The twenty second soccer World Cup, to be held in Qatar, would be the first within the occasion’s historical past to happen within the Center East.
Thirty-two groups will compete for the highest spot at eight venues within the capital Doha and 4 different cities from November 20 to December 18.
Earlier World Cups have been held between Might and July, however FIFA determined to maneuver this 12 months’s to a cooler season to keep away from Qatar’s desert warmth.
Will probably be the primary time for the World Cup to be held so late within the 12 months for the reason that occasion started in 1930.
Groups collaborating on this 12 months’s occasion can register 26 gamers, up from the standard 23, to adapt to the schedule change and potential emergencies resembling coronavirus an infection.
They can even be allowed to make as much as 5 participant substitutions per match, slightly than the same old three.
