The 2022 World Cup or the 2022 World Football Championship is the most anticipated sporting event this year taking place in Qatar. This football event receives special attention from millions of fans around the world with the competition of top teams and players.

Considered an important milestone in the tournament’s history, let’s discover interesting information about the 2022 World Cup through the following article

Overview of the World Cup 2022

After more than 2 months from the time of the draw, the 32 participating teams were officially revealed. Besides the host nation Qatar, the remaining 31 teams must all qualify for their region

Accordingly, except for the home team, the number of tickets to the World Cup 2022 of each continent is:

• Europe: 13 seats
• Africa: 5 slots
• Asia: 4.5 seats
• South America: 4.5 seats
• North America, Central America and the Caribbean: 3.5 seats
• Oceania: 0.5 capacity

Participating Teams

The 2022 World Cup takes place from November 21 and ends on December 18 with the participation of 32 excellent teams from countries around the world. The participating teams are divided into 8 groups, with each group consisting of 4 specific teams as follows:

Table A

• Qatar
• Netherlands
• Senegal
• Ecuador

Table

• Older brother
• America
• Iran
• Wales

Table Size

• Argentina
• Mexico
• Poland
• Saudi Arabia

EASY Table

• France
• Denmark
• Tunisia
• Australia

Table E

• Spain
• Virtue
• Japan
• Costa Rica

Table F

• Belgium
• Croatia
• Morocco
• Canada

WOOD TABLE

• Brazil
• Switzerland
• Serbia
• Cameroon

Table of Surnames

• Portugal
• Uruguay
• Korea
• Ghana

Competition format

The 32 participating teams will be divided into 8 groups with 4 teams in one group. The teams in the group will compete in a round-robin and the top 2 teams in each group will win tickets to the round of 16

Unlike the EURO, the 3rd place teams in each group will not have the opportunity to qualify for the knockout round.

The 3rd place match will be held one day before the championship match (December 17).

Competition venue

All matches in the framework of the 2022 World Cup will be held at 8 stadiums of the host country Qatar. These locations are all within a radius of 34km from the center of Doha city. Therefore, fans can easily move and watch many matches in one day

In particular, Lusail Stadium with a capacity of 80,000 seats will be the focus of the tournament. When this is the place where the opening match and final match and many other exciting competitions will take place

Weather conditions

As soon as Qatar won the right to host the 2022 World Cup , the weather issue was the main concern of many fans. The summer temperature of this country can be up to 48 degrees Celsius, significantly affecting the health of the players as well as the experience of the fans.

Therefore, the tournament was rescheduled and took place in the winter. The temperature here is forecast to be around 30 degrees Celsius and drop to 25 degrees Celsius after the end of the group stage, which is considered an ideal time.

FIFA’s “new assistant”

After a series of successful tests, the semi-automatic offside detection technology (SAOT) was officially applied in the 2022 World Cup . This technology is an improvement from the widely adopted VAR (video arbitration assistance system).

Use 12 specialized surveillance cameras to track the ball and 29 data points on the players to create 3D simulations. Technology helps to pinpoint and issue warnings about offside situations. FIFA expects SAOT to support the referee in making the most accurate decisions, avoiding small errors that affect the outcome of the whole match.

FIFA’s head of refereeing, Pierluigi Collina, said that although these technologies are improved, they still play an important role in making final decisions.

Where to watch World Cup 2022?

The closer to the start of the tournament, the more concerned about the copyright issue to follow the matches. Not only Vietnamese audiences but also fans around the world wonder, “Where to watch the World Cup 2022 ? Which channel?”

It is known that the price to buy the broadcasting rights of the World Cup is increasing day by day. When the fee that VTV spent 4 years ago was 12 million USD (more than 280 billion), it is expected that the cost of copyright this year can exceed this amount. It is likely that businesses will once again join hands with the national television station to bring the 2022 World Cup to serve fans nationwide.

