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The Council of the International Football Federation (FIFA) on Tuesday unanimously approved an increase in the number of participants in the final part of the world championships from 32 to 48 teams.
Below is a background on the history of the World Cups.
The International Football Federation was founded on May 21, 1904 in Paris. Already at one of its first meetings, the Dutch banker Karl Hirschmann introduced a project to organize the World Cup, but did not find support.
The first real prospects for holding the World Cup opened after Olympic Games 1924 in Paris, where football matches aroused great interest. The final decision on the world championship was made by the FIFA Congress in Amsterdam on May 29, 1928.
There were five applicants for the first World Cup: Italy, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands and Uruguay. The majority of delegates voted for Uruguay. This choice was supported by two victories of the national team of this country in Olympic tournaments 1924 and 1928 and a firm promise by the representative of Uruguay to fulfill all the financial conditions of FIFA.
1930 World Cup
In 1930, Uruguay hosted the first ever football championship peace. The championship of the planet was held from 13 to 30 July in the country's capital, Montevideo.
Teams from 13 countries took part in the championship: Belgium, Romania, France, Yugoslavia (Europe); Mexico, USA (North and Central America); Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Chile ( South America). They were divided into four groups, the winners of which advanced to the play-off semi-finals.
Uruguay won the championship. The second place was taken by the Argentines, the third - by the Americans. Top scorer("Golden Boot") - Guillermo Stabile (Uruguay).
1934 World Cup
In 1934, Italy hosted the second football world championship. Matches were played from May 27 to June 10.
The tournament was held in eight cities: Rome, Milan, Turin, Naples, Genoa, Trieste, Bologna, Florence.
Participating countries: Egypt (Africa), Austria, Belgium, Hungary, Germany, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Romania, France, Czechoslovakia, Switzerland, Sweden (Europe); USA ( North America); Argentina, Brazil (South America) - 16 teams that started the tournament from the 1/8 finals.
The championship was won by the Italian team. The second place was taken by the team of Czechoslovakia, the third - by Germany. The top scorer is Oldrich Nejedly (Czechoslovakia).
1938 World Cup
The world championship was hosted by the following cities: Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Bordeaux, Reims, Toulouse, Le Havre, Strasbourg, Lille, Antibes.
Participants: Netherlands Antilles (Asia), Belgium, Hungary, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, France, Czechoslovakia, Sweden, Switzerland (Europe); Cuba (North and Central America), Brazil (South America) - 15 teams that formed seven pairs of 1/8 finals of the playoffs. The Austrian team also made it to the world championship, but the country was annexed to Germany in the same year, and therefore a vacant place appeared in the tournament grid. The Swedes advanced directly to the quarter-finals.
The Italian national team became the champion for the second time in a row, beating the Hungarians in the final of the tournament. The third place was taken by the Brazilians. Top scorer - Leonidas (Brazil).
1950 World Cup
The first tournament after a 12-year break due to World War II was held in Brazil from June 24 to July 16, 1950.
World Cup matches were held in six cities: Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre, Curitiba, Recife.
Participants: England, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Yugoslavia (Europe); Mexico, USA (North and Central America); Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile (South America) - 13 teams divided into four groups in the first round. The four teams that won the groups formed the final group, in which they played among themselves in a round robin system. The winner of the championship was determined by the number of points scored in the final group.
Uruguay won the championship. The second place was taken by the Brazilians, the third - by the Swedes. Top scorer - Ademir (Brazil).
1954 World Cup
In 1954, Switzerland hosted the fifth World Cup. The tournament was held from June 16 to July 4.
Matches were held in six cities: Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Zurich, Basel and Lugano.
Members: South Korea(Asia), Austria, England, Belgium, Hungary, Italy, Turkey, France, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Switzerland, Scotland, Yugoslavia (Europe); Mexico (North and Central America), Brazil, Uruguay (South America) - 16 teams divided into four groups of four teams. The teams that took first and second places in the groups formed pairs of the 1/4 finals of the playoffs.
The German team became the world champion. The second place was taken by the team of Hungary, the third - by Austria. The top scorer is Sandor Kocsis (Hungary).
1958 World Cup
World championship matches were held in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Helsingborg, Halmstad, Västerås, Norrköping, Eskilstuna, Örebro, Sandviken, Buros, Uddevalle.
