davieG Posted 16 July 2020 Share Posted 16 July 2020 Four matches will be played each day during the group stage of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Fifa has announced. The group games will be played over a 12-day period, with matches not being assigned to particular venues until after the finals draw in March 2022. Kick-off times for the first two rounds of games will be 1pm, 4pm, 7pm and 10pm local time with the eight stadiums all within a 40-mile radius of each other. It means supporters and media could attend two games on the same day. How will the group games look? For all but three games there will be a three-day rest period in between There will also be no need for teams, supporters or media to spend time flying or taking long rail or road journeys between matches Kick-off times in the final round of group games and knockout round matches will be at 6pm and 10pm local time Local time will be three hours ahead of UK time during the tournament, which will take place in November and December 2022. Where will the opening match and final take place? The tournament's opening match will be played at the 60,000-seater Al Bayt stadium in Al Khor on Monday, 21 November in a game which will feature hosts Qatar. The final venue is the 80,000-capacity Lusail Stadium in Doha on Sunday, 18 December at 15:00 GMT. A start date is yet to be announced for the European section of World Cup qualification. The qualifying draw is scheduled for 1 December, but it is not yet known whether that will go ahead as planned. BBC Sport will broadcast the Fifa World Cup, Qatar 2022 on television, radio and online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingcarr21 Posted 16 July 2020 Share Posted 16 July 2020 Starts on my Birthday. November 21st. Noice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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spacemunky Posted 7 July 2022 Share Posted 7 July 2022 It's coming home.... to Canada! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_horns Posted 10 August 2022 Share Posted 10 August 2022 (edited) On 16/07/2020 at 13:42, kingcarr21 said: Starts on my Birthday. November 21st. Noice Or maybe not! Looks like FIFA are moving Qatar's first game forwards to the Sunday night so the tournament will start a day early. https://theathletic.com/3494370/2022/08/10/qatar-world-cup-2022-start-date-fifa/ On the BBC too. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62492293 Sounds like Ecuador requested the change ? Edited 10 August 2022 by Super_horns 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nalis Posted 10 August 2022 Share Posted 10 August 2022 4 hours ago, Super_horns said: Or maybe not! Looks like FIFA are moving Qatar's first game forwards to the Sunday night so the tournament will start a day early. https://theathletic.com/3494370/2022/08/10/qatar-world-cup-2022-start-date-fifa/ On the BBC too. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62492293 Sounds like Ecuador requested the change ? Dont agree with Qatar getting the world cup but makes sense to kick off either with them as hosts or France as holders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grobyfox1990 Posted 10 August 2022 Share Posted 10 August 2022 I read online today that due to the lack of accommodation some fans are being quoted £20k to stay on a boat for the duration of the tournament LOL. Probably an exaggeration but presumably it is hard to find a room out there. I looked on the public sales platform for tickets, and there are very few group games left on general sale. But given it seems to me so many corporates have got so many tickets to offer, including for England v Wales, surely lots more will come online nearer the time. I can't imagine hordes of fans from anywhere are travelling for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosbehFox Posted 10 August 2022 Share Posted 10 August 2022 54 minutes ago, grobyfox1990 said: I read online today that due to the lack of accommodation some fans are being quoted £20k to stay on a boat for the duration of the tournament LOL. Probably an exaggeration but presumably it is hard to find a room out there. I looked on the public sales platform for tickets, and there are very few group games left on general sale. But given it seems to me so many corporates have got so many tickets to offer, including for England v Wales, surely lots more will come online nearer the time. I can't imagine hordes of fans from anywhere are travelling for it. I know of a set of Welsh lads and a set of English lads going - both staying in Dubai and flying into Qatar for the games 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grobyfox1990 Posted 10 August 2022 Share Posted 10 August 2022 25 minutes ago, Cardiff_Fox said: I know of a set of Welsh lads and a set of English lads going - both staying in Dubai and flying into Qatar for the games This was my initial plan as I have two mates in Dubai who like football, I could tick off a new country in Qatar, loads of free tickets are flying around and pre Xmas is easy to get leave. However being around slovenly England fans at the euros put me off plus the obvious corruption behind this World Cup. I may change my mind as the time approaches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tylesta Posted 10 August 2022 Share Posted 10 August 2022 1 hour ago, Nalis said: Dont agree with Qatar getting the world cup but makes sense to kick off either with them as hosts or France as holders. 