Interesting Facts About FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar

FIFA World Cup 2022 is about to begin. This 22nd World Cup will be held in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022. Today with this write-up, here I am to share some fascinating facts about  FIFA World Cup 2022 that will increase your interest in the tournaments. So stay tuned in this article to be more entertained and informed with the 10 facts about the FIFA World Cup 2022.

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Female Referees For The First

This is one of the most interesting Qatar world cup facts in 2022 because in this world cup there would be three female referees for the first time in FIFA  World Cup history. The name of three female referees is – Salima Mukansanga (33 years old), Yoshimi Yamashita, (36 years old), and Stephanie Frappart (38 years old). Hiring female referees will translate into good results because FIFA world is watched by the whole world so the impact through it of promoting women’s empowerment will be greater.

Qatar Will Play For The First Time In The FIFA

It is quite shocking but true that Qatar could never qualify for FIFA and it will be the first time when Qatar will play in the FIFA world cup tournaments. The football team of Qatar was trying to qualify for FIFA for the last 20 years and this year as we know Qatar is the hosting country so they qualified automatically. 

First Arab Country To Host World Cup 

Qatar is the first Arab country to host the FIFA world cup 2022. Before this, no Arab country or Muslim-dominant country won the bidding process for FIFA world. So this will be a totally new experience for the players and visitors. 

Second Asian Country To Host FIFA World Cup

Being the first Arab country to host the FIFA world cup Qatar is also the second Asian country to host the FIFA world. Grand tournaments for football are often organized by Europe and South American Countries as they have huge infrastructures for that because football is the most popular game in these countries. But in 2022, an Asian country will host the football world cup, not only this but in the year 2002, Japan and South Korea jointly hosted the FIFA world cup.     

First World Cup To Be Held In Winters

All the previous FIFA world cup tournaments were scheduled in May-June, but this year the FIFA world is rescheduled for November-December months, what is the reason behind it? Let us explain to you this time shuffling occurred in this Qatar FIFA world 2022. Qatar is a desert country and in May-June, there would be the summer season and the temperature rises to 40-50 degrees, so the player and audience can never enjoy the game in such a heat period. And in November-December winter will settle the climate and everyone could enjoy the football tournaments, this is why Qatar FIFA world is set to be held in winter this year. 

Smallest Nation to Host FIFA World Cup

FIFA world cup 2022 interesting facts add one more thing, Qatar will be the smallest country to host the FIFA world cup after replacing Uruguay which hosted the first-ever FIFA world cup. When Uruguay hosted FIFA in the year 1930 its population was around 3.5 million and in 2022 Qatar’s population is around 2.6 million. Not only population-wise but geographically also. Qatar has just an 11,000 square kilometer area. So Qatar will be the smallest country to host the FIFA world cup geographically and population-wise.

Most Expensive World Cup 

The FIFA world cup 2022 is going to be very expensive. As we have already discussed Qatar does not have enough infrastructure for football tournaments so they have to build up all the things like stadiums, hotels, roads, etc. Building up all the required things to host the FIFA world cup will cost around $220 billion to Qatar. 

Least Number Of Stadiums  

The least number of stadiums is one of the most interesting facts about FIFA world cup 2022. Qatar has built seven new stadiums and renovated one for the tournaments of football. So the total number of stadiums is eight in this Qatar FIFA world cup 2022. 

Easy To Travel

All eight stadiums are within a radius of 60 km, so it will be very easy to travel for the players from one destination to another. This makes one more interesting fact about Qatar FIFA world cup 2022, it will be the most compact world cup ever.

First World Cup Without Queen Elizabeth II

The upcoming Qatar FIFA world cup 2022 will be the first world cup without Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth II was born in 1926 and FIFA was started in the year 1930, Queen Elizabeth II was also associated with the FIFA world cup. So this will be the first world cup without Queen Elizabeth II.

Conclusion

In this article, we have shared 10 facts about the FIFA World Cup 2022 that will be held in the first Arab country Qatar. Qatar is a very small country and thus has its own situations that will make the FIFA world more interesting. 

The interesting facts about Qatar FIFA world cup are really very interesting and will give a different taste of the football world this year. Do you like these 10 facts about the FIFA World Cup 2022 and which was your favorite fact, tell us in the comment section. And do not forget to share this article containing fun facts about the Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022 with your friends who are great fans of football/soccer.  

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