Participating countries: Austria, England, Hungary, Northern Ireland, USSR, Wales, France, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Sweden, Scotland, Yugoslavia (Europe); Mexico (North and Central America); Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay (South America) - 16 teams divided into four groups. The teams that took first and second places in the groups formed pairs of the 1/4 finals of the playoffs.
The USSR national team took part in the World Cup for the first time. Also for the first time the world championship received a huge television audience - from the stadiums where the final tournament was held, there were regular television broadcasts to many countries of the world.
Brazil became the world champion. The second place was taken by the Swedish team, the third - by the French. The top scorer is Just Fontaine (France). The best young player of the championship - Pele (Brazil).
1962 World Cup
Matches were held in the cities of Santiago, Arica, Viña del Mar, Rancagua.
Participating countries: England, Bulgaria, Hungary, Spain, Italy, USSR, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Switzerland, Yugoslavia (Europe); Mexico (North and Central America), Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay, Chile (South America) - 16 teams divided into four groups of four teams. The teams that took first and second places in the groups formed pairs of the 1/4 finals of the playoffs.
The Brazilians are the world champions. The second and third places were taken by the national teams of Czechoslovakia and Chile. The top scorers are Garrincha, Vava (both Brazil), Valentin Ivanov (USSR), Leonel Sanchez (Chile), Florian Albert (Hungary), Drazan Erkovich (Yugoslavia). The best young player of the championship - Florian Albert (Hungary).
1966 FIFA World Cup
Matches were held in London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Middlesbrough, Sunderland.
Participants: North Korea (Asia); England, Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Portugal, USSR, France, Germany, Switzerland (Europe); Mexico (North and Central America); Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Chile (South America) - 16 teams divided into four groups. The teams that took first and second places in the groups formed pairs of the 1/4 finals of the playoffs.
England won the world championship. The second place was taken by the German team, the third - by the Portuguese. Top scorer - Eusebio (Portugal). The best young player of the championship is Franz Beckenbauer (Germany).
1970 FIFA World Cup
Matches were held in the cities of Mexico City, Puebla, Toluca, Guadalajara, Leon.
Participants: Morocco (Africa); England, Belgium, Bulgaria, Israel, Italy, Romania, USSR, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Sweden (Europe); Mexico, El Salvador (North and Central America); Brazil, Peru, Uruguay (South America) - 16 teams divided into four groups. The teams that took first and second places in the groups formed pairs of the 1/4 finals of the playoffs.
The Brazilian team became the world champion, the Italian team took the second place, the German team took the third place. The top scorer is Gerd Müller (Germany). The best young player of the championship - Teofilo Cubillas (Peru).
1974 FIFA World Cup
Matches were held in Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Frankfurt am Main, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Hannover, Stuttgart, Gelsenkirchen.
Participants: Zaire (Africa); Australia (Asia); Bulgaria, East Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Germany, Scotland, Sweden, Yugoslavia (Europe); Haiti (North and Central America); Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Chile (South America) - 16 teams divided in the first round into four groups of four teams.
The championship was won by the German team. The second place was taken by the Dutch, the third - by the Poles. The top scorer is Grzegorz Lato (Poland). The best young player of the championship - Vladislav Zhmuda (Poland).
1978 FIFA World Cup
Matches were held in the cities of Buenos Aires, Mar del Plata, Rosario, Cordoba, Mendoza.
Participants: Tunisia (Africa); Iran (Asia); Austria, Hungary, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, France, Germany, Sweden, Scotland (Europe); Mexico (North and Central America); Argentina, Brazil, Peru (South America) - 16 teams divided in the first round into four groups of four teams.
The teams that took first and second places in the groups formed two groups of four teams in the second round. The winners of these groups reached the final of the championship, and the teams that took second places competed for bronze medals.
Argentina won the world championship. The second place is taken by the Netherlands team, the third place is taken by the Brazilians. Top scorer - Mario Kempes (Argentina). The best young player of the championship - Antonio Cabrini (Italy). The prize for fair play was received by the Argentines.
1982 FIFA World Cup
Matches were held in Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Valencia, Zaragoza, Alicante, Bilbao, Elche, Gijon, Malaga, Oviedo, Valladolid, Vigo, La Coruña.
