Fun Facts about FIFA World Cup 2022

The FIFA World Cup is a quadrennial international football championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. - Tripclap

The FIFA World Cup is a quadrennial international football championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The championship has been awarded every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II. The current format of the tournament involves 32 teams competing in a group stage, followed by a knockout stage.

The bidding process for the 2022 World Cup was controversial. Qatar's bid was the first to be announced, on 2 December 2010. The country was not considered a favourite, but beat bids from the United States, Japan, South Korea, and Australia. Allegations of corruption were made against some members of the Qatar bid team but finally they were proved clean.

The Qatar World Cup is scheduled to take place in November and December 2022.

This will be the first World Cup to be hosted by Qatar and the first time the tournament has been held in the Middle East.

Qatar was selected as the host country in 2010, defeating bids from the United States, South Korea, and Japan.

The Qatar World Cup will be the first World Cup to be held in the winter season.

FIFA announced in October 2017 that the tournament will be moved from the summer to the winter to avoid the extreme heat in Qatar during the summer months.

The World Cup will be the first time that the video assistant referee (VAR) system will be used in a World Cup tournament.

The Qatar World Cup will be the first World Cup to be broadcast in virtual reality.

The 2022 World Cup will be the first World Cup to have a dedicated Fan Zone for women.

More than 1.5 million tickets are expected to be sold for the Qatar World Cup.

The 2022 World Cup is expected to generate $220 billion in revenue.

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