FIFA Group Proposes Shifting 2022 World Cup in Qatar to End of Year

FIFA’s scheduling committee formally recommended on Tuesday what most had been expecting for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar: moving the soccer tournament from the summer to the cooler months, between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Technically, it was not an official announcement after a six-month evaluation process. The committee, which is composed of representatives from each of the soccer confederations around the world, can only offer a November-December World Cup as a proposal. It will then be voted on by FIFA’s executive committee at a meeting in Zurich next month.

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The New York Times