Participants: Algeria, Cameroon (Africa); Kuwait (Asia), Austria, England, Belgium, Hungary, Spain, Italy, Poland, Northern Ireland, USSR, France, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Scotland, Yugoslavia (Europe), Honduras, El Salvador (North and Central America), New Zealand(Oceania), Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Chile (South America) - 24 teams divided in the first round into six groups of four teams.
The teams that took first and second places in the groups formed four groups of three teams in the second round. Teams-winners of groups of the second round formed the semi-finals of the playoffs.
The first place in the championship was taken by the Italian team, the second by the German team, and the third by Poland. golden ball like best football player received by Paolo Rossi (Italy). Top scorer - Paolo Rossi (Italy). The best young player of the championship - Manuel Amoros (France). The Brazilians received the prize for fair play.
1986 FIFA World Cup
Matches were held in the cities of Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla, Toluca, Leon, Irapuato, Querétaro, Nezahualcoyotl.
Participants: Algeria, Morocco (Africa); Iraq, South Korea (Asia); England, Belgium, Bulgaria, Hungary, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Northern Ireland, USSR, France, Germany, Scotland (Europe); Canada, Mexico (North and Central America); Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay (South America) - 24 teams divided into six groups of four teams.
Argentina won the world championship. In second place was the German team, in third - the French. Diego Maradona (Argentina) received the Golden Ball. The top scorer is Gary Lineker (England). The best young player of the championship - Enzo Schifo (Belgium). The Brazilians received the prize for fair play.
1990 FIFA World Cup
Matches were held in Rome, Milan, Turin, Naples, Florence, Bari, Genoa, Bologna, Verona, Udine, Cagliari, Palermo.
Participants: Egypt, Cameroon (Africa); South Korea, UAE (Asia); Austria, England, Belgium, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Romania, USSR, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Sweden, Scotland, Yugoslavia (Europe); Costa Rica, USA (North and Central America); Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay (South America) - 24 teams divided into six groups of four teams.
Teams that took first and second places in groups, as well as four best teams from among those who took third place, they formed pairs of the 1/8 finals of the playoffs.
The first place in the championship was taken by the German national team, the second - by the Argentines, the third - by the Italians. Ballon d'Or was awarded to Salvatore Schillaci (Italy). The top scorer is Salvatore Schillaci (Italy). The best young player of the championship - Robert Prosinechki (Yugoslavia). The prize for fair play was given to the British.
1994 FIFA World Cup
Matches were played in Washington DC, Los Angeles, Detroit, San Francisco, Chicago, Dallas, Boston, New York/New Jersey, Orlando.
Participants: Cameroon, Morocco, Nigeria (Africa); South Korea, Saudi Arabia (Asia); Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Romania, Switzerland, Sweden (Europe); Mexico, USA (North and Central America); Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia (South America) - 24 teams divided into six groups of four teams.
The teams that took first and second places in the groups, as well as the four best teams from among those who took third place, formed pairs of the 1/8 finals of the playoffs.
The Brazilians won the world championship, the Italians took the second place, the Swedes took the third. Romario (Brazil) received the Golden Ball. The top scorers are Oleg Salenko (Russia), Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria). The best young player of the championship - Mark Overmars (Netherlands). Lev Yashin Prize ( best goalkeeper) was awarded to Michel Prudhomme (Belgium). The prize for fair play went to the Brazilians, who also won the award for spectacular play.
1998 FIFA World Cup
Matches were held in Bordeaux, Lance, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Nantes, Paris, Saint-Denis, Saint-Etienne, Toulouse.
Participants: Cameroon, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia (Africa), Iran, Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia (Asia); Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Scotland, Spain, Yugoslavia (Europe); Jamaica, Mexico, USA (North and Central America); Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay (South America) - 32 teams divided into eight groups of four teams. The teams that took first and second places in the groups formed pairs of the 1/8 finals of the playoffs.
The French team won the world championship, the Brazilians were in second place, and the Croats were in third. Ronaldo (Brazil) received the Golden Ball. The top scorer is Davor Šuker (Croatia). The best young player of the championship - Michael Owen (England). Lev Yashin Prize - Fabien Barthez (France). The prize for fair play was received by the teams of England and France, for the spectacular - by the French.
