A super important and exciting update coming in for all fans of football, especially the ones who had been eagerly waiting for an update around the beginning of FIFA.
FIFA on Thursday preponed the beginning of the tournament by a day. FIFA was quoted in a statement saying,
“Host country Qatar will now play Ecuador on Sunday 20 November as part of a stand-alone event. The opening match and ceremony of this year’s tournament at Al Bayt Stadium have been brought forward one day following a unanimous decision taken by the bureau of the FIFA Council today. The change ensures the continuity of a long-standing tradition of marking the start of the World Cup with an opening ceremony on the occasion of the first match featuring either the hosts or the defending champions.
As per the new plan, the Group A game between Senegal and the Netherlands has been shifted from 1:00pm (1000 GMT) on November 21 to a 7:00pm start. There is no change to England’s opening Group B clash against Iran. For the unversed, The bureau is made up of FIFA leader Gianni Infantino and the six heads of the contintental confederations.
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