Qatar World Cup starts on November 20.

Qatar World Cup starts on November 20.

Qatar World Cup starts on November 20.

2022 World Cup: FIFA confirms Qatar tournament will start a day earlier than initially planned on November 20. The 2022 Qatar World Cup will now get under way a day earlier than originally scheduled with the host nation facing Ecuador in the opening match on Sunday, November 20.

Not only football, but also other sporting events around the world, begin with a home match. However, Qatar did not play in the first match of the Qatar World Cup. Many people were taken aback. How does a major event like the World Cup begin without the hosts? As a result, the World Cup in Qatar will begin on November 20 by moving it forward one day.

The match against hosts Qatar and Ecuador on November 21 was the tournament's third match, as previously scheduled. It will now be built a day earlier, and the curtain will be raised on the 22nd World Cup. The game will begin at 10 p.m. Bangladesh time. In addition to the opening match, the 60,000-seat Al Bait Stadium will host the opening ceremony. It is approximately 52 kilometers from Doha.

The South American confederation initially proposed to FIFA's Council Bureau that the World Cup be moved forward by one day. They had previously discussed this with Qatar and Ecuador. Yesterday, the FIFA Council Bureau ruled in their favor. As a result, the schedule has been slightly altered. "Through this change, the long-standing tradition of playing the host nation or the defending champions in the opening match of the World Cup was maintained," FIFA said in a statement.

The tournament was supposed to begin on November 21 with a match between Qatar's two groupmates, Senegal and the Netherlands, but that is no longer happening. The game will be played on the same day at 7 p.m. (10 p.m. Bangladesh time) rather than 1 p.m. local time. Furthermore, the time and date of the remaining matches will not change. According to the previous schedule, FIFA will notify spectators who have purchased tickets for the changed match via mail. The World Cup will be held in November-December instead of June-July, breaking a 92-year tradition. There are only 99 days left to indulge in football craziness.