published by the International Football Federation (FIFA) domain The calendar of the 2022 World Cup, which will be held in Qatar from 21 November to 18 December.
In the opening match to be held at Al-Tumama Stadium in Doha on 21 November, the teams of the Netherlands and Senegal representing Group A will face each other and the match will start at 1300 (Moscow time). It is worth noting that initially the teams of Ecuador and Qatar from the same group were supposed to play in the opening match, but their meeting was postponed to 19.00 (Moscow time).
The final of the tournament will be held on December 18 at the Lusail Stadium in the city of the same name. The teams’ kick-off whistle will sound at 18.00 (Moscow time). The third place match will be played at the Khalifa International Stadium in Al Rayyan the previous day and will start again at 18:00 Moscow time.
France is the reigning world champion. In the 2018 tournament held in Russia, they beat Croatia 4-2 in the final.
Recall that the Russian team will not take part in the World Cup due to the abolition of FIFA. Wards Valery Karpin was forced to play in the play-offs. Russia finished the qualifying tournament in second place, losing their lead to Croatia in the final round.
Earlier it was reported that the most expensive composition of World Cup participants – 2022. has England team.