Qatar World Cup to start a day earlier than planned: sources

Qatar World Cup to start a day earlier than planned: sources
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Wednesday 10 August 2022 - 10:45

The opening match for this year’s World Cup in Qatar will be brought forward by one day to November 20, senior football sources told AFP on Wednesday.

FIFA and the Qatari organizers have agreed on the change, the sources said. According to the current schedule, Senegal and the Netherlands play the first game on November 21, followed by the official inauguration match between Qatar and Ecuador later that day.

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