World Cup 2022 dates confirmed

[Bozza]

21st November - 18th December

 

[Titanic]

What a crock of wintery shit.

Will we have a season starting in July and ending in May then?

 

[Easy 10]

Unless there has been a MASSIVE rethink, I think you mean 2022.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Pull out now.

Not going to win it, not many people care.

 

[beorhthelm]

which means season stops on 13th to allow a week before. unless they want some friendies to warm up, so right off the whole of November. no games the week after the end (Christmas), so first game back will probably be new year. possibly boxing day.

 

[Man of Harveys]

World cup in which sport?

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

which means season stops on 13th to allow a week before. unless they want some friendies to warm up, so right off the whole of November. no games the week after the end (Christmas), so first game back will probably be new year. possibly boxing day.

I would imagine it will be October - Jan

 

[Gwylan]

which means season stops on 13th to allow a week before. unless they want some friendies to warm up, so right off the whole of November. no games the week after the end (Christmas), so first game back will probably be new year. possibly boxing day.

Could be wrong, but I think there are FIFA rules on this and the players need to be released something like three weeks before

 

[8ace]

Having a World Cup FOUR months after the European Championships is the most stupid idea ever.

 

[Easy 10]

They're also binning-off the two Euro qualifiers that would normally have taken place in October 2022. These are being brought forward, and will be played between 30th May - 14th June in a 4-match post season International series.

Carnage.

 

[Easy 10]

Could be wrong, but I think there are FIFA rules on this and the players need to be released something like three weeks before

You are wrong.
Its 7 days before.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

They're also binning-off the two Euro qualifiers that would normally have taken place in October 2022. These are being brought forward, and will be played between 30th May - 14th June in a 4-match post season International series.

Carnage.

This would be a perfect chance to re-do the whole qualification process and finally bin San Marino etc to a pre qualification group

 

[Easy 10]

This would be a perfect chance to re-do the whole qualification process and finally bin San Marino etc to a pre qualification group

Never gonna happen now that the Euro finals have been expanded to 24 teams.

 

[WhingForPresident]

The only option is to boycott.

 

[LlcoolJ]

What an f'in shambles.

 

[Gwylan]

You are wrong.
Its 7 days before.

JUst looked it up ... it's the Monday the week preceding the start of the tournament. - which could be six days or 12

 

[Saladpack Seagull]

God's Teeth!

 

[WhingForPresident]

Has it been established what happens to Championship and lower division sides that get international call-ups? Will all the leagues be on a break? If not, will those clubs have to be without their international players for that period or will they just not play and end up 5 or 6 games behind other teams?

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

You are wrong.
Its 7 days before.

?

 

[Easy 10]

JUst looked it up ... it's the Monday the week preceding the start of the tournament. - which could be six days or 12

They must be released by Monday 14th November - 7 days before the opening game.