What seemed to be taking shape in recent days is now official: the 2022 World Cup will not start on November 21, but on the 20th of the same month. Indeed, FIFA has decided that the opening match will be played well between the host country and Ecuador. The Senegal-Netherlands will nevertheless take place the next day, the day scheduled to open this autumnal World Cup.
“The Bureau of the FIFA Council confirms that the Opening Ceremony of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and the Qatar-Ecuador match are brought forward by one day as a stand-alone event to November 20, at 7:00 p.m. local time ( 6 p.m. French time, editor’s note). The match between Senegal and the Netherlands is postponed from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on November 21.can we read in the press release of the world body of the round ball.
Bureau of the FIFA Council confirmed #WorldCup 2⃣0⃣2⃣2⃣ opening ceremony and match 🇶🇦 v. 🇪🇨 brought forward one day as stand-alone event to 20 November, at 19.00. 🇸🇳 v. 🇳🇱 rescheduled from 13.00 to 19.00 on 21 November. pic.twitter.com/GsktwYNYCl
— FIFA Media (@fifamedia) August 11, 2022