32 teams, 64 matches, 29 days | The first World Cup in the Middle East.
- The first World Cup in the Middle East
- Messi‘s final World Cup appearance
- The last chance for Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo
- Brazil (Neymar) could win a record-breaking sixth World Cup for them
- Kylian Mbappé is back on the biggest stage of all
Qatar is ready for the World Cup pic.twitter.com/s17dczEu3W
— Euro 2024 (@TotalFootbol) November 13, 2022
Yes!!! Everybody…
The World Cup is coming! League plays around the world have paused, and now soccer’s focus is on Qatar. Not only is Qatar ready, but every player in our team (PSG) who can play has also returned to their home country ready to play. The next month will bring us endless joy and excitement.
▶ How does it work?
The World Cup will be held in 12 stadiums in 7 cities in Qatar (the schedule has been reduced from 32 days to 28 days). This is the first time that the World Cup has been held in a Middle Eastern country, and the second World Cup football tournament is to be held in Asia after the 2002 World Cup.
A total of 64 matches were played in the World Cup, including 48 group matches, eight 1/8 finals, four quarter-finals, two semi-finals, one “third & fourth” place match, and one “championship & runners-up” final.
The 32 teams are drawn into eight groups of four teams and play each other in a double round-robin system. The eight group winners and eight runners-up proceed to the knockout phase that culminates with the final match.
Exactly one week from now, the World Cup kicks off 😍 pic.twitter.com/cUt2GqRhWY
— B/R Football (@brfootball) November 13, 2022
The first match of the World Cup is between Qatar and Ecuador.