Qatar World Cup will start earlier than planned: opening date and time

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The FIFA Council committee made the decision.

The Fifa Council committee confirmed that the 2022 Qatar World Cup will start one day earlier than initially planned.

The match between Qatar and Ecuador, which was planned to be played on November 21, will take place on November 20 so that, officially, the local team will play the first match, which, as always, will be the opening.

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— FIFA Media (@fifamedia) August 11, 2022

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FIFA and the Qatari organization have accepted the change.

The opening match, initially scheduled for November 21 after Senegal-Netherlands, would not have been the first game of the day. The decision, which was endorsed by the Fifa Council committee on Thursday, will allow the tradition by which the first match is played by the host country to be resumed.

Senegal and the Netherlands were due to play the first official match on the afternoon of November 21, followed by the official opening match between Qatar and Ecuador.

“Ticket holders will receive an email informing them of those matches that have undergone changes. The locations will remain valid for the new dates and times. In addition, FIFA will try to resolve any issues arising from this change on a case-by-case basis.”

The match between Ecuador and Qatar will be at 11 in the morning, on November 20.