2002 FIFA World Cup
Matches were held in the South Korean cities of Incheon, Gwangju, Busan, Seogwipo, Seoul, Suwon, Daegu, Taejeon, Ulsan, Chonju. Cities of Japan: Ibaraki, Yokohama, Kobe, Miyagi, Niigata, Oita, Osaka, Saitama, Sapporo, Shizuoka.
Participating countries: Cameroon, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia (Africa); China, Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia (Asia); Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Ireland, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey (Europe); Costa Rica, Mexico, USA (North and Central America); Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay (South America) - 32 teams divided into eight groups of four teams. The teams that took first and second places in the groups formed pairs of the 1/8 finals of the playoffs.
Brazil won the championship, followed by Germany in second place and Turkey in third. Oliver Kahn (Germany) received the Golden Ball. Top scorer - Ronaldo (Brazil). The best young player of the championship - Landon Donovan (USA). Lev Yashin Prize - Oliver Kahn (Germany) The Belgians received the prize for fair play, and the South Koreans for spectacular play.
2006 FIFA World Cup
Matches were held in Berlin, Dortmund, Munich, Stuttgart, Gelsenkirchen, Hamburg, Frankfurt am Main, Cologne, Hannover, Leipzig, Nuremberg, Kaiserslautern.
Participants: Angola, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Tunisia (Africa); Australia, Iran, Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia (Asia); Croatia, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Serbia and Montenegro, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine (Europe); Costa Rica, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, USA (North and Central America); Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay (South America) - 32 teams, divided into eight groups of four teams.The teams that took first and second places in the groups formed pairs of the 1/8 finals of the playoffs.
The first place in the championship was taken by the Italians, the second by the French, and the third by the Germans. Zinedine Zidane (France) received the Golden Ball. Top scorer - Miroslav Klose (Germany). The best young player of the championship - Lukas Podolski (Germany). Lev Yashin Prize - Gianluigi Buffon (Italy) The Spaniards and Brazilians received the prize for fair play, and the Portuguese for spectacular play.
2010 FIFA World Cup
Matches were held in the cities of Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town, Pretoria, Port Elizabeth, Bloemfontein, Polokwane, Rustenburg, Nelspruit.
Participants: Algeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, South Africa (Africa); Australia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan (Asia); England, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Serbia , Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, France (Europe); USA, Mexico, Honduras (North and Central America); New Zealand (Oceania), Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile (South America) - 32 teams divided into eight groups of 4. Teams that took the first and second places in the groups formed pairs of the 1/8 finals of the playoffs.
The Spaniards won the world championship, the Dutch team was in second place, and the Germans were in third. Diego Forlán (Uruguay) received the Golden Ball. The top scorer is Thomas Müller (Germany). The best young player of the championship - Thomas Müller (Germany). Lev Yashin Prize - Iker Casillas (Spain). The Spanish national team received the prize for fair play.
2014 FIFA World Cup
Matches were held in 12 cities: Rio de Janeiro, Recife, Salvador, Sao Paulo, Porto Alegre, Manaus, Fortaleza, Natal, Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Cuiabe, Curitiba.
Participants: Algeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Nigeria (Africa); Australia, South Korea, Japan, Iran (Asia); England, Germany, Greece, Belgium, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Croatia , Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland, France (Europe); USA, Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica (North and Central America); Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Uruguay, Chile (South America) - 32 teams divided into eight groups of four.The teams that took first and second places in the groups formed pairs of the 1/8 finals of the playoffs.
The Germans won the world championship, the second place was taken by the national team of Argentina, the third - by the team of the Netherlands. Lionel Messi (Argentina) received the Golden Ball. Top scorer - James Rodriguez (Colombia). The best young player of the championship - Paul Pogba (France). The Lev Yashin Prize went to Manuel Neuer (Germany). The Colombian team received the Fair Play Award.
2018 FIFA World Cup
Matches will be held in 11 cities: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan, Yekaterinburg, Samara, Saransk, Sochi, Rostov-on-Don, Kaliningrad, Nizhny Novgorod and Volgograd.
2022 FIFA World Cup
In 2022, the tournament will be held in Qatar and for the first time will be held outside of summer time - November 21 to December 18. It will be the last in which 32 teams will take part.
The FIFA Council, meeting in Zurich on 10 January 2017, unanimously approved the decision to increase the number of teams in the World Cup finals to 48 starting from the 2026 tournament. Teams will be divided into 16 groups of three teams each.
