Near 100 days of countdown, the Qatar World Cup is brewing to start one day in advance

[Global Times Comprehensive Report] According to Agence France -Presse, the Qatar World Cup may start one day in advance than the original time -it will start on November 20 this year, and the host Qatar will participate in the opening battle. Once it is determined to open in advance, the "100 Days" event scheduled to be held on August 13 must be adjusted to August 12.

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In order to avoid the hot weather in the Gulf area, the Qatar World Cup was originally scheduled to be held from November 21st to December 18th. Former Manchester United star Gary Neville recently said, "Such arrangements are fair, and the World Cup should be held in turns on all continents. Qatar's winter climate is more appropriate." According to a World Cup internal sources, FIFA is in order to continue "to continue" to continue " The tradition of the host team in the World Cup unveiled "", let Group A Qatar play against Ecuador in the unveiling battle, and will adjust the starting timetable for 24 hours, that is, at 7 pm local time on the 20th. The first game arranged before was on November 21, Senegal against the Netherlands, followed by England against Iran, and then Qatar's game. "We hope to follow the host or defending champion to the old tradition of the World Cup." Sources said that this is the result of multi -party negotiation, and the FIFA will officially announce recently.

According to the new timetable, the competition time between Group A Senegal and the Netherlands will be postponed from 1 pm local time on the 21st to 7:00 that night. This is a more ideal game and broadcast period. The organizer will also coordinate the fans' tickets Matters. The opening battle of the Qatar World Cup will be arranged at the Gulf Course that can accommodate 60,000 people. In addition, according to the "Doha News Network" report, in order to staggering the Qatar World Cup, the league of various countries has also adjusted the schedule: the Premier League started one week earlier than previous years, and the offsee began on November 12. Re -start in the future; La Liga, Bundesliga and Serie A are simply vacated after the World Cup, and re -start until Christmas. (Lu Ke)

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