World Cup opens with host country Qatar facing Ecuador in their opening match
Qatar will face Ecuador in their final group stage match, beginning a new era in the tournament
As the first host country at the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals begins, they look to take the tournament to a new level
Qatar will play the first team from a non-oil producing country, Ecuador, as they host the final group stage match of the World Cup Qatar 2022 JERUSALEM, JUNE 20, 2019 – World football’s governing body FIFA today confirmed South Africa will host the opening match in Qatar 2022 and will play their opening group stage match in the host nation, the first time a non-oil producing country will open the tournament.
As the first host country at the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals, Qatar will play the first team from a non-oil producing country, Ecuador, as they host the final group stage match of the World Cup Qatar 2022.
South Africa, the host country of the 2018 edition of the World Cup, will open the tournament on June 28, where they face Japan, in their first match.
The matches will be all-new tournaments as the tournament will be an expansion of the previously held tournaments. The opening match at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium will see South Africa take on Japan at a neutral venue, as this will avoid the political complications associated with the country hosting games on the Gulf islands or the United States, which has also been mooted as a potential site for the opening tournament.
South Africa will open against Japan on June 28, as the opening match at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium will take place on June 28, as the opening match at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium will take place on June 28, as the opening match at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium will take place on June 28, as the opening match at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium will take place on June 28, as the opening match at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium will take place on June 28, as the opening match at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium will take place on June 28, as the opening match at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium will take place on June 28, as the opening match at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium will take place on June 28, as the opening match at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium will take place
