4 years and 4 month- that how long you have to wait for the next FIFA

All the football fans are waiting for the most exciting game of FIFA 2018- the match between France (a 3-timer) and Croatia (a new entrant).

While the fans are waiting for the Sunday match, let’s ponder on when the next FIFA will take place. And where.

You are going to have to wait more than four years for the next World Cup. About four years and four months, actually.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino confirmed the dates for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, saying it will be played from November 21 to December 18.

Moving away from the summer due to the extreme heat of Qatar, this will be the first winter World Cup in the Northern Hempishere, with all World Cups played in June and July in the Southern Hemisphere being during their winter season, just like Brazil in 2014. It’s not quite clear just yet how it will impact the club seasons throughout the world, but Europe and South America, at least, are expected to split their season up, and domestic leagues could begin a little earlier as a result.

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Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Infantino also said the tournament could feature more than 32 teams, but a decision has not been made. A vote was expected at the FIFA Congress in June, but no vote occurred and in the next few months there should be a decision, Infantino said.

A senior Qatari official told the media last week that a 48-team tournament could be staged using only the eight stadiums in and around Doha.

“Yes, it’s doable, we just need to figure out how it is done,” said Nasser Al Khater, the assistant secretary general for Qatar 2022 organizers Tournament Affairs. “If the format is done right, it could actually be an edition that is exciting.”

Although Qatar is willing to negotiate, the veto power it apparently gained is key to any progress on the tournament expansion.

“If we feel that it’s not in favor of us or of football, we won’t go for it,” Al Khater said at the opening of a Qatari hospitality house in Moscow’s Gorky Park. “If the format of a 48-team World Cup is an exciting format, and it doesn’t follow the traditional type of format, yeah, why not? It might add an exciting new element.”

There’s not a lot of time to change their minds with World Cup qualifying set to begin next year.