FIFA World Cup 2022
FIFA also known as Fédération International De Football
Association is without a doubt one of the most prestigious events in the whole
world. It’s a football premier league with the highest net worth. The FIFA
world cup takes place after every 4 years. The 2022 FIFA world cup took place
in Qatar. This is the first time that the world cup took place in the Arabic
and Muslim world. This marks the 2nd world cup to be held in Asia after 2002’s
world cup which took place in South Korea and Japan.
The most important point of the 2022 World cup was the decision
for it to be held in Qatar. The small Gulf nation was awarded the tournament in
2010, but there have been concerns about the country’s human rights record, as
well as the potential for extreme heat during the tournament. The event matches
took place in 8 different venues. 6 of them were unveiled in 2010. 2 of them
were rebuilt and worked on to meet the hot climate of Qatar. This made
the 2022 World cup to be the most expensive event ever amounting to almost USD
220 Billion. The stadiums were equipped with cooling systems that aim to reduce
temperatures within the stadium by up to 20 °C. The Lusail Stadium was the
most used venue. It held 10 matches of the whole event also including the last
Finale of the world cup. These stadiums used in the world cup had
state-of-the-art facilities, were equipped with modern amenities and technology
and provided a world-class experience for players and fans alike.
The 2022 World Cup is the first world cup to feature an
expanded field of 32 teams, up from the previous format of 24 teams. This
number is increased to 48 for the 2026 World cup. This expansion allowed more
teams to compete on the world stage and made the tournament far more
competitive and exciting. This also gave many other countries the to
participate including Qatar’s team. Qatar also requested for the event to be
opened by a match of the Qatar football team.
This is the first time the world cup was held in the months
of winter rather than the usual traditional months of summer. This was somewhat
expected because of the high and unbearable heat of Qatar summer. The temps of
Qatar in summer can reach as high as 50 degrees which would have made it almost
impossible to play in the stadiums. This caused a lot of other premier leagues
to adjust their schedules and not get tingled with the World Cup.
FIFA announced in 2020 that all the teams would get 1.5 million
USD beforehand to prepare for any costs of maintenance so that event goes on
stable. The champions were announced to get 42 million dollars USD, while the runners-up
were announced to get 30 million USD. The 3rd and 4th ranking teams got 27 and 25 million dollars
respectively. The 5th to 8th ranking teams got 17 million USD. The 17th to the last 36th Teams got 9 million dollars each. All the
prize money amount to 440$ Million USD. This is 40 million more than the previous
one.