The New World Cup Schedule For Qatar 2022 has been unveiled, and it looks like the tournament could be delayed by a day or two. Matches will now be staggered throughout the day, with only the final group-stage game scheduled to overlap. This move is meant to maintain competitive integrity by ensuring every time zone has time to watch every match.
The schedule also takes into account the english premier league fixtures 2022 season, with a break for the weekend of November 12/13. This gives players from the Premier League a week to prepare with their national teams and eight days to recover. This schedule also allows fans in the stadium to drink alcohol, but be careful. While alcohol is not illegal in Qatar, it is against the law to be drunk in public. Nonetheless, it is likely to be available to fans purchasing hospitality packages.
The new schedule is also causing some dissatisfaction among ticket holders. Fans are complaining that the new schedule makes some combinations of games impossible. For example, Martin Bauza, a New York-based soccer fan, has tickets to both the United States vs Wales game, and Senegal vs Netherlands. He would have been unable to attend both matches under the old schedule.
Argentina, the defending Copa America champions and two-time World champions, will be opening the tournament against Saudi Arabia. They will be among the favorites to win the tournament. This will be their 13th World Cup appearance. They qualified to the tournament by finishing second in the CONMEBOL qualifying tournament. Their exciting squad of players includes Lionel Messi, who is set to play his fifth World Cup.
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