Doha, Europe Brief News – Nine days are just left to Qatar World Cup. Here is a general preview of the first-ever World Cup tournament to be held in the Middle East.
What dates are the World Cup 2022?
The World Cup starts on November 20, 2022 and the final is on December 18, 2022.
What time do games kick off at the World Cup?
Group stage game kick off times will be at 5am, 8am, 11am, 2pm (all ET).
What are the laws in Qatar for the World Cup?
Qatari authorities relaxed laws around drinking alcohol for the tournament as fans will have certain zones were they can drink inside and outside stadiums.
There are also fan zones and drunk tanks where fans can sober up. In a recent interview with our partners in the UK at Sky Sports, the leader of Qatar’s World Cup bid, Nasser Al Khater, said everybody is welcome in Qatar, including people from the LGBTQ+ community.
How do World Cup groups work?
Each of the eight World Cup groups have further four teams in them. The top two teams in each group advance to the last 16 to participate in the knockout rounds. If you win a game in the knockout round you advance to the next round and if you lose, you’re out.
If teams finish level on points in their World Cup group stage standings, the following criteria helps you to determine which team will advance to the last 16:
1) goal difference in all matches
2) number of goals scored in all group matches
3) points obtained in matches played between teams in question
4) goal difference in matches played between teams in question
5) number of goals scored in matches played between teams in question
6) Fair play points in all group matches
7) Drawing of lots
Nine days are just left to Qatar World Cup. So, are you ready?
