FIFA formed a special group whose task it to suggest different time period when World Cup in Qatar 2022 would be played. FIFA suggest that instead of their traditional World Cup period from June to July, World Cup in Qatar 2022 play from 26 November till 23 December. Off course we didn’t have to wait for long for first reaction from soccer world.
President of European Club Association (ECA) Karl Heinz Rummenigge thinks that this change will make a huge impact on soccer. He said that if the World Cup is play over the winter period then a lot of domestic competition will need to fix their schedule and if they do that then FIFA cannot expect that clubs would compensate financial difficulties because of that. Rummenigge said that they (ECA) expect financial compensation from FIFA because of that change. ECA suggest to FIFA that World Cup play from the end of April until the mid of May but FIFA refuse that proposition.
International Soccer Association (FIFPro) publishes a statement that any calendar change of World Cup or domestic competition means extra stress for players. They first need to analysis this proposition and then they will say their opinion about it.
Wolfgang Niersbach chairman of German Football Association (DFB) said that because of high summer temperatures there are no other choices then to play World Cup in the winter. Andreas Rettig director of German Football League (DFL) thinks that World Cup in November and December would be extra organization and financial burden for clubs. England Premiership only publishes small statement saying that Winter World Cup is not desirable for European Clubs.
FIFA already tried to push World Cup term from January to February but International Olympic Comity (IOC) was against that proposition since it would be played in same period like Winter Olympics games.
Final decision about World Cup in Qatar we will know on 19 March after the meeting in Zürich.
FIFA World Cup in Qatar 2022 will play from the end of November till the mid of December?
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