Qatar World Cup will be played in full stadiums – Infantino

cde.news desk 1 February 2021, 18:50 · 1 min read

epa08872016 (FILE) - The official emblem of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is displayed on a digital screen in Berlin main train station, Berlin, Germany, 03 September 2019. World Cup 2022 host Qatar takes part in the European qualification for the 2022 World Cup, the European Soccer Federation UEFA confirmed on 08 December 2020. Matches will start in March and the Emirate will play in Group A with European champion Portugal, Serbia, Ireland, Luxemburg and Azerbaijan. The emirate's national team shall thus gain competitive experience for the final round at home (November 21 to December 18). It is unlikely that points against Qatar will count for the European nations. EPA-EFE/FELIPE TRUEBA

GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Cup matches scheduled next year in Qatar will be played in front of full stadiums

This was announced by the president of FIFA Gianni Infantino.

“I am very, very confident that it will be incredible, it will have the same magic, uniting the whole world,” he said in a virtual meeting in Geneva. “We will be back where we need to be,” he added.

World Cup players are not a priority group to receive Covid-19 vaccines, Infantino said.

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