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The FIFA World Cup in Qatar will take place from 11 to 21 December, FIFA announced on Friday.
Last June, FIFA granted Qatar the honor of hosting the 2019 and 2020 editions, with the participation of seven clubs, in anticipation of the organization of the first World Cup in the Middle East. East in 2022.
"The tournament will include eight matches and the draw will determine the identity of both teams in the second and semi-finals at FIFA headquarters in Zurich on 16 September," the FIA said.
The three clubs to date include Liverpool, champion of Europe, Monterrey, CONCACAF champion in Mexico, Hyangan Sport of New Caledonia, champions of Oceania, as well as champions of Africa, from Asia and South America.
FIFA noted that "the representative of Qatar is dependent on the results of the AFC Champions League.If a Qatari team is crowned, it will qualify directly for the second round of the 2019 Qatar Club World Cup , the Asian champions participating in the opening match against Hyangan Sport.If Qatar is not crowned by the AFC Champions League, Qatari champion Al Sadd will face Hyangan Sport on December 11th.
The winners of the opening match with Asia, Africa and CONCACAF play the second round and the winners qualify to face South America and Europe in half -finales.
Viva added that stadiums and schedules will be announced in due course.
The FIFA Council decided last March to extend the tournament to 24 teams from 2021, instead of seven in its current version, every four years, and not every year as is currently the case.
But the next two versions will be valuable tests for the run up to the 2022 World Cup, and because the timing is the next version of the World Cup, which allows testing in similar weather conditions.
The European Clubs Association has confirmed that it will not participate in the World Cup if the number of participants increases to 24 by 2021.
The club, which represents 232 European clubs, is headed by Italian Andrea Aniele, president of Juventus, in a letter to Infantino "his categorical refusal to ratify the expansion of the Club World Cup" .
A trial version will take place from June 17 to July 4, 2021, bringing together eight European clubs (at the time when the European Union wanted UEFA to move to 12) and six clubs in America. from South. Africa, Asia and CONCACAF each have three clubs, with Oceania represented by one team.
The UAE hosted the tournament in 2009, 2010, 2017, 2018 and Morocco in 2013 and 2014, while Japan received between 2005 and 2008 and in 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2016.
Real Madrid has won the last three titles as champions of Europe and the last against Al Ain 4-1.
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