The FIFA World Cup-2022
The FIFA World Cup is an international football event and one of the major sporting tournaments in the world. The FIFA World Cup is widely considered the most-watched sports event on the planet with a viewership of more than 3.5 billion. The 2022 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to be the 22nd running of the FIFA World Cup competition and it will take place in Qatar from 21st November to 18th December 2022. This will be the first World Cup ever to be played in the Arab World and the second World Cup to be played in Asia. At just 28 days long, this tournament will be the shortest since the 1978 edition.
Are Tickets on Sale?
No, the tickets are not for sale yet. As per FIFA, the information regarding ticketing for the FIFA World Cup 2020 will be available in due course.
2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup
The European qualifying competition for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup is a women’s football competition that will determine the eleven UEFA teams that directly qualify for the final tournament in Australia and New Zealand and the one team, which advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.
Premier League 2022-2023 Season
• 6 August 2022: First round of league matches
• 12-13 November 2022: last matches before World Cup
• 26th December 2022: EPL resumes after World Cup
• 28th May 2023: Final round of league matches
EFL 2022-2023 Season
• Saturday 30 July 2022: First fixtures in EFL Sky Bet Championship, League One, and League Two
• Saturday 12 November 2022: Championship match round 16 then break for World Cup
• 10 December 2022: Championship fixtures resume
• Sunday 26 February 2023: Carabao Cup final, Wembley
• Sunday 19 March 2023: Papa John’s Trophy final, Wembley
• Saturday 6 May 2023: Championship, League One, and League Two final day
• 27-29 May 2023: Sky Bet EFL Play-Off Final
2022 AFC Championship League
The 2022 AFC Champions League will be the 41st edition of Asia’s premier club football tournament which is organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the 20th under the current AFC Champions League title.
Preliminary stage: 8 March 2022 (E)
Play-off stage: 15 March 2022
Group stage:
Matchday 1:15–16 April 2022 (E), 7–8 April 2022 (W)
Matchday 2:18–19 April 2022 (E), 10–11 April 2022 (W)
Matchday 3: 21–22 April 2022 (E), 14–15 April 2022 (W)
Matchday 4: 24–25 April 2022 (E), 18–19 April 2022 (W)
Matchday 5: 27–28 April 2022 (E), 22–23 April 2022 (W)
Matchday 6: 30 April – 1 May 2022 (E), 26–27 April 2022 (W)
Knockout stage: 18–19 August 2022 (E), 3–4 February 2023 (W)
Notes: E: East Asia Zone; W: West Asia Zone
Qatar hosted FIFA 2022, making it the first Middle Eastern country to hold the tournament. The event took place from November 20 to December 18, 2022, a departure from the traditional June-July schedule due to the region's extreme summer heat. Qatar's preparation included the construction of new stadiums and infrastructure to accommodate teams and fans.
The country is not yet decided.
Brazil.
The host nation have not been announced yet.
The current smallest country to ever host the World Cup is Switzerland in 1954, but in 2022, Qatar will become the smallest country to host the World Cup.
The host country for the FIFA World Cup is determined through a bidding process where countries submit proposals to host the tournament. Factors considered in deciding the host country include infrastructure, facilities, security, transportation, accommodations, and overall readiness to host a major international sporting event. The FIFA Council ultimately selects the host country based on these criteria.
You can host an online tournament at chess.com.
Qatar is the country which has been controversially chosen to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. You can find a map of the country online.
It will be hosted by Qatar
South Africa
Qatar has never been in the World Cup, but they will in 2022 because they will be the host country.
Brazil in 2014. Russia in 2018. Qatar in 2022.