Why is the 2022 World Cup held in winter?
Because Qatar, the venue of the 2022 World Cup, is located in the Middle East desert, it is very hot in summer, and the temperature is often as high as 50 degrees Celsius, which is not conducive to football matches. So it was changed from the usual June and July to 165438+ 10 and 65438+February. June and July are winters in the southern hemisphere. The 20 10 World Cup in South Africa and the 20 14 World Cup in Brazil were both held in the southern hemisphere in late autumn and early winter, but the autumn and winter in both countries were not too cold.
2022 FIFAWorldCupQatar2022 (English: FIFA World Cup 2022) is the 22nd World Cup, which was held in Qatar and Middle Eastern countries for the first time and in Asia for the second time.
Qatar men's football team has been engaged in international and intercontinental football competitions since 1970s. This team, which often impresses China men's soccer team with China fans, has not actually rushed out of Asia. But Qatar has brought an indelible shadow to China football.
20 10 world cup qualifiers, China meets Qatar in the top 20. With Sebastian's free throw in Qatar, Qatar beat China 1-0. The defeat of that game made the national football team not directly break through the top 20.
After Qatar lost in the Asian Cup group match in 2004, Qatar's top management officially launched a long-term Qatar football revitalization plan. Its purpose is to start with youth training and train football talents for Qatar with the best software and hardware. Now it has become a world-famous elite football training center.
The 2022 World Cup has these characteristics.
This World Cup will be the last one with 32 teams participating. Starting from the next World Cup, the number of teams will be expanded to 48. 1998 world cup, the number of participating teams increased from 24 to 32, which not only did not reduce the excitement of the event, but also further expanded the influence of the world cup. Although there is some discussion about the process of expanding the army to 48 teams, it is certain that the World Cup will usher in a new chapter in history.
The six World Cups since 1998 have lasted more than 30 days, while this World Cup has only 28 days. Among them, 24 days are competition days, and there are only 4 rest days. This means that if a team reaches the finals from the group stage, it will face the cruel schedule of "four-day competition", which will be a great challenge to the players' physical fitness and recovery, and will also test the depth of each team's bench and the head coach's command and dispatch ability.
Qatar is also the smallest host country in the history of the World Cup. In Fiona Fang, less than 65,438+000 square kilometers, players from 32 teams don't have to travel long distances to participate in one game after another. The eight stadiums hosting the World Cup are all within an hour's drive, and the traffic is very convenient. Among them, Lourseyre Stadium, the main stadium, will hold the opening ceremony, the opening ceremony, the final and the closing ceremony. It is a single cable net roof building with the longest span and the longest cantilever distance in the same cable net system in the world. It was built by China enterprises with the participation of the general contractor.
China element can be seen almost everywhere in FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, which is very special for China fans. In addition to Lourseyre Stadium, Zhongjian has also participated in the construction of several other competition venues. "Made in China" football, jerseys, backpacks, event souvenirs and other products around the event are also dazzling in local shops, which are deeply loved by fans. In addition, three referees from China appeared on the World Cup referee list, namely, the referee Ma Ning, the assistant referee Shi Xianghe and Yi Cao. They are expected to form a jury to punish this World Cup, which will be the first time that a jury from China has appeared in the Men's Football World Cup.