The material was prepared on the basis of information from RIA Novosti and open sources
Supreme Committee for Supply and Heritage prepares historic 2022 FIFA World Cup
Established in 2011 by the Government of Qatar, the Supreme Committee on Procurement and Heritage is responsible for creating the necessary infrastructure and organizing the amazing and historic FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, which will accelerate the country's national development and constitute a long-term legacy for Qatar, the Middle East, Asia and the world.
The stadiums, non-competitive facilities and other infrastructure that the Supreme Committee (HC) and the participants are working on will allow for a compact, well-organized championship that is holistic and accessible at its core. After the championship, the stadiums and their surrounding areas will become the centers of social life - an integral part of the legacy that Qatar is building.
Working closely with the local Organizing Committee for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the VC is also responsible for planning and hosting the World Cup. Families and groups of fans from all over the world will experience a safe, guest-oriented tournament that exemplifies the hospitality that Qatar and the region are known for.
Finally, through programs such as Generation Amazing, Challenge 22, Workers' Welfare, and initiatives such as community engagement and the establishment of the Josoor Institute, the Supreme Committee is harnessing the power of football to drive human, social, economic and environmental development in Qatar's communities, the region and Asia in general.
In accordance with the decision taken by the FIFA Executive Committee in March 2015, the 2022 FIFA World Cup will take place in November and December 2022, and The final stage- December 18, 2022, Qatar National Day. The entire championship will take 28 days. Later, the working group will meet to finalize the international competition calendar for 2019-2022.
VK was officially registered and founded in 2010 and as the FIFA World Cup approaches, it is increasingly involved in all matters related to the tournament. In December 2015, the Committee held its last formal board meeting and continues to work closely with FIFA.
The compactness of the championship is its unique feature, which will have a profound impact on football players and fans. Spectators will not only be able to attend more than one match a day, they will also be able to avoid the long trips to other matches they had to make during past championships played in large countries where games were played thousands of miles apart.
With massive infrastructure investments currently underway in Qatar, including the construction of a new metro, fans will be able to move around easily. Qatar will provide an excellent base from which football fans can explore the region, with Hamad International Airport capable of handling 8,700 passengers per hour during peak traffic.
Players will probably benefit from the compactness of the championship more than anyone else. With permanent residence for the duration of the tournament, training grounds With just a short walk and short bus rides to any stadium that will host matches, they will be able to fully prepare for the game during the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
A specific budget cannot be set at this time due to ongoing tenders for the construction of stadiums and related infrastructure.
It is important to note that the vast majority of infrastructure development projects will not be financed from VC funds. Expansion of the road network and a nationwide metro system are two examples of projects that are underway under the Vision 2030 program and would be implemented regardless of the success of Qatar's bid to host the 2022 World Cup.
The Qatari bid for the World Cup included 12 stadiums. As is the case with every World Cup, once a host country is chosen, the plans are re-examined in conjunction with the local organizing committee and a final list of host cities and stadiums is formed for subsequent approval by the FIFA Executive Committee.
For Qatar, the process of finalizing the list of venues is still ongoing. The final stadium design will be presented in due course. According to the requirements, there should be a minimum of eight and a maximum of twelve. Qatar believes that in this way it will be possible not only to keep stadiums suitable for use after 2022, but also to create significant developments for the development of international football.
His Excellency Hassan Al-Taved, General Secretary of the VC:
Host the first World Cup in the Middle East FIFA football is an incredibly important opportunity that will benefit our region and the entire Arab world. After the end of the championship, we will not rest on our laurels. We see this event as a catalyst for social progress and a better future for the next generations in Qatar and across the region.
Nasser al-Khater, Assistant Secretary General for Tournament Affairs:
We expect the 2022 FIFA World Cup to be as memorable, unique and creative as the world's surprise was when the small Middle Eastern nation of Qatar won the championship. We are working hard and will continue to do our best to impress the international football community in 2022.
Travelers (not to be confused with tourists) say that the most interesting countries to visit now are China and the UAE. Everything is changing so rapidly there that, returning in a year to Dubai or Shanghai, you can find yourself in a completely unfamiliar place. In the coming years, in this sense, it will be interesting to watch Qatar, which is actively preparing for the 2022 World Cup. In this oil and gas power, they are trying to follow the path of the UAE and get off the raw material needle. The World Cup is not the ultimate goal of all transformations in the state, but only part of a long-term plan, which is based on the development of tourism. Well, let's leave the stadiums out of the equation (there is no doubt that the Qataris will build them on time, and will do it on highest level), and look at the country from the point of view of a tourist.
