1 FIFA WORLD CUP 2022(QATAR)
The 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP WILL BE THE 22nd CONTINUING COMPETITION OF FIFA WORLDCUP. It is scheduled to take place in Qatar from November 20 to December 18, 2022. The quadrennial men's international soccer championship played between the senior national teams of the members associated with FIFA. The will take place in Qatar for the first time in Arabian countries & the 2nd time in entire Asia after the 2002 event happened in Japan & South Korea. The 2022 event will happen between 32 teams & may increase to 48 teams in the next upcoming event(2026 tournament) in the United States, Mexico & Canada.
Most of the time the event was held in the months, of May, June, or July in the northern autumn but due to the summer heat in Qatar, the event will happen in November - December and this is also the first time, the tournament will take place in late-nov to mid-dec. The opening event is scheduled for Qatar vs Ecuador at Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor. The event will take place for around 29 days and the final will be played on 18th December 2022 on the occasion of Qatar National Day.
HOST SELECTION & CRITICISM
| BIDDERS | VOTES | VOTES | VOTES | VOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROUND 1 | ROUND 2 | ROUND 3 | ROUND 4 | |
| QATAR | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
| UNITED STATES | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| SOUTH KOREA | 4 | 5 | 5 | ELIMINATED |
| JAPAN | 3 | 2 | ELIMINATED | - |
| AUSTRALIA | 1 | ELIMINATED | - | - |
Fifa had to face deep criticism & allegations of corruption & bribery in the bidding process, the allegations were also made against FIFA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS. The accusations were related to how Qatar won the right to host the event & the query is being investigated by FIFA. Meanwhile, Qatar also facing criticism for not Paying & misbehaving with the workers working for the event.
TEAMS QUALIFICATION FOR FIFA WORLD CUP 2022
Qatar being the host country was automatically qualified while the others team associated with FIFA, currently numbering 211 from six continents were eligible if they are associated with FIFA or approved by FIFA. The remaining 31 teams had to go through different qualifications process to qualify for the playoffs. Among 32 teams overall 21 teams were the same teams that had played in the 2018 event which is FIFA WORLD CUP 2018(Russia). Qatar is the only team to make a new debut in the 2022 event after Italy was the first in the 1934 event. Italy could not qualify for the second time in World Cup even being 4-Times World champions. Russia was disqualified due to the Russia-Ukrain war scenario. Being in the 61st position GHANA made its way to the qualification being the lowest-ranked team to qualify in the entire tournament.
Point to Note: All the numbered data used are publicly uploaded by the officials on their respective sites.
TEAMS DRAWING PROCESS
The Drawing process took place at Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre in Doha, Qatar on 1 April 2022. The overall teams i.e 32 teams were divided into four pots on the basis of FIFA MEN's WORLD RANKING till 31st march 2022. Pots were also divided with great internal concepts like, POT 1 contained Qatar host country with 7 best teams, POT 2 with next best 8 teams, POT 3 with next best 8 teams & POT 4 with 5 teams with the lowest rank including two inter-confederation play-off winners & UEFA path A play-off winner.
| POT 1 | POT 2 | POT 3 | POT 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar (51) (hosts) | Mexico (9) | Senegal (20) | Cameroon (37) |
| Brazil (1) | Netherlands (10) | Iran (21) | Canada (38) |
| Belgium (2) | Denmark (11) | Japan (23) | Ecuador (46) |
| France (3) | Germany (12) | Morocco (24) | Saudi Arabia (49) |
| Argentina (4) | Uruguay (13) | Serbia (25) | Ghana (60) |
| England (5) | Switzerland (14) | Poland (26) | Wales (18) |
| Spain (7) | United States (15) | South Korea (29) | Costa Rica (31) |
| Portugal (8) | Croatia (16) | Tunisia (35) | Australia (42) |
TEAMS QUALIFICATION PROCESS FOR FIFA WORLDCUP 2022
32 teams were qualified through the different processes 6 from AFC, 4 from CONCACAF, 13 from UEFA, 5 from CAF, 4 from CONMEBOL, and none qualified from OPC.
