FIFA announced on Friday that the 2022 World Cup, to be held in
Qatar, will start on Nov. 21 with the final to be played on Dec. 18 –
cutting four days off the length of the competition.
World
soccer’s governing body had previously announced the date of the final
but the start date of Nov. 21 means the tournament will be just 28 days
in duration — the shortest since the competition switched to a 32-team
tournament in 1998.
The 2014 World Cup in Brazil was held over 32 days while the shortest 32-team tournament had been 31 days.
The
Qatar tournament will mark the first time that the event is held during
Europe’s winter months – previously the competition had been held in
June and July.
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