Why fans shouldn't fly to Qatar for the 2022 World Cup
Seven years before the World Cup in Qatar, not everything is as smooth as we would like. Our special correspondent in Doha explains why.
Weather
The Qataris claim that even now they are ready to provide all stadiums with a unique cooling system, thanks to which both football players and fans will feel comfortable during matches. We believe. But on May 12, the temperature in Doha rose to plus 47 and was accompanied by a sandstorm, symbolizing the transition from spring to summer. In the coming months, there will be a steam room in Qatar, when even the wind from the Persian Gulf does not refresh, but burns. No, we don't need such a World Cup. It's better in December, when the temperature drops to quite bearable plus 20-30 degrees.
Prices
It's very expensive here. More expensive than in Moscow in all respects. Except maybe taxis. This position in Qatar is even cheaper, although gasoline costs the same. Uber works well. By the way, a taxi in Qatar on this moment the only ground transportation option. The bus network is just beginning to develop, and the metro system (40 stations) will be operational in 2019.
Alcohol
If you try to bring alcohol with you, it will be taken away at Doha airport and a receipt will be issued. You can pick it up on the way back. You can’t buy alcohol in a regular store, only a few outlets sell it, and you need a special card to buy it. It is issued to foreigners working in Qatar. With it, you can buy alcohol for an amount not exceeding 10 percent of your official income. A bottle of vodka in such a store, if you agree with one of the Russian-speaking people living in Qatar, will cost 1,600 rubles. A bottle of beer 0.33 in a bar - at least 600 rubles.
Alcohol is freely sold in hotel bars, restaurants, nightclubs.
Official representative of the organizing committee Khalid Al Nama said that during the World Cup there will be fan zones for fans in which alcohol will be sold freely.
Women
Muslim countries have their own laws and customs, which are not always clear to Europeans. For example, the way local women dress. However, in modern Qatar, almost no one closes their face, and in general, traditions here are closely intertwined with modernity. For example, it is quite possible to see a traditional black dress in combination with pink shoes on high heels. No one throws surprised looks when they see a girl with a head covering, but in jeans. Children are 99 percent dressed in European style. Mom and dad in traditional clothes, and the girl in shorts and with a skateboard is a normal story.
Catch a knockout punch by stereotypes. This is the director of the PR department of the Qatari organizing committee of the World Cup - 2022 Fatma Al Naimi. A woman holds a high position in a Muslim country.
Well, help for tourists. There are no dress codes, and women are free to dress however they want.
Entertainment
There are many things to do in Qatar besides visiting bars, restaurants and nightclubs. There are plenty of these establishments in Doha. You can go out of town to the beach, sunbathe and swim in the Persian Gulf. You can go on an excursion to the desert and drive along the sands in a jeep.
Or ride a camel.
You can visit the Museum of Islamic Art.
Go to the National Library.
Gaze at the palace of the Emir of Qatar.
Stroll around the Souq Waqif market. This is almost a classic oriental bazaar, where, along with all sorts of junk, spices and local sweets are sold.
Here you can buy a falcon.
Or a parrot.
The cat is not for sale, but he is cool!
It is interesting to visit the Cultural Heritage Village of Qatar (Katara), where the concert venue is made in the form of the Colosseum.
In a year, we were promised, several more museums, concert complexes and other interesting objects will open. Projects of such buildings are ordered by the Qataris from the leading architectural bureaus of the world. To make sure it becomes a tourist attraction.
International
A very motley company is now assembled in Qatar. The local population in the country is only 20 percent, the remaining 80 is the labor force from all over the world. There are very highly paid specialists - the British are working in the organizing committee of the 2022 World Cup, for example. Bangladeshi people work in the dirtiest and most unprestigious positions. There are also our people. Throughout the trip we were accompanied by a guide Natalia, she works with tourists from Russia. The translator Daria has parents working in Qatar, and she herself studies at a local university. Marina works as a manager in a hotel. We met a waitress from Uzbekistan at the bar.
