New Delhi: The 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup is being organized in Qatar from Sunday (November 20). A total of 32 teams including the current champion France are participating in this prestigious FIFA tournament. The opening match will be played between the hosts Qatar and Ecuador. Four teams have been divided into 8 groups. A total of 64 matches including 48 league matches will be played in 29 days. The 16 best-performing teams at the league level will qualify for the knockouts. The knockout matches will be played from December 3. The final match will be played on 18 December.
FIFA World Cup will be played in 8 stadiums in Qatar
FIFA World Cup 2022 will be played in 8 stadiums in Qatar. Brazil has won this tournament, which started in 1930, the maximum number of times, while Germany and Italy have won it 4-4 times. The teams of Uruguay, France, and Argentina have been successful in winning this prestigious tournament equally 2-2 times. Defending the title is not going to be easy for the current champion France team.
For the first time, the event is being held in an Arab country
This tournament is being organized for the first time in the Arab country. For the first time in the year 1930, this tournament was organized in Uruguay. This is the second time that an Asian country is hosting the FIFA World Cup. Earlier in the year 2002, for the first time this tournament was organized in Asia (South Korea and Japan).
The team that wins the FIFA World Cup will be rich
The team that wins the FIFA World Cup final will get around Rs 342 crore as prize money. The total prize money of this tournament is Rs 3578 crore. If we compare the total prize money of the Football World Cup and the recently concluded T20 World Cup, there is a difference of about 80 times between the two. The total prize money of the recently concluded T20 World Cup in Australia was around 45 crores.
32 teams will participate for the last time
For the last time, 32 teams will participate in the FIFA World Cup. After this, the teams will increase in the Mahakumbh of football to be held in 2026. In 2026, the FIFA World Cup will be jointly hosted by America, Mexico, and Canada, in which the number of teams will increase to 48. For the first time, a total of 13 teams participated in this tournament.
5 teams from Asia will show their firepower
5 teams from Asia are participating in this prestigious tournament to be played in Qatar. Hosts Qatar has been drawn in Group A along with Ecuador, Senegal, and the Netherlands. Iran’s team is in Group B with England, America, and Wales, while Saudi Arabia is placed in Group C with Argentina, Mexico, and Poland. Japan has been placed in Group E along with Spain, Costa Rica, and Germany while South Korea has been drawn in Group H along with Portugal, Ghana, and Uruguay.
