Doha. From today onwards, the FIFA World Cup 2022 is going to start in Qatar. This Mahakumbh of sports will continue for the next 29 days. This year’s FIFA World Cup is special in the sense that Argentine captain Lionel Messi and Portuguese captain Cristiano Ronaldo will play their last World Cup. Both players are about to play their fifth FIFA World Cup. Messi has played 19 matches in the FIFA World Cup. He has scored 6 goals and played a role in 5 goals. At the same time, Ronaldo has scored 7 goals and assisted in 2 goals in 17 matches of the FIFA World Cup.
The opening of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar is to be held at 7.30 pm. This time there are 8 groups in the World Cup. Group A features Ecuador, Senegal and the Netherlands along with hosts Qatar. Group B consists of England, Iran, USA and Wales. Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland are placed in Group C. France, Australia, Denmark and Tunisia are in Group D. Group E consists of Spain, Costa Rica, Germany and Japan. Belgium, Canada, Morocco and Croatia have been placed in Group F. Whereas, Group G consists of Brazil, Serbia, Cameroon and Switzerland. Whereas, Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay and South Korea are in Group H.
The first match in the FIFA World Cup will be between Qatar and Ecuador. FIFA has already banned beer or liquor during any match. Because of this, Qatar is being criticized fiercely in European countries. Along with this, the issue of violation of human rights is also arising there. Qatar has also been accused of fixing matches. Amidst all these challenges, Qatar has to progress beyond the group qualifying stage in any case. At the same time, for the first time since 1982, England will face an Asian country. This match is to be between England and Iran.