Despite the coronavirus pandemic which continues to affect the planet, the year 2022 will be sporty with obviously the Football World Cup in Qatar, straddling November and December, due to the unbearable heat in July in this small state of Gulf.
The French Mbappé, Griezmann or Lloris will put their title on the line just before the Yule log. The 2022 World Cup final soccer is scheduled for December 18th. Meanwhile, the new year will start on artificial snow in China for the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (in February and March).
Outside of World Cup in Qatar, the final of the Champions League takes place on May 28 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. For the Europa League, it will be Sevilla in Spain on May 18. As for the final of the Women’s Champions League, it will be played on May 22 in Turin, Italy.
African football fans will have the opportunity to follow the Africa Cup of Nations from January 9 in Cameroon, a country which has won the trophy five times. The Indomitable lions will they go home a sixth star? Or will Algeria keep its title acquired in Cairo in 2019?
For those who are passionate aboutAthletics, the number one Olympic sport, the World Championships will be held in the United States in Eugene from July 15 to 24. At the same time, the Tour de France cyclist will start from Copenhagen in Denmark (1er to July 24). The young Tadej Pogacar, double winner, has already announced his presence for the treble. Since the start of the Big Loop, only three have won it three times. Immediately after, it is the women who will set off for the return of the Women’s Tour de France (July 24 to 31). Still in cycling, the Worlds will take place on the other side of the planet, in September, in Australia.
the basketball will have its European Championship in September in four countries: Germany, Italy, Georgia and the Czech Republic. The Women’s World Cup will take place in Australia from September 22 to 1er October.
In Judo, the French, Teddy Riner will be able to afford yet another gold medal at the Worlds in Tashkent in Uzbekistan (August 7 to 13). In April, it will be the European Championships in Bulgaria.
Lovers of rugby, you will enjoy the Six Nations Tournament in February and March, but especially the Women’s World Cup which will take place from October 8 to November 12 in New Zealand. The Rugby Africa Cup 2022, a springboard to the 2023 World Cup, will be played in France. In July, it will bring together the eight best nations of the continent. The winner will qualify for the World Cup in France, while the finalist will play a repechage tournament in November 2022.
Algeria welcomes Mediterranean games in Oran. They will end on July 5, the official date of the declaration of independence 60 years ago. The Mediterranean Games are held every 4 years, the year following the Summer Olympics.