When does the Qatar 2022 World Cup start and where is the final?
After over a decade of controversy since it was awarded the tournament, the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar is just a few months away from beginning.
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World Cup draw: Line-up for Qatar football tournament to be revealed
Anticipation for the Middle East's first World Cup will shoot up a notch today when the draw for the tournament takes place in Qatar.
FIFA World Cup 2022 Final Draw: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming
The final draw for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar will take place on April 1. A total of 29 countries have already booked a place in the mega event while three berths are yet to be decided. One team will qualify from the European Play-Off between Wales v Scotland or Ukraine, while two will be decided from Inter-Continental play-offs between Peru v United Arab Emirates or Australia and New Zealand v Costa Rica. Team who have qualified are Germany, Denmark, France, Belgium, Croatia, Spain, Serbia, England, Switzerland, Netherlands, Portugal, Poland, Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador, Uruguay, Qatar (hosts), Iran, South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Ghana, Senegal, Tunisia, Morocco, Cameroon, Canada, Mexico and United States.
Brighton remain without Adam Webster and Adam Lallana for Norwich clash
Brighton are still without defender Adam Webster and midfielder Adam Lallana as they host bottom side Norwich in the Premier League.
Manuel Lanzini says car crash in which Mercedes flipped was "pretty big scare"
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Watch: Lionel Messi Unhappy After Pitch Invader Forcibly Grabs Him To Take Selfie After World Cup Qualifying Match vs Ecuador
The world football governing body FIFA is yet to come to terms with the Mohamed Salah incident in Egypt's match vs Senegal recently, which had threatened the security of the player involved. A similar security breach happened in Argentina's World Cup 2022 qualifying match vs Ecuador played at the Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha, when a pitch invader forcibly grabbed Argentina captain Lionel Messi by the neck in his bid to take a selfie with the football great. Though the fan, who was wearing an Ecuador jersey, managed to get hold of an angry Messi through his camera lens, he was soon taken off the ground by the security personnel.
2022 FIFA World Cup: List Of Teams That Have Qualified So Far
The draw for this year's World Cup takes place in the shadow of Doha's skyscrapers on Friday, with the focus for the evening on the actual football after a build-up dominated by the many off-field issues surrounding the awarding of the tournament. Friday's event at Doha's Exhibition and Convention Center, with former World Cup winners such as Cafu and Lothar Matthaeus among the draw assistants, will have holders France among the top seeds in Pot One. Yet while fans of the 29 qualified nations from around the world will eagerly tune in for the draw, three spots have still to be decided in the last 32-team World Cup before it expands to 48 teams in 2026.