Changing the opening match of the World Cup 2022 to be between Senegal and the Netherlands instead of Qatar and Ecuador

The 2022 World Cup in football will open with Senegal and the Netherlands on November 21 instead of the host Qatar with Ecuador, according to what the International Federation (FIFA) revealed late Friday in the full program of the finals after the drawing of the lottery in Doha.

The opening match traditionally included the host country's team, and the draw resulted in a Group A confrontation between Qatar, participating for the first time in its history with Ecuador, being in locations A1 and A2 at 13.00 local time at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, according to all documents previously submitted by FIFA.

However, the Qatar-Ecuador match will be held at 19.00 local time (16.00 GMT) at Al Bayt Stadium, after the matches between Senegal and the Netherlands (10.00 GMT) at Al Thumama Stadium and England with Iran (13.00 GMT) at Khalifa International Stadium.

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