(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
The FIFA World Cup 2022 is rescheduled to kick off one day
earlier with host Qatar to play in the opening match, Trend reports citing
Xinhua .
According to the original calendar, the 2022 World Cup would
raise the curtain with the opening match between Senegal and the
Netherlands at 13:00 on November 21, while the opening ceremony
would be held before the clash between Qatar and Ecuador at
19:00.
Following a unanimous decision taken by the Bureau of the FIFA
Council, the quadrennial event will kick off with an even greater
celebration for local and international fans as Qatar will now play
against Ecuador at 19:00 on November 20 as a part of a stand-alone
event. Consequently, the encounter between Senegal and the
Netherlands has been rescheduled to 19:00 on November 21.
'The change ensures the continuity of a long-standing tradition
of marking the start of the FIFA World Cup with an opening ceremony
on the occasion of the first match featuring either the hosts or
the defending champions,' FIFA noted.
The rest of the schedule is unchanged with the final set to kick
off on December 18 at Lusail Stadium.
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