Some of them ended up in Qatar not from a good life, but they are generally satisfied with the conditions. It is not easy to get a work permit and a residence permit here, but along with them, workers receive insurance and quite a decent social package.
Safety
The local police were only encountered once. We returned at night to the hotel and fell under the local plan "Interception". Looking into the car, the policeman smiled and joked: “You are clearly not the ones we are looking for.” And we drove on. Everyone in Qatar speaks English.
In a crowded bar, our neighbor (later we met, he turned out to be Malay) got up and went to the toilet, leaving his phone and wallet on the table. In a bar full of individuals with reduced social responsibility. We were surprised, but this is normal here. Qatar is absolutely safe.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup, scheduled to be held in Qatar, will take place in the winter. The competition will take place from November 21 to December 18, 2022. This information was confirmed by FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
World Cup 2022, which will be held in Qatar, will begin on November 21 and will last until December 18. It is known that FIFA plans to increase the number of participants in the tournament to 48 teams.
Where will the next FIFA World Cup 2022 be held: competitions will be held in November-December 2022
The 2022 FIFA World Cup is the 22nd FIFA World Cup, the final part of which is due to take place in November and December 2022 in Qatar. This country will host the World Cup for the first time in its history, in addition, the World Cup will be held in the Middle East for the first time, and will also be held in winter for the first time. The organizer of the 2022 World Cup was named on December 2, 2010 in Zurich (Switzerland).
According to the FIFA statement, announced on March 18, 2009 to host the championships in 2018 and 2022, 9 applications were accepted, which were submitted by: Australia, England, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia, USA, Japan, Portugal and Spain (joint application), Belgium and the Netherlands (joint application).
Only the Republic of Korea and Qatar have announced their participation in the 2022 World Cup host elections.
The election of the host country of the 2022 FIFA World Cup was held on December 2, 2010 in Zurich. Qatar's rivals were Australia, USA, Republic of Korea and Japan?&Lemony.
Voting was carried out in 4 rounds, Australia dropped out of the race for the Mundial in the first round, Japan dropped out in the second round, the Republic of Korea received the least votes in the third round, the struggle in the decisive round unfolded between the American and Qatari bids, Qatar won by a significant margin.
Where will the next 2022 FIFA World Cup take place: The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar will be the first World Cup in history to take place in the winter
Matches of the Qatari World Cup will be held in seven cities: Doha, Al Wakra, Al Khor, Al Rayyan, Umm Salal, Madinat al-Shamal and Lusail. Initially, Qatar planned to reconstruct three and build nine new arenas, but later it was decided to limit it to eight stadiums - this number seems optimal to the organizing committee of Qatar 2022. However, a dialogue with FIFA on this issue is still underway, its results should be summed up after the world championship in Russia.
The proximity of the arenas to each other - the trip between any two stadiums, according to the organizers, will take no more than one hour - will allow fans to attend several matches group stage in a day. The fate of all is already known sports facilities: part of the stadiums will be redesigned, and one will be completely dismantled.
materialWhere will the next FIFA World Cup 2022 be?
Being a host country is certainly cool (we hope you are not annoyed by noisy fans and endless police cordons in the city center), but we did not manage to see the world under the pretext of football this year. But we will fix it in four years.
The next World Cup will be held in Qatar from November 21 to December 18, 2022. This will be the first World Cup in the Middle East, and also the first to be held in the winter because the country is too hot in the summer.
The 2022 tournament will be distinguished by its compactness. The organizers promise that the trip between any two stadiums will take no more than an hour, which means that for the first time the audience will be able to watch more than one match live in a day. For those who cannot imagine football without alcohol (there is a ban on alcoholic drinks in the countries of the Middle East), they will be allowed to drink in Qatar during the World Cup, but only in fan zones.
materialWhere will the next FIFA World Cup 2022 be held?
Where will the 2026 FIFA World Cup be held? USA, CANADA AND MEXICO
In 2026, the World Cup will be hosted by three countries: the United States, Canada and Mexico. The matches will be held in 23 cities, each of which already has a stadium that meets FIFA requirements (unlike Russia, they will not have to quickly build a dozen new venues). The host countries, instead of building expenses, plan to make good money on hosting the tournament: the application says that their profit will be $11 billion.
Most likely, the 2026 championship will be the first, in which 48 teams will take part. The World Cup final already promises to be memorable at least - it will be held in New York (an excellent reason to plan a trip there in advance).
