Official announcement!Qatar World Cup starts early

In the early morning of August 12, Beijing time, the FIFA officially announced that the Qatar World Cup will start a day in advance.

In the original schedule, the first game will be the match against the Netherlands in Group A. This game was played at 18:00 on November 21, Beijing time, and Qatar's game against Ecuador was originally scheduled to be on November 22, Beijing time 22nd. At 0 o'clock on the day.

However, because Qatar hopes to follow the precedent of the previous host kick -kick, FIFA officially changed the World Cup schedule.

After the schedule is changed, the Qatar World Cup will start at 0pm on November 21, Beijing time. Compared with the original plan, the World Cup kicked off one day in advance. The opening battle of the World Cup will also become Qatar against Ecuador. The Battle of the Netherlands and Senegal will be postponed to 0pm on November 22, Beijing time.

The FIFA also decided that the opening ceremony of the Qatar World Cup was also a day in advance. Before the Qatar team played with Ecuador, the Albed Stadium was held at the venue of this game.

As the FIFA says, the "host or defending champion kicks out" is a major tradition of the World Cup. Among them, from the 2006 World Cup in Germany to the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the host has been the "protagonist" of the unveiling battle for four consecutive World Cups.

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Source: CCTV Sports

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