The time of the matches at the World Cup 2022 in Vietnam time

Fans can watch the first matches of the group stage taking place in the time frames: 17h, 20h, 23h and 02h. In there:

• The first round of round and the quarter-finals will be held in 2 time frames at 10 pm and 2 pm
• The two semi-finals will also take place at 2pm
• The match for 3rd place and the final takes place at 22:00, extremely convenient for Vietnamese football fans to follow

Note for fans coming to Qatar

Fans who come to Qatar to watch matches in the 2022 World Cup will have to follow a series of rules during their stay here.

Dress code

Visitors are advised not to wear shorts or blazers in public places such as shopping malls, healthcare facilities, government buildings, etc. Female travelers should avoid dresses such as off-the-shoulder tops and short skirts.

Use of alcoholic beverages

Qatar has many strict regulations for who can use this drink. Violations can be administratively fined or up to 6 months in prison.

Accordingly, fans cannot use alcoholic beverages in any public spaces. Guests over 21 years old can still use this drink in separate spaces,

Public behavior

In Qatar, intimate acts in public are taboo and need special attention. Regardless of gender, sexual orientation or purpose, it can be illegal

Interesting information about the World Cup 2022

As a leading annual sporting event on the planet, the 2022 World Cup is also a special milestone in the tournament’s history. FIFA has made many changes to better accommodate historical fluctuations.

This is the second World Cup to take place in Asia (after the 2002 World Cup in Japan and Korea) and the first to be held in a Middle Eastern country. The tournament also marks the last World Cup with 32 participating teams, as the number of teams participating will increase to 48 in the next tournament.

As usual, the 2022 World Cup is scheduled to be held in the summer (around June and July). However, summer temperatures in Qatar reach more than 40 degrees Celsius, extremely difficult for players and fans to participate. Therefore, FIFA has officially made the decision to move the tournament to winter (starting from November 21). This was also the first time in history that the tournament was held around this time.

Up to the time of the group draw, only 29/32 teams were determined to participate in the 2022 World Cup final. The reason is due to the intense war between Russia and Ukraine, so the last Play-off matches have been postponed

Comments on World Cup 2022

After determining the participating competitors, divide the teams to compete in the round, combined with analyzing the performance of the teams. Experts have made some initial judgments about this year’s tournament, which is an important basis for determining other attractive bets when the tournament officially starts.

Champion candidate

Football analysts believe that Brazil will be the number one candidate for the 2022 World Cup championship. The team from South America owns a group of players who have just entered the “mature” and are in good form, ready to bring home the 6th world championship title for this country. In the round, the team only has to face “lightweight” opponents such as Serbia, Switzerland or Cameroon.

After Brazil, the brightest candidates for the world championship title can be mentioned as: England, France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium and Argentina

Odds for the candidates to win the World Cup 2022

After completing the draw and grouping the participating teams, Oddschecker has made a few small changes to the odds of the championship team. As follows:

Before the draw time

• Brazil: 11-2
• France: 7-1
• English: 15-2
• Spain: 8-1
• Germany 19-2
• Argentina: 12-1
• Belgium: 12-1
• Portugal: 16-1

After the draw time

• Brazil: 11-2
• English: 6-1
• France: 7-1
• Spain: 9-1
• Argentina: 10-1
• Germany 12-1
• Belgium: 12-1
• Portugal: 14-1

Oddschecker has given the championship odds for Gareth Southgate’s teachers and students at only 15-2 (behind both Brazil and France). However, after only one and a half hours of drawing results, this ratio was increased to 6-1, England surpassed France (7-1 ratio) and ranked only behind Brazil (with a ratio of 11-1). 2)

Following on the list are Spain with odds of 9-1 and Argentina at odds of 10-1. Meanwhile, the champion of the 2014 World Cup is only 12-1, equal to the Belgian team. And 8th on the list is the Portuguese team with a ratio of 14-1

Conclusion

Started later than usual, however, the attraction of the 2022 World Cup is still great for world sports. With improvements and modern technology added, this promises to be an explosive season with fiery competitions.

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