Chinanews.com, Beijing, November 20th (Liu Xingchen) After four years of waiting, the Qatar World Cup will kick off in the early hours of the 21st Beijing time.
May wish to use the following 12 numbers to more intuitively feel what is worth looking forward to in this World Cup?
On November 16, 2022 local time, Doha, Qatar, the 3-day countdown to the 2022 Qatar World Cup, fans visited the night scene of Doha to commemorate.
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"1"
In 2010, Qatar won the right to host the 2022 World Cup, and it became the first Middle Eastern country to host this football feast.
This is the first time that the World Cup will be held in the Gulf region and the first time that games will be played in the northern hemisphere winter.
For Chinese fans, the combination of "football + hot pot" is quite innovative.
Ma Ning is in charge of the Chinese Super League.
Image source: Osports All Sports Photo Agency
"3"
In the Qatar World Cup referee list announced by FIFA earlier, Chinese referee Ma Ning was selected as the referee, and Cao Yi and Shi Xiang were selected as assistant referees.
Three Chinese referees entered the World Cup law enforcement list, which also set a new record in Chinese football.
Ma Ning said in an interview, "Do my best to show the world my highest level of law enforcement."
Data map: In the final of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Messi stared at the Hercules Cup.
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"5"
In the past ten years, Messi and Ronaldo have been hailed as the "peerless twins" of world football.
This time in Qatar on the southwestern coast of the Persian Gulf, the two "Heavenly Proud Sons" gathered again, and both ushered in their fifth World Cup trip.
Perhaps, this is the last World Cup match between the 35-year-old Messi and the 37-year-old Ronaldo, and the matchup in the "Melo Era" is even more precious.
Image source: FIFA World Cup official Weibo
"6"
In this competition, 6 Asian teams will compete, which is unprecedented in the history of the World Cup.
Among them, Qatar is the host. Four teams from Iran, Saudi Arabia, Japan, and South Korea directly advanced through the world preliminaries, and the Australian team entered the finals by virtue of the intercontinental play-offs.
Asia will become the continent with the second-largest number of participating teams in this year's World Cup, after Europe, which has 13 teams.
Data map: In the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the French team defeated Croatia, and the "Gallic Rooster" won the Hercules Cup again after 20 years.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita
"7"
In Qatar, there will be 7 teams of champions attacking the Hercules Cup again.
They are: Brazil, Germany, Uruguay, Argentina, France, England, Spain.
Will it be one of them who stands on the top of the championship this time?
And which world champion did not come to Qatar?
On November 14, 2022 local time, Doha, Qatar, the opening of the 2022 Qatar World Cup is imminent. The city is full of World Cup elements, and fans from all over the world are integrated into it.
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"8"
It is not an exaggeration to describe the World Cup in Qatar as "the most expensive World Cup".
There are a total of 8 venues for the event this time, of which 6 are newly built.
The farthest distance between the eight venues is no more than 75 kilometers, and the nearest distance is only 5 kilometers.
Around the stadium, there are highways, light rail, subway and other means of transportation, and the commuting time between any two stadiums is expected to be no more than 1 hour.
On November 16, local time, the photojournalist workshop in the main press center of the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita
"16"
In the past World Cup finals, the hosts had a record of 16 wins and 6 draws in the first match, and they were undefeated.
This time, Qatar will face Ecuador in the opening game. Will they enjoy the "host law" bonus?
There are 23 local coaches in the World Cup.
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"twenty three"
Among the 32 coaches who led the team this time, 23 are local coaches.
It can be seen that many teams are looking for a helm who is more familiar with the football situation in their country.
Among them, the oldest coach is the Dutch Van Gaal, 71 years old, he will lead the Dutch team blowing "orange storm".
Portugal's World Cup squad.
Image source: Official social media of the Portuguese national team
"26"
This time, the roster of each team has been increased from 23 to 26, and each team can have up to 15 substitute players.
In the past two years, FIFA has made a series of rule adjustments.
This time, each team can use 5 substitutions in a single game.
In order to ensure the fluency of the game, the team has 3 substitution windows in the game.
On November 14, 2022 local time, Doha, Qatar, the opening of the 2022 Qatar World Cup is imminent. The city is full of World Cup elements, and fans from all over the world are integrated into it.
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"28"
The Qatar World Cup will be held from November 21 to December 18, with a complete competition cycle of 28 days.
Compared with the previous competitions, the World Cup in Qatar is known as the most compact one due to the mainstream league season, and the group stage "four games a day" is even more commonplace.
On November 17, local time, the exterior of the Lusail Stadium for the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita
"32"
In 1998, the number of participating teams in the World Cup was officially increased from 24 to 32.
And by 2026, the U.S., Canada and Mexico World Cup will expand to 48 teams.
Therefore, the World Cup in Qatar will be the last football event with 32 teams participating.
On November 17, local time, the exterior of the Lusail Stadium for the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita
"831"
On the official website of FIFA, the list of the top 32 participating players in this World Cup has been announced.
Excluding irresistible reasons such as injuries, the 831 players from the 32 teams that will be on the stage of the World Cup in Qatar have all been announced.
They will be there, kick off the green curtain and stage football legends.
After reading so much, do you also have an inspiration?
Come on, what other numbers have special significance in the World Cup in Qatar?
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