The 2022 FIFA World Cup

 Where is the 2022 FIFA World Cup played?

The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ will be played from 21 November to 18 December in Qatar. It will be the 22nd edition of the competition, and the first played in the Arab world. The draw for the World Cup group phase took place in Doha, Qatar, on April 1 2022 to set the stage for the tournament.

 FIFA World Cup 2022

The 2022 FIFA World Cup is an ongoing international football tournament contested by the men's national teams of FIFA's member associations. The 22nd FIFA World Cup, it is taking place in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022. This is the first World Cup to be held in the Arab world, and the second held entirely in Asia after the 2002 tournament in South Korea and Japan. France are the defending champions, having defeated Croatia 4–2 in the 2018 final. At an estimated cost of over $220 billion, it is the most expensive World Cup ever held; this figure is disputed by Qatari officials, including organizing CEO Nasser Al Khater, who said the true cost is $8 billion, and other figures relate to overall infrastructure development since the World Cup was awarded to Qatar in 2010.

This tournament is set to be the last with 32 participating teams, with the field to increase to 48 teams for the 2026 edition. To avoid the extremes of Qatar hot climate, this World Cup is being held during November and December.^] It is being played in a reduced timeframe of 29 days with 64 matches to be played in eight venues across five cities. 31 teams qualified for participation, excluding Qatar, who appeared at their first World Cup: they became the first host to lose their opening game, set the record for the earliest a host was eliminated, and are the second host (after South Africa in 2010) not to progress past the first stage.

In the first round of the tournament finals, the teams competed in eight round-robin groups of four teams for points, with the top two teams in each group proceeding. These 16 teams will advance to the knockout stage, where three rounds of play to decide which teams would participate in the final, which will be held on 18 December 2022 at Lusail Stadium, coinciding with Qatar's National Day.

The choice to host the World Cup in Qatar has been a source of controversy, primarily in the Western world. Criticisms focused on Qatar's human-rights record and climate, and allegations of bribery and FIFA corruption.

How many groups are there in the 2022 World Cup?

Doug McIntyre and Laken Litman offer their thoughts on all eight groups in the 2022 World Cup, including the favorites to advance from each. 2022 FIFA World Cup: Is Group C the Group of Death?

Who won the First World Cup 2022 qualifier?

"Mongolia win first World Cup 2022 qualifier". AOL.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019. ^ "Russia banned for four years to include 2020 Olympics and 2022 World Cup".

 

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