The Germans celebrate scoring the winning goal in the last World Cup final last summer against Argentina. ANP EPA / Chema Moya
That the World Cup 2022 in Qatar takes place is a rarity where the lover but difficult to get used to. Adaptability is now finally a little further tested because FIFA has announced that the tournament is played once in the winter.
The World Cup final is scheduled for December 18, as the report BBC and Reuters after confirmation within world football. Which meets today and tomorrow in all its wisdom, led by president Sepp Blatter on include the controversial World Cup in the oil state.
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The press secretary of FIFA Walter De Gregorio said that the tournament is going to last like previous World Championships a month. Initially, it was announced that tomorrow only the long-awaited decision could be brought out. With a sense of humor tried to De Gregorio there something beautiful from:
“We finally know when the final is. It’s a Sunday [as always, ed.], And moreover it is the National Day of Qatar. So the picture is complete. And there’s still plenty of time for Christmas shopping. “
The UEFA wanted the World Cup would end a week later and would therefore begin later. But FIFA found that a final on 23 December to close was facing Christmas. How the European football club tournaments are going to the World Cup plans is still unclear.
Clubs from November without internationals?
The national associations will have to adjust their leagues drastically. Including a current World Cup preparation club teams their players will already late October or certainly early November to give way to the national teams.
“We will now have to deal with all the parties involved talk, especially on the international playing calendar. But we are glad that there is now a decision and that we make concrete plans can go and perform. “-. Walter De Gregorio, press secretary FIFA
The interest of European clubs (ECA) , with more than 200 affiliated clubs, had a preference for the month of May. With the World Cup in November and December 2022 will have to improvise a lot in the national competitions that season. ECA demands before a substantial financial compensation from FIFA
Blatter:. Everybody back home for Christmas
The decision of the Executive Committee to hold the World Cup in the winter of FIFA is not entirely unexpected. A working group of the FIFA came last month concluded that the World Cup in Qatar in connection with the unprecedented summer heat better could be played in November and December. January and February 2022 were no good options for FIFA because of the Winter Games competition in that period of the year.
Earlier, Blatter expressed his preference for a World Cup final on 18 December. “Then everyone is back home for Christmas”, was the reasoning of the aged Swiss. It is the first time in World Cup history since 1930 that the world championship is not played in the European summer.
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