Islamabad: (Web Desk) The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world and is held every four years. FIFA 2022 begins in Qatar tomorrow (Sunday) with the opening match between host country and Ecuador at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor City. A total of sixty-four matches will be played in this entire World Cup.
The 22nd edition will kick off on November 20 making it the second time in history that an Asian country is hosting the mega event. Notably, in previous editions of the FIFA World Cups, only eight countries have won the event.
According to the sources, football fans and teams have started to land in Qatar, as the Middle Eastern country is all set to host the World Cup 2022.
Highlights of groups: Thirty-two best teams from all over the world are participating in the tournament, which have been divided into eight groups and will be played out in 64 matches over the next four weeks.
Furthermore a total of forty-eight group matches will be played in fourteen days till 2nd of December.
The top two teams of each group will reach the round of 16. These knockout matches will start from 3rd of next month. After this, the path from the quarter-final to the final will be decided. The final match will be played on 18th of next month.
Moreover the venues are Lusail Iconic Stadium in Lusail, Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, Khalifa International Stadium and Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan and Stadium 974 and Al Thumama Stadium in Doha.
Brazil leads the race with five trophies since they have been crowned champions in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, and 2002. Next in line is Germany and Italy have four titles to their names. Former champions Argentina, Uruguay, and France have won the title twice, whereas England and Spain have lifted the trophy once.
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