Qatar 2022: a tournament played over a shorter period in November-December, final on 18/12/2022

"The FIFA Executive Committee today confirmed that the 2022 World Cup will be staged in November/December with the Final to be on 18/12/2022, Qatar’s National Day," announced FIFA on 19/03/2015.

"In principle, it was agreed that the tournament should be played over a reduced timeframe, for instance 28 days. The working group for the...