The 2026 World Cup will be held in Mexico, the USA and Canada. The only opponent of this application was Morocco. Previously, the FIFA working group made trips to countries claiming to host the tournament.
FIFA representatives visited the cities presented in both applications. They did not give any public assessments of what they saw. But the media in Morocco already made a fuss in April: they believed that their country had no chance of winning the World Cup. Not because of weak infrastructure, but because of the conspiracy of FIFA and the United States.
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Who exactly are the Moroccans accusing?
Immediately the President of FIFA - Gianni Infantino. In North Africa, they are sure that the head of the main football department of the planet got his position not without the influence of the Americans. Former head of the US Football Federation Sunila Gulati gave his vote for Infantino and influenced the choice of some colleagues.
The second source of FIFA's interest in Morocco is a financial bonus from the television companies Fox and Telemundo. With both a few years ago, FIFA had a conflict related to the timing of the World Cup in Qatar. Broadcasters bought the rights to broadcast it, based on the classic timing of the tournament - in early summer. When the tournament was pushed back six months, Fox and Telemundo were willing to demand back $500 million, half the amount paid for the rights to broadcast the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. In order not to lose a lot of money, FIFA, according to Bloomberg, has offered TV companies to buy out the next contract at a closed auction without the participation of third parties.
And it was at this closed auction that the people of FIFA are said to have been offered the chance to earn a huge bonus of $500 million. To receive it, the 2026 World Cup must be held in the United States, because both Fox and Telemundo are North American companies.
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What exactly is FIFA hindering Morocco now?
Public - no barriers. No one from FIFA says that the application of the Africans does not meet the requirements for hosting the World Cup. But in the country itself they say that they were sent the updated criteria for the application too late. Just a day before the Moroccans sent their version of the presentation. And just two days before the end of the application period. FIFA replied that they did not add anything fundamentally new to the criteria.
Requirements for the host country are also criticized by representatives of Morocco. First of all, they are concerned about the criteria for the throughput of airports in cities that claim to host the World Cup. 60 million passengers annually and no more than 90 minutes drive from the airport to the host city. And the population requirement (at least 250 thousand inhabitants) for the host cities reduces the list of tournament venues for Morocco. You will have to choose from only 13 cities.
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What is this commission anyway?
Five people from FIFA short biographies collected by the Norwegian portal Josimar. Deputy General Secretary Marco Villiger who has been with the organization for almost 20 years. Joseph Blatter, resigning, said that he consulted on this decision with Villiger. In fact, Marko is the only age-old FIFA official who escaped both trial and internal purges after the change of power. According to rumors, one of the reasons for such unsinkability: the possession of compromising evidence on all colleagues.
The second member of the committee Zvonimir Boban. What kind of football player he was, you know if you were born at least in 1980. After retiring from football, Boban was for some time a columnist in one of the Croatian newspapers. In them, he criticized the corrupt leadership of local football. They began to put pressure on the publication, the columns began to rule - Boban spat and quit. Why Infantino appointed a Croat as his deputy, no one fully understands. And this is not the only representative of the former Yugoslavia in the commission.
Is there some more Tomasz Wezel, Chairman of the FIFA Audit Committee. A good friend of the current UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin. And the official who a year ago urged his colleagues to vote for Vitaly Mutko in the FIFA Council elections. Finally, complements the company of the Balkans Ilcho Giorgiovski, President of the Macedonian Football Federation. What he does in the commission that determines the venue of the World Cup, no one understands about anyone outside of FIFA. In Macedonia, Giorgiovski is suspected of pressure on the presidential elections of the football federation, corruption, embezzlement of public funds and other sins.
Fifth in the group - Indian referee Mukul Mudgal. He is primarily known for fighting corruption in national cricket, rather than being involved in football affairs.
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Whose chances of hosting the 2026 World Cup are initially higher?
If we take infrastructure and financial attractiveness as criteria, then the return of the World Cup to America after 32 years is a tremendous success for the organizers. FIFA will get the maximum profit with a minimum of nerves in preparation.
But apart from the supposed benefits, there was the FIFA policy and the preference of other countries. It is known that Morocco was supported by almost all the states of Africa and the Middle East (with the exception of Saudi Arabia). And Forbes also reported support from France and Russia.
