Qatar is ready as the 2022 world cup starts today, in this article, you will get to know more about this year’s world cup
Everything you need to know about the 22nd World Cup, including the locations, participating teams, and prize money, is available right here.
32 teams will compete in Qatar in 2022 for the chance to make history at the FIFA World Cup, including seven of the previous eight champions (Uruguay, Italy, Germany, Brazil, England, Argentina, France, and Spain).
It has been 20 years since Korea and Japan jointly hosted a tournament, and this one will be the first to be held in an Arabian country. This is a complete guide to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
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When will the FIFA World Cup 2022 begin and end?
The month-long spectacle will begin on November 20 in Qatar and conclude on December 18 with the final match.
Prior to the opening match between the hosts Qatar and Ecuador, which begins at 7 pm local time, the opening ceremony is scheduled to begin at 5pm local time.
The Qatar 2022 World Cup will begin with an opening ceremony at the 60,000-seat Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor.
In which stadiums will Qatar hold the World Cup?
A total of eight stadiums are being used for the entirety of the event:
Lusail Stadium (80,000-seater) in Lusail
Al-Bayt Stadium (60,000-seater) in Al Khor
Khalifa International Stadium (45,416-seater) in Al Rayyan
Education City Stadium (45,350-seater) in Al Rayyan
Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium (44,740-seater) in Al Rayyan
Al Janoub Stadium (40,000-seater) in Al Wakrah
Al Thumama Stadium (40,000-seater) in Doha
Stadium 974 (40,000-seater) in Doha
How many teams are playing in Qatar?
32 teams are competing at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. All teams will take part in the group stage which consists of eight groups of four.
The 32 teams are grouped as follows:
GROUP A: Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal, Netherlands
GROUP B: England, 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, South Korea
Group winners will play group runners-up in the round of 16, and so on through the remaining rounds of the tournament.
France go into the Qatar 2022 World Cup as defending champions. After their first title in 1998, they won their second in 2018
Teams who win in the round of 16, quarterfinals, and semis will advance to the final round of the tournament, where the victor will be proclaimed world champions.
What happens in case two teams are tied in a World Cup group?
The ranking of teams in the group stage is determined as follows:
Points obtained in all group matches
Goal difference in all group matches
Number of goals scored in all group matches
Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question
Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question
Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question
Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction can be applied to a player in a single match):
Yellow card: −1 point
Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points
Direct red card: −4 points
Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points
Drawing of lots.
In 2018, Senegal became the first team to ever be eliminated from the FIFA World Cup on the fair play tiebreaker rule.
Where will the Qatar 2022 final be played?
The final of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be played at the Lusail Stadium located about 23km north of Doha. Lusail Stadium was inaugurated on September 9, 2022.
The final will be played on December 18.
Lusail Stadium, Qatar
What is the prize money for the Qatar 2022 World Cup?
As an increase from France’s $38 million prize for winning in 2018, the champion of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will get $42 million.
The teams competing in the FIFA World Cup in Qatar have a lot to gain financially as well as the prestige of hoisting football’s most coveted trophy. If your team comes in second, third, or fourth, you’ll get $30 million, $27 million, or $25 million, respectively.
Each of the four quarterfinalist teams will get $17 million, while the 16th-place team will receive $13 million.
Every club that loses in the first round of the tournament will get $9 million.
Who is the mascot of the Qatar World Cup?
The official mascot of the Qatar World Cup is La’eeb. The adventurous, fun and curious La’eeb was unveiled during the Qatar 2022 Final Draw, which took place in Doha on April 1, following a tradition that was initiated in England in 1966.
What is the name of the Qatar World Cup official match ball?
On March 30, 2022, the “Al Rihla” match ball was introduced as the official ball of the 2022 World Cup. The Arabic name Al Rihla, which was taken from the Qatari flag, culture, and the country’s most recognizable boats, means “the journey.”
Every FIFA World Cup official match ball from 1930 to 2022
This will be the very first official match ball to be made entirely from water-based glues and inks
