MOSCOW, Aug 10 The International Football Federation (FIFA) may postpone the start of the championship 2022 World Cup in Qatar from November 21 to 20, according to Marca, citing Diario Ole. According to the source, this decision is due to the fact that the host team of the tournament, according to the established tradition, should open the championship, but in the current schedule before the game of Qatar and Ecuador The matches of the Netherlands — Senegal and England — Iran are worth it, since in April FIFA postponed the start of the meeting between Qataris and Ecuadorians in Group A from 13:00 to 19:00 Moscow time. In the event of a schedule change, Qatar's meeting with Ecuador will take place a day earlier and will again become the first in the tournament. The decision on a possible change in the schedule of the tournament will be made by voting with the participation of FIFA President Gianni Infantino and the heads of six football confederations. The 2022 World Cup should be held from November 21 to December 18th. The world championship will be held without the participation of the Russian national team: at the end of February, 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.
