Start of 2022 FIFA World Cup brought forward by a day to Nov 20 - Pdf Slider

Qatar will now play Ecuador in the 2022 FIFA World Cup opener in Doha on November 20, stretching the World Cup to 29 days from the earlier agreed 28 days

FIFA has formally moved the World Cup start-up by one day and given host nation Qatar an exclusive Sunday evening slot with a global audience.

Qatar will now play Ecuador in Doha on November 20 — just 101 days after FIFA's decision Thursday — stretching the World Cup to 29 days from the 28 agreed seven years ago after a June-July tournament was pushed back to avoid the searing desert heat in midsummer.

The surprise late switch was signed off by a FIFA committee comprising its president Gianni Infantino and presidents of the six continental football bodies. FIFA said the vote was unanimous.