player suffers a serious injury that excludes him from the tournament or is confirmed to be infected with the Corona virus disease 2019, his team has the right to replace him with another player at any time up to 24 hours before the match The team's first. Match schedule
The International Federation of Football Associations announced the schedule of the tournament matches on July 15, 2020, as the opening match, which will include the host Qatar national team, will start on November 20, 2022, at Al Bayt Stadium at 13:00 local time (UTC +3). Four matches will be played each day in the group stage, at 13:00, 16:00, 19:00 and 22:00 in the first two rounds, while the knockout stage matches will be played at 18:00 and 22:00. The third-place match will be held at Khalifa International Stadium on December 17, 2022, after which the final match will be played on December 18, 2022 at 18:00 at Lusail Stadium.
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Unlike previous tournaments where the venues and kick-off times for each match were determined before the draw, the determination of the venues and start times for the group stage matches for each round will take place after the draw where the specific teams are known, which will allow the organizers to better determine the appropriate time for viewers on television and the selection of stadiums for the fans present in Qatar. The group stage matches for each group will be allocated to the following stadiums: The first, second, fifth and sixth groups: Al Bayt Stadium, Khalifa International Stadium, Al Thumama Stadium and Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium.
Group Three, Fourth, Seventh and Eighth: Lusail Stadium, Stadium 974, Education City Stadium and Al Janoub Stadium.
FIFA set the match venues and kick-off times for each match in the group stage on April 1, 2022, after the draw has ended.
group stage
All times are in local time: Arab Standard Time (UTC+03:00)
Al Rihla is the official ball of the 2022 World Cup in
Qatar. The ball was designed by Adidas Sports in Germany, which is the official
partner of FIFA and the official supplier of World Cup balls since the 1970
tournament. The first Adidas balls were used in the 1970 World Cup, which is
Adidas Telestar Ball Since then, the sports company Adidas has been designing
balls for the World Cup.
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