FIFA World Cup 2022 : Teams Playing and Location

Introduction

An upcoming international men’s association football competition featuring national teams is the FIFA World Cup in 2022. The 20 November–18 December 2022 period will see Qatar host the 22nd FIFA World Cup competition. The 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan was the second World Cup held entirely in Asia. This World Cup will be the first to be held in the Arab world. 32 teams will participate in the competition for the last time. For the tournament in the US, Mexico, and Canada in 2026, the field will grow to 48 teams.

This World Cup will be the first to not be held in May, June, or July due to the extreme summer heat and humidity in Qatar. It will be held in the late autumn. It will be performed over a shorter 29-day period. At Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, the opening match will be between Qatar and Ecuador. The final will take place on December 18, 2022, which is National Day in Qatar. France is the current World Cup champion, having defeated Croatia 4-2 in the tournament’s final match.

Overview

A professional association football competition between national football teams is called the FIFA World Cup. The FIFA-organized competition, which has been played every four years since 1930 and features 32 teams as of the 1998 edition, was first played in Uruguay. Eight round-robin groups compete in the tournament, which is followed by a knockout round for 16 teams. The French national football team is the reigning champion after defeating Croatia 4-2 in the 2018 FIFA World Cup final. The event is slated to take place in Qatar from November 20 through December 18.

Schedule

In order to avoid the oppressive summer heat in Qatar, the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be held in November and December instead of the customary dates of June and July. The result is that the World Cup will be unusually held in the middle of domestic football league seasons, which typically begin in late July or early August. All of the major European leagues were forced to add extra breaks to their domestic schedules to accommodate the World Cup.In order to avoid having group matches the following year, major European competitions have scheduled their group matches to take place prior to the World Cup.

FIFA announced the match schedule in July 2020. On November 21st, the group stage was scheduled to start with four games per day. After Qatar successfully lobbied FIFA to allow their team to open the tournament, the schedule was later adjusted by moving the Qatar vs. Ecuador game to November 20. The championship game will take place at the Lusail Iconic Stadium on December 18, 2022.

The following stadiums were designated to host the matches for each group:

• Stadiums in Groups A, B, E, and F include Al Bayt, Khalifa International, Al Thumama, and Ahmad bin Ali.

• Stadiums in Groups C, D, G, and H include Al Janoub Stadium, Education City Stadium, and Stadium 974.

On 1 April 2022, FIFA announced the group stage location and kickoff times.It was confirmed on August 11th that the tournament’s opening match, which was originally scheduled to be between Senegal and the Netherlands, was moved to the time slot that had become available after Qatar vs. Ecuador was moved up a day.

Venues

The initial list of the first five probable locations for the World Cup was made public beginning in March 2010. In addition to adhering to a number of design standards, including sustainability, legacy, comfort, and accessibility, Qatar wants the stadiums to reflect its history and culture.Although cooling systems will be installed in the stadiums to try to reduce indoor temperatures by up to 20 degrees Celsius (36 degrees Fahrenheit), it is unknown whether these systems will be effective in open-air stadiums.

They advertise that the stadiums generate no waste and that the upper tiers will be disassembled and donated to countries with less developed sporting infrastructure after the World Cup. Qatar aims to comply with and receive certification from the Global Sustainability Assessment System for all World Cup venues (GSAS). All five of the announced stadium projects were designed by German architects Albert Speer & Partners. Only Al Bayt Stadium will be used indoors out of the eight stadiums.

In a report that was released in December 2010, FIFA President Sepp Blatter was quoted as saying that other nations could host some World Cup games. No specific countries were identified in the report. Blatter stated that Qatar would be responsible for making any such decisions, and the FIFA executive committee would then have to approve them. According to Jordanian Prince Ali bin Al Hussein, hosting games in Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and possibly Saudi Arabia would help locals participate in the competition.

According to a Merrill Lynch report from April 2013, the Qatari organizers asked FIFA to approve fewer stadiums due to rising costs. According to Bloomberg, Qatar wanted to reduce the twelve venues that were originally planned to eight or nine. FIFA had not yet decided how many stadiums Qatar must have ready in five years as of April 2017. With the exception of Al Khor, the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) of Qatar predicted there would be eight in and around Doha.

To reduce political tensions, Infantino stated in January 2019 that FIFA was looking into the possibility of neighboring countries hosting games during the competition. The Lusail Iconic Stadium, which will host ten games, including the championship game, will be the most frequently used venue. The Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor will host nine games. This tournament’s matches will all take place within a 20-mile (32-km) radius of Doha’s center, with the exception of the nine that will be played in Al Khor. All of the tournament’s venues will be used for knockout-round games for the first time ever.

Stadium 974, originally known as Ras Abu Aboud, the seventh FIFA World Cup 2022 stadium, has been completed by the SC. The name is a mix of Qatar’s international dialing code and the number of cargo containers utilized in its construction. During the event, seven games will be played at the stadium.

Thus the Eight different locations will host the 64 games:

• Al Bayt Stadium
• Khalifa International Stadium
• Al Thumama Stadium
• Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium
• Lusail Stadium
• Stadium 974
• Education City Stadium
• Al Janoub Stadium

Teams Playing

The six continental confederations recognized by FIFA ran their own qualifying rounds. Qualification was open to all 211 FIFA member associations. As the tournament’s hosts, the national team of Qatar automatically qualified. However, because the first two rounds serve as qualification for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, Qatar was compelled to take part in the Asian qualifying stage by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).Lebanon advanced in place of Qatar, which advanced to the final stage as group winners. Lebanon finished second and fifth overall. France, the current World Cup champions, had to go through qualifying rounds as well.

The event was attended by 24 of the 32 nations who qualified to compete in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Qatar is the only team competing in their first FIFA World Cup, making them the first hosts to do so since Italy in 1934. As a result, the 2022 World Cup will be the first in which none of the qualifying teams will be making their debut. Following absences from the 2018 tournament, the Netherlands, Ecuador, Ghana, Cameroon, and the United States all competed this year. Canada returned after 36 years; their previous appearance was in 1986. Wales made their first appearance in 64 years, the longest gap for a European team; their previous appearance was in 1958.

Group A

• Qatar 
• Ecuador 
• Senegal 
• The Netherlands 

Group B

• England 
• IR Iran 
• USA 
• Wales 

Group C

• Argentina 
• Saudi Arabia 
• Mexico 
• Poland 

Group D

• France 
• Australia 
• Denmark 
• Tunisia 

Group E

• Spain 
• Costa Rica 
• Germany 
• Japan 

Group F

• Belgium 
• Canada 
• Morocco 
• Croatia 

Group G

• Brazil 
• Serbia 
• Switzerland 
• Cameroon 

Group H

• Portugal 
• Ghana 
• Uruguay
• Korea Republic Team 

Conclusion

Matches for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022TM will be held in Qatar from November 20 to December 18. The competition will be held in the Arab world for the first time in its 22nd edition. The World Cup group stage draw took place in Doha, Qatar, on April 1, 2022, to prepare for the competition.