The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar will not start on November 21, as originally planned, but the day before.

It is reported by The Athletic.

The thing is that FIFA's decision to shift the start of the championship is due to the desire of the hosts of the Qatari tournament to play in the opening match, as has been the case since 2006..

It was originally planned that the Mundial would be opened by the teams of Senegal and the Netherlands, but now, most likely, on Sunday, November 20, the teams of Qatar and Ecuador will enter the field. This amendment to the World Cup calendar must be agreed by the Bureau of the FIFA Council.

Regarding time, the starting whistle of the chief referee for the 2022 World Cup should sound at 18:00 Kyiv time. The final of the 2022 World Cup will be held on December 18.

Recall that the Ukrainian national team will not play at the 2022 World Cup. The Blue-and-Yellows lost to Wales in the final of the playoffs of the European qualification.

World Cup 2022 will be the first in the history of football, which will be held not in the summer, but in the winter. This is due to the weather conditions in the host country, where the air temperature in June-July reaches over 40 degrees..