| AFC (6) | CAF (5) |
|---|---|
| Australia (38) | Cameroon (43) |
| Iran (20) | Ghana (61) |
| Japan (24) | Morocco (22) |
| Qatar (50) (hosts) | Senegal (18) |
| Saudi Arabia (51) | Tunisia (30) |
| South Korea (28) | - |
| CONCACAF (4) | CONMEBOL (4) |
|---|---|
| Canada (41) | Argentina (3) |
| Costa Rica (31) | Brazil (1) |
| Costa Rica (31) | Brazil (1) |
| United States (16) | Uruguay (14) |
| UEFA (13) | OPC (0) |
|---|---|
| Belgium (2) | - |
| Croatia (12) | - |
| Denmark (10) | - |
| England (5) | - |
| France (4) | - |
| Germany (11) | - |
| Netherlands (8) | - |
| Poland (26) | - |
| Portugal (9) | - |
| Serbia (21) | - |
| Spain (7) | - |
| Switzerland (15) | - |
| Wales (19) | - |
FIFA WORLD CUP 2022 TEAMS' ROSTERS
Before only 23 players were allowed in the final roster but this time it has increased to 26. Teams were said to submit a 55-member roster to FIFA by 21 October without making members public.
FIFA WORLD CUP 2022 MATCH VENUES
Qatar had proposed the 12 stadiums but finalized with 8 as
1) Lusil Iconic Stadium(Lusail) with a capacity of 80,000 people
2) Al Bayt Stadium (Al Khor) with a capacity of 60,000
3) Stadium 974(Doha) with capacity 40,000
4) Al Thumama Stadium(Doha) with capacity 40,000
5) Khalifa International Stadium(Doha) with capacity 45,416
6) Education City Stadium(Al Rayyan) with capacity 45,350
7) Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium(Al Rayyan) with capacity 44,470
8) Al Janoub Stadium(Al Rayyan) with capacity 40,000
Qatar has also said to build Iconic, world-class stadiums for the tournament with a cooling system to reduce the temperature to 20 degrees celsius from Qatar's hot climatic conditions. All the stadiums are designed by Albert Speer & partners belonging to Germany Architect.
This world cup will be the most expensive World cup held till now, the expense of all the events happening till now & world cup 2022 can be compared. Qatar is not only building world-class stadiums but also the whole planned city along with apartments, city metro, road transport, water transport, and all the facilities of state of the art. The report says Qatar is spending $500 million every week for Worldcup 2022.
TEAMS BOOTCAMP & TRAINING SITES( FIFA WORLDCUP 2022)
The teams will be provided with world-class hotel and motel facilities along with training sites, transportation, and all necessary facilities. The sites are in about a 10 km radius so, players don,t have to take flights like, since 1930, players used to do.
| Teams | Hotels | Training Sites |
|---|---|---|
| England | Souq Al Wakra Hotel Qatar by Tivoli | Al Wakrah SC Stadium |
| Netherlands | The St. Regis Doha | Qatar University Training Site 6 |
| Wales | Delta Hotels City Center Doha | Al Sadd SC New Training Facilities 2 |
| Ecuador | Hyatt Regency Oryx Doha Mesaimeer | SC Training Facilities |
| Cameroon | Banyan Tree Doha At La Cigale Mushaireb | Al Sailiya SC Stadium |
| Argentina | Qatar University Hostel 1 | Qatar University Training Site 3 |
| Germany | Zulal Wellness Resort | Al Shamal Stadium |
| Ghana | DoubleTree by Hilton Doha - Al Sadd | Aspire Zone Training Facilities 1 |
| Canada | Century Marina Hotel Lusail | Umm Salal SC Training Facilities |
| Senegal | Duhail Handball Sports Hall | Al Duhail SC 2 |
| South Korea | Le Méridien City Center Doha | Al Egla Training Site 5 |
| Tunisia | Wyndham Grand Doha West Bay Beach | Al Egla Training Sites 3 |
| Uruguay | Pullman Doha West Bay | Al Ersal Training Site 1 |
| Denmark | Retaj Salwa Resort & SPA | Al Sailiya SC 2 |
| Morocco | Wyndham Doha West Bay | Al Duhail SC Stadium |
| Saudi Arabia | Sealine Beach, a Murwab Resort | Sealine Training Site |
| United States | Marsa Malaz Kempinski, The Pearl – Doha | Al Gharafa SC Stadium |
| Portugal | Al Samriya Autograph Collection Hotel | Al Shahaniya SC Training Facilities |
| Australia | New Aspire Academy Athlete Accommodation | Aspire Zone Training Facilities 5 |
| Poland | Ezdan Palace Hotel | Al Kharaitiyat SC Training Facilities |
| Croatia | Hilton Doha | Al Ersal Training Site 3 |
| Serbia | Rixos Gulf Hotel Doha | Al Arabi SC Training Facilities |
