There is less and less to do before the biggest football party begins. That World Cup Qatar 2022 It’s the championship every football fan awaits, even if their national team hasn’t qualified. However, in the last few hours it has been reported that the start date of the World Cup event has changed.
Countries that have qualified for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
- CONMEBOL: Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador and Uruguay.
- UEFA: Germany, Denmark, France, Belgium, Croatia, Spain, England, Serbia, Switzerland, Netherlands, Portugal, Poland and Wales.
- Concacaf: Canada, Mexico and the United States, Costa Rica
- CAF: Ghana, Senegal, Tunisia, Morocco and Cameroon.
- AFC: Qatar, Iran, South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia and Australia.
Qatar 2022 World Cup Groups
In the month of April, the group draw was carried out and the result was:
- Group A: Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal and the Netherlands
- Group B: England, Iran, United States and Wales
- Group C: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland
- Group D: France, Australia, Denmark and Tunisia
- Group E: Spain, Costa Rica, Germany and Japan
- Group F: Belgium, Canada, Morocco and Croatia
- Group G: Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland and Cameroon
- Group H: Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay and South Korea.
All teams qualified for the World Cup in Qatar 2022. Photo: Composition/ AFP
When is the new date for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar?
Renowned Argentine journalist Martín Liberman reported via his Twitter that the start date of the World Cup event has changed. Attention Ecuador. Attention world. The World Cup starts a day earlier. The World Cup starts on Sunday 20th and the opening game will be Qatar vs Ecuador. Scoop. Advance payment. Change of World Cup date decided by FIFA”.
On the other hand, when asked why this change happened, the communicator mentioned that it was about giving enough importance to the event. “My sources confirm that they felt Sunday’s opening ceremony and game would be better and give importance and relevance to the opening of the World Cup. New date for Qatar 2022. It starts on November 20 and ends on December 18,” he stressed.
Qatar World Cup 2022. Photo: Twitter Capture/Martín Liberman