From extreme weather to tournament debuts, CNN takes a look at the ways this year’s competition will be breaking new ground.
There have been 21 editions of the men’s World Cup since its inauguration in 1930 but Qatar 2022 is set to be a tournament like no other. Since it was announced as the host city almost 12 years ago, it was always destined to be a World Cup of firsts. Qatar debut This will be the first time the Qatari men’s national team will participate in a World Cup finals, having failed to qualify through usual means in the past.
the sport’s governing body, permits a host nation to take part in a World Cup without having to go through the qualifying rounds, which means the small Gulf state can now test itself against the best in world soccer. Qatar is relatively new to the sport, having played its first official match in 1970, but the country has fallen in love with the beautiful game and the national team has steadily improved.
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