| Iran | Al Rayyan Hotel Doha Curio Collection by Hilton Al Rayyan | SC Training Facilities 1 |
| Qatar | Al Aziziyah Boutique Hotel | Aspire Zone Training Facilities 3 |
| Belgium | Hilton Salwa Beach Resort and Villas | Salwa Training Site |
| Mexico | Simaisma, A Murwab Resort | Al Khor SC Stadium |
| Costa Rica | dusitD2 Salwa Doha | Al Ahli SC Stadium |
| Japan | Radisson Blu Hotel Doha Al Sadd | SC New Training Facilities 1 |
| France | Al Messila – A Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Doha | Al Sadd SC Stadium |
| Brazil | The Westin Doha Hotel and Spa | Al Arabi SC Stadium |
| Spain | Qatar University Hostel 2 | Qatar University Training Site 1 |
| Switzerland | Le Royal Méridien | Doha University of Doha Training Facilities |
BREAKING CRITERIA FOR GROUP PLAY
Teams ranked in the group will be determined going through these steps:
a) Points obtained in all group matches
b) Difference in goal in all group matches
c) Goals number scored in all group matches
d) Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question
e) Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question
f) Fairplay points in all group matches
*yellow-card= -1 point
*Indirect red card(second yellow)= -3 points
*Direct red card = -4 points
GROUP DIVISION OF FIFA WORLDCUP 2022
*Group A
Qatar | Ecuador | Senegal | Netherlands
*Group B
England | Iran | United states | Wale
*Group C
Argentina | Saudi Arab | Mexico | Poland
*Group D
France | Australia | Denmark | Tunisia
*Group E
Spain | Costa Rica | Germany | Japan
*Group F
Belgium | Canada | Morocco | Croatia
*Group G
Cameroon | Brazil | Switzerland | Serbia
*Group H
Uruguay | Ghana | Portugal | South Korea
FIFA WORLDCUP 2022 SCHEDULE
The 2022 event is scheduled for November to December to get rid of Qatar's hot climatic conditions. The following schedule will be followed for the groups.
GROUP STAGE MATCHES
| MATCH NUMBER | TEAMS | DATE & TIME | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1 | Qatar vs Ecuador | 20 November 2022 19:00 | Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor |
| Match 2 | Senegal vs Netherlands | 21 November 2022 19:00 | Al Thumama Stadium, Doha |
| Match 3 | England vs Iran | 21 November 2022 16:00 | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan |
| Match 4 | United States vs Wales | 21 November 2022 22:00 | Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan |
| Match 5 | France vs Australia | 22 November 2022 22:00 | Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah |
| Match 6 | Denmark vs Tunisia | 22 November 2022 16:00 | Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan |
| Match 7 | Mexico vs Poland | 22 November 2022 19:00 | Stadium 974, Doha |
| Match 8 | Argentina vs Saudi Arabia | 22 November 2022 13:00 | Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail |
| Match 9 | Belgium vs Canada | 23 November 2022 22:00 | Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan |
| Match 10 | Spain vs Costa Rica | 23 November 2022 19:00 | Al Thumama Stadium, Doha |
| Match 11 | Germany vs Japan | 23 November 2022 16:00 | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan |
| Match 12 | Morocco vs Croatia | 23 November 2022 13:00 | Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor |
| Match 13 | Switzerland vs Cameroon | 24 November 2022 13:00 | Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah |
| Match 14 | Uruguay vs South Korea | 24 November 2022 16:00 | Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan |
| Match 15 | Portugal vs Ghana | 24 November 2022 19:00 | Stadium 974, Doha |
| Match 16 | Brazil vs Serbia | 24 November 2022 22:00 | Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail |
| Match 17 | Wales vs Iran | 25 November 2022 13:00 | Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan |
| Match 18 | Qatar vs Senegal | 25 November 2022 16:00 | Al Thumama Stadium, Doha |
| Match 19 | Netherlands vs Ecuador | 25 November 2022 19:00 | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan |
| Match 20 | England vs United States | 25 November 2022 22:00 | Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor |
| Match 21 | Tunisia vs Australia | 26 November 2022 13:00 | Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah |
| Match 22 | Poland vs Saudi Arabia | 26 November 2022 16:00 | Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan |
| Match 23 | France vs Denmark | 26 November 2022 19:00 | Stadium 974, Doha |
| Match 24 | Argentina vs Mexico | 26 November 2022 22:00 | Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail |
| Match 25 | Japan vs Costa Rica | 27 November 2022 13:00 | Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan |
| Match 26 | Belgium vs Morocco | 27 November 2022 16:00 | Al Thumama Stadium, Doha |
| Match 27 | Croatia vs Canada | 27 November 2022 19:00 | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan |
| Match 28 | Spain vs Germany | 27 November 2022 22:00 | Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor |
| Match 29 | Cameroon vs Serbia | 28 November 2022 13:00 | Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah |
| Match 30 | South Korea vs Ghana | 28 November 2022 16:00 | Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan |
| Match 31 | Brazil vs Switzerland | 28 November 2022 19:00 | Stadium 974, Doha |
| Match 32 | Portugal vs Uruguay | 28 November 2022 22:00 | Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail |
| Match 33 | Wales vs England | 29 November 2022 22:00 | Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan |
| Match 34 | Iran vs United States | 29 November 2022 22:00 | Al Thumama Stadium, Doha |
| Match 35 | Ecuador vs Senegal | 29 November 2022 18:00 | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan |
| Match 36 | Netherlands vs Qatar | 29 November 2022 18:00 | Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor |
| Match 37 | Australia vs Denmark | 30 November 2022 18:00 | Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah |
| Match 38 | Tunisia France | 30 November 2022 18:00 | Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan |
| Match 39 | Poland vs Argentina | 30 November 2022 22:00 | Stadium 974, Doha |
| Match 40 | Saudi Arabia vs Mexico | 30 November 2022 22:00 | Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail |
| Match 41 | Croatia vs Belgium | 1 December 2022 18:00 | Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan |
| Match 42 | Canada vs Morocco | 1 December 2022 18:00 | Al Thumama Stadium, Doha |
| Match 43 | Japan vs Spain | 1 December 2022 22:00 | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan |
| Match 44 | Costa Rica vs Germany | 1 December 2022 22:00 | Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor |
| Match 45 | Ghana vs Uruguay | 2 December 2022 18:00 | Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah |
| Match 46 | South Korea vs Portugal | 2 December 2022 18:00 | Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan |
| Match 47 | Serbia vs Switzerland | 2 December 2022 22:00 | Stadium 974, Doha |
| Match 48 | Cameroon vs Brazil | 2 December 2022 22:00 | Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail |
ROUND OF 16 MATCHES
| MATCH NUMBER | TEAMS | DATE & TIME | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Match 49 | Winners Group A VS Runners-up Group B | 3 December 2022 18:00 | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan |
| Match 50 | Winners Group C VS Runners-up Group D | 3 December 2022 22:00 | Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan |
| Match 51 | Winners Group B VS Runners-up Group A | 4 December 2022 22:00 | Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor |
| Match 52 | Winners Group D VS Runners-up Group C | 4 December 2022 18:00 | Al Thumama Stadium, Doha |
| Match 53 | Winners Group E VS Runners-up Group F | 5 December 2022 18:00 | Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah |
| Match 54 | Winners Group G VS Runners-up Group H | 5 December 2022 22:00 | Stadium 974, Doha |
| Match 55 | Winners Group F VS Runners-up Group E | 6 December 2022 18:00 | Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan |
| Match 56 | Winners Group H VS Runners-up Group G | 6 December 2022 22:00 | Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail |
QUARTER-FINALS
