MOSCOW, April 2 Senegal and the Netherlands will play in the World Cup opening match on football in 2022, which will be held in Qatar, according to the official website of the International Football Federation (FIFA). The Group A meeting will take place on November 21 at the Al-Tumama Stadium (beginning at 13:00 Moscow time). It was originally planned that the national teams of Qatar and Ecuador would play in the opening match, but their game was postponed to 19:00 Moscow time. Also on the first day of the World Cup, Group B matches England — Iran (Khalifa Stadium, Doha, start — 16:00 Moscow time) will be held ) and the USA — the winner of the European playoff (Scotland/Ukraine — Wales) (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Er Rayyan, beginning — 22:00 Moscow time). The Russian team will not play in the tournament. At the end of February, the International Football Federation (FIFA) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) published a joint statement according to which Russian teams and clubs were suspended from participation in all international competitions for an indefinite period. The World Cup in Qatar will be held from November 21 to December 18.
