FIFA stated that the 2022
World Cup will be played from Nov. 21-Dec. 18, "with the tournament in Qatar set to last just 28 days," according to the London GUARDIAN. The World Cup "will take place in a host country’s winter for the first time," with the final set to be played on Dec. 18, which is national day in Qatar.
The dates "were agreed in principal back in March," when the FIFA VP Jim Boyce said that "the Premier League would look to resume its fixtures on Boxing Day, effectively meaning that clubs will be taking a winter break in the 2022-23 season." World Cups "are typically played over 32 days but it is thought that the reduced timescale is to minimise the impact on participating nations’ domestic competitions" (
GUARDIAN, 9/25). In D.C., Marissa Payne wrote the tournament "will still require clubs to be disrupted for more than a month, however, as the schedule demands players be able to practice with their national teams for at least one week prior to the tournament’s kickoff." That means, club play "will have to halt no later than Nov. 14" (
WASHINGTON POST, 9/25).