| MATCH NUMBER | TEAMS | DATE & TIME | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Match 57 | Winners Match 49 VS Winners Match 50 | 9 December 2022 22:00 | Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail |
| Match 58 | Winners Match 53 VS Winners Match 54 | 9 December 2022 18:00 | Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan |
| Match 59 | Winners Match 51 VS Winners Match 52 | 10 December 2022 22:00 | Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor |
| Match 60 | Winners Match 55 VS Winners Match 56 | 10 December 2022 18:00 | Al Thumama Stadium, Doha |
SEMI-FINALS
| MATCH NUMBER | TEAMS | DATE & TIME | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Match 61 | Winners Match 57 VS Winners Match 58 | 13 December 2022 22:00 | Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail |
| Match 62 | Winners Match 59 VS Winners Match 60 | 14 December 2022 22:00 | Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor |
THIRD PLACE PLAY-OFF
| MATCH NUMBER | TEAMS | DATE & TIME | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Match 63 | Losers Match 61 VS Losers Match 62 | 17 December 2022 18:00 | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan |
FINAL
| MATCH NUMBER | TEAMS | DATE & TIME | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Match 64 | Winners Match 61 VS Winners Match 62 | 18 December 2022 18:00 | Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail |
FIFA WORLD CUP 2022 ROADMAP
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FIFA WORLD CUP 2022 PRIZE-POOL
| Amount (million USD) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Place | Per team | Total |
| Champions | 42 | 42 |
| Runners-up | 30 | 30 |
| Third place | 27 | 27 |
| Fourth place | 25 | 25 |
| 5th–8th place (quarter-finals) | 17 | 68 |
| 9th–16th place (Round of 16) | 13 | 104 |
| 17th–32nd place (Group stage) | 9 | 144 |
| Total | 440 |
BROADCASTING RIGHTS
The Fifa world cup 2022 could be the most-watched event in its history as stated by Infantino on May 2022. Accordingly, it will serve a 5 billion audience around the globe, beating the 2018 event that had 3.57 billion records. However, how the tournament will be covered is not known till now.
But in February 2015 Fifa had already extended its media rights contracts in the United States and Canada with NBC Universal(U.S Spanish), FOX(U.S English) & Bell Media(Canada) till 2026.
SPONSORS
| FIFA World Cup sponsors | African and Middle Eastern supporters | FIFA partners | South American supporters | North American supporters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byju's | QNB Group | Visa | UPL | The Look Company |
| Vivo | Ooredoo | Wanda Group | Claro | Algorand |
| Hisense | GWC Logistics | Adidas | Nubank | Frito-Lay |
| Anheuser-Busch InBev | - | Qatar Airways | - | - |
| Mengniu Dairy | - | Coca-Cola | - | - |
| McDonald's | - | QatarEnergy | - | - |
| Crypto.com | - | Hyundai–Kia | - | - |
MATCH BALL
The official match ball is named "Al Rihla". It was revealed on March 30,2022. It represents the culture, boats, architecture & iconic flag of Qatar. The word "Al Rihla" in the Arabian language means " the Journey". The ball is designed with sustainability as a priority and making it the only official match ball made with water-based glues and inks. This time Adidas also introduced a new feature inside the ball and added a device inside the ball that improves the ball stability and provides speed detail to a server in 5G speed.
FIFA WORLD CUP 2022 OFFICIAL MUSIC
Before 2022 only one official song used to be released for the WORLD CUP but this time creating a record it has released a full soundtrack with 3 songs in total:
1) the First song is "Hayya Hayya (Better Together)" performed by Trinidad Cardona, Davido, and AISHA, released on 1 April 2022 along with the music video
2) The second song is "Arhbo", performed by Gims and Ozuna, released on 19 August 2022 along with the music video.
3) The Third song is "Light The Sky" performed by Nora Fatehi, Manal, Rahma Riad, and Balqees. Composed by RedOne and released on 7 October 2022 along with the music video.
Note: The page was last updated on 9th November 2022.
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