1 hour ago, grobyfox1990 said: I read online today that due to the lack of accommodation some fans are being quoted £20k to stay on a boat for the duration of the tournament LOL. Probably an exaggeration but presumably it is hard to find a room out there. I looked on the public sales platform for tickets, and there are very few group games left on general sale. But given it seems to me so many corporates have got so many tickets to offer, including for England v Wales, surely lots more will come online nearer the time. I can't imagine hordes of fans from anywhere are travelling for it. I thought when bidding for the world cup its menat to be about having enough accommodation. Good transport links and bidding on a summer tournament what is now in the winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lionator Posted 10 August 2022 Share Posted 10 August 2022 It's quite common knowledge that they've drafted in a load of cruise ships to house spectators. The sensible thing would be to fly in from another Arab city ideally Abu Dhabi or Dubai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbles Posted 11 August 2022 Share Posted 11 August 2022 10 hours ago, tylesta said: I thought when bidding for the world cup its menat to be about having enough accommodation. Good transport links and bidding on a summer tournament what is now in the winter When you don’t have plenty of accommodations, and good travel system, just means you have to up your bribe amount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_horns Posted 12 September 2022 Share Posted 12 September 2022 (edited) Seems Ecuador might still be in danger of being kicked out as new evidence has come to light about their illegal player - allegedly. https://worldsoccertalk.com/2022/09/12/ecuadors-world-cup-place-in-question-after-new-evidence-revealed/ Edited 12 September 2022 by Super_horns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbles Posted 13 September 2022 Share Posted 13 September 2022 23 hours ago, Super_horns said: Seems Ecuador might still be in danger of being kicked out as new evidence has come to light about their illegal player - allegedly. https://worldsoccertalk.com/2022/09/12/ecuadors-world-cup-place-in-question-after-new-evidence-revealed/ How much money will it cost Ecuador to “convince” FIFA that they should keep their spot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wymsey Posted 25 September 2022 Share Posted 25 September 2022 (edited) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-60867042 Don't think Qatar will not admit to anything, as long as they get the banknotes.. Edited 25 September 2022 by Wymsey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox in the North Posted 4 November 2022 Share Posted 4 November 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filbertway Posted 4 November 2022 Share Posted 4 November 2022 Loving the pundits taking the money for working on this world cup and then having the cheek to pretend to be morally outraged 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nalis Posted 4 November 2022 Share Posted 4 November 2022 1 hour ago, filbertway said: Loving the pundits taking the money for working on this world cup and then having the cheek to pretend to be morally outraged Bingo. Similar to travel tw ats who go to exotic places and preach about the areas they've been to suffering from over tourism. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuchsntf Posted 4 November 2022 Share Posted 4 November 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, Fox in the North said: I'll tell you this.. Has a young man - and I get my WCup tickets & Stay paid..I would go and say how I see it..Going to as a tourist to any land,you don't see much of the negatives.. Organise your own travels, walk among the fold,and backstreets.Get to know the culture away from the mainstream. All West European local journalist broadcaster will not have done this.& Live in a cocoon.! Though a few have and have brought "First hand" excellent reports. The basic tourist sees nothing.. The adventure traveller will see behind the scenes.. . Edited 4 November 2022 by fuchsntf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingkisnorbo Posted 4 November 2022 Share Posted 4 November 2022 Gary Neville’s mental gymnastics in trying to justify all this is funny. Plum. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 4 November 2022 Author Share Posted 4 November 2022 The England boss is set to name his final 26-man squad for the tournament on Thursday, November 10, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chiltern Fox Posted 4 November 2022 Popular Post Share Posted 4 November 2022 Normally so excited for a WC, but just not feeling it this time. All due to where its being held. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wymsey Posted 4 November 2022 Share Posted 4 November 2022 18 minutes ago, Chiltern Fox said: Normally so excited for a WC, but just not feeling it this time. All due to where its being held. Same. In a way I want to watch it, due to the competition of course; but the host's constant denial of obvious fatal crimes against migrant workers building the stadiums is greatly taking much excitement off it. Shame that football is turning popular for the certain rich who are taking other's livelihoods in the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicesterpool Posted 4 November 2022 Share Posted 4 November 2022 Angers me how, back in 2009 I believe when this World Cup was announced. The warning signs of what was to come was there, since then little as changed yet barely any football nation has done nothing about it other just say a few words of "they disagree with Qatar laws" A number of nations could stopped this world cup from happening if met the likes of ourselves England, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, United States, Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Poland... if them big nations all came together and agreed not to take part then Fifa would of panic. As with some of those big name countries, you have no world cup. Fifa world lose a lot on ticket revune's of course, little too late. Of course will watch but it's disgraceful to think so many players are more than happy to carry on play, despite knowing what's been going in this country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuchsntf Posted 5 November 2022 Share Posted 5 November 2022 From BBC sports site. Read Klopps thoughts..."We are not politicians" Excellent points..& asks why put the pressure on mnager & players...They can't answe. Why not ask journalist & politicians The questions, why didn't you do more.. Interesting points...! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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