FOOTBALL WORLD CUP

The football world cup is the biggest globally recognized soccer tournament game and loved by billions of people all over the world. It is the time of the year where various teams from different countries qualified for the final game itself battle for the cup of all nations - The World Cup. With the football world cup coming up this month, there are some helpful information and essential tips concerning the games which I believe would be greatly appreciated by lovers of the football world cup games.

ABOUT THE FOOTBALL WORLD CUP

The football world cup is a tournament of 32 national teams organized every 4 years by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association. The first official world cup was played in Uruguay 1930 and since then the tournament has been held every four years till date. Over the years 21 world cup tournaments held with 79 nations appearing one and of these 79 nations, 13 nations have made it to finals and eight nations have actually won the world cup at intervals. Topping the scale is Brazil, having won five times, and being the only nation to have played in every tournament. The other world cup winners with four titles respectively are Germany and Italy, then Argentina, France and Uruguay and England and Spain bearing each a title.

FOOTBALL WORLD CUP 2022

The 2022 football world cup being the 22^nd tournament of the FIFA World Cup competition is scheduled to take place in Qatar from the 20 November to December 18 2022. This will be the first world cup to be held in an Arab Nation. In addition, the tournament is slated to be the last with a 32-team field as preparations are being put in place to increase the team field to 48 for the next 2026 tournament. The 32 teams to qualify for the 2022 world cup tournament are Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Spain, Belgium, Portugal, Germany, the Netherlands, Uruguay, Croatia, Denmark, Mexico, the United States, Senegal, Wales, Poland, Australia, Japan, Morocco, Switzerland, Ghana, Korea Republic, Cameroon, Serbia, Canada, Costa Rica, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ecuador and host Qatar. Qatar will lead the way in the opening match of the tournament on Sunday November 20 at the Al Bayt Stadium where Qatar would take on Ecuador in group A.

32 teams are to compete in eight groups, then four matches will be played each day during the group stage which will run over a 12-day period up to the round of 16, the group games will take place across eight stadia: Al Bayt Stadium, Khalifa International Stadium, Al Thumama Stadium, Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, Lusail Stadium, Ras Abu Aboud Stadium, Education City Stadium, Al Janoub Stadium. In the 2022 football world cup schedule England will face iran on the second day of the tournament while wales face USA followed by other respective matches then the final will be played at the Lusail stadium in Doha on Sunday December 18 by the semi-final winners.

HOW TO WATCH THE WORLD CUP 2022

Watching the football world cup tournament in person is a preferred choice for a lot of people all over the globe; so here are some few requirements to put down if you’re among the many spectators Qatar is expected to welcome.

i. You must apply for a Hayya Card Online before entering Qatar. Qatar has recently dropped most of her covid-19 related entry requirements but application for a hayya card is compulsory for all visitors, regardless of whether you are attending the world cup or not.

ii. All accommodations must be booked before arrival in Qatar via the country’s World cup accommodation agency website.

iii. Qatar is a conservative country with some restrictive laws surrounding drugs, alcohol and attire. So, regardless of your gender, modest dressings are required which implies covering your shoulders and knees in public. Drugs of any kind are prohibited and alcohol drinking is restricted to age 21 and drinking or being drunk in public is an illegal act. All attendees are therefore advised to exercise an extra level of caution given the country’s restrictive policies.

Aside from watching the Football world cup in person, you can decide to cheer from afar by joining the Livestream through various available platform. Some of these platforms are:

• PEACOCK

NBC’s Telemundo holds the Spanish- language rights to the world cup and is airing all of the world cup games live in Spanish on its peacock app. The  first 12 games will be available on the platform's free tier, while the remaining 52 games will stream on the 5 dollar a month peacock premium subscription.

• VIDGO

VIDGO 60 dollar a month subscription packages has Fox and FS1, so you’ll be able to watch the world cup in English.

• YOUTUBE TV

Youtube tv costs 65 dollars a month subscription and includes Fox, FS1 and Telemundo. So you can watch the world cup in both English and Spanish.

• HULU WITH LIVE TV

This costs 70 dollars a month and includes Fox, FS1 and Telemundo to watch the world cup in both English and Spanish languages.

• DIRECTV STREAM

Directv stream’s basic 70 dollar a month package includes Fox, FS1 and Telemundo in selected markets. You can use it’s channel lookup tool to search for local channels available in your area.

• If you’re looking for a good spot or an incredible environment to watch the world cup in Coventry; I suggest you check out Coventry’s newest sport bar, the Sky Blue Tarvan located at Hertford Pl, Coventry CV1 3JZ, United Kingdom. It is a place to relax and enjoy the world cup games while satisfying your taste buds with available tasty mixed grills and iced cold drinks. Book your table ticket and you’re good to go!

The Football world cup in general aims through it’s events and competitions to unite and inspire the world, that despite our cultural differences we can come together in agreement thereby increasing our self discipline and the value of our preparations and slowly curbing the monster of discrimination among countries.