WORLD CUP. From November 20 to December 18, the 2022 World Cup will take place in Qatar. World champion in 2018, France will challenge their title.
The essential
- From November 20 until December 18, the FIFA World Cup 2022 will be held in Qatar. Between ecology, the work of migrants, certain targeted communities, this World Cup in Qatar is particularly decried. According to our exclusive survey, one in two French people would like the Blues not to play this 2022 World Cup.
- Defending champions, the France team will start their 2022 World Cup against Australia, as in 2018, on Tuesday November 22. The list of Didier Deschamps’ 23 players for this World Cup will be unveiled on November 9 on TF1’s 8 p.m. newscast.
- Follow all the latest World Cup 2022 news before the official start of the competition.
Latest news
The Blues, favorites of the World Cup, Mbappé darling of the public?
October 21 at 2:40 p.m.. According to an exclusive Harris Interactive poll for RMC published Thursday, October 20, one month to the day from the start of the 2022 World Cup, the French are optimistic about the chances of the France team in this World Cup, thus breaking the famous curse of the last world champion. According to the latter, the French see as main candidates for the title at the World Cup the France team with 43% of the vote. Respondents then make Brazil their favorite at 16%. Next comes, at 15%, Germany, which remains a serious contender for the final victory in the eyes of the tricolor public.
Among other lessons from this survey, Kylian Mbappé is seen as the main leader of the France team among French fans. Behind the 23-year-old striker, Karim Benzema, the new Ballon d’Or France Football is at 24% while Antoine Griezmann collects 13% of the votes from those polled. We also find the same players when the poll asks who is the “darling” of the public. Kylian Mbappé stands out with 31% of respondents. We then find Antoine Griezmann (18%) and Karim Benzema (15%). Olivier Giroud comes in fourth position, cited by 13% of French people.
Who are the forfeited and uncertain players for the World Cup?
October 21, 2022 at 9 a.m.. One month before the 2022 World Cup (November 20 – December 18), the list of players injured and forfeited for the 2022 World Cup is already starting to grow. In the France team, two are officially forfeited for this World Cup. First of all, the former OM midfielder Boubacar Kamara, injured with his club Aston Villa in the knee, is absent for several months. Still in midfield, N’Golo Kanté, injured and operated on his hamstrings, will be out for three months and will not play in the World Cup. In the radius of uncertainties, Paul Pogba, despite his return to training following his operation, is not sure to play the World Cup due to a probable big lack of playing time. Finally, Mike Maignan, goalkeeper number 2 des Bleus, relapsed from his left calf injury with his club AC Milan and jeopardizes his chances.
Among other nations, several packages are already official. Holder in central defense with Uruguay, FC Barcelona player Ronald Araujo will have to do without the World Cup after an adductor injury to his right leg against Iran. Reece James, injured in the knee against AC Milan, will also miss the World Cup with England and will be absent for 8 weeks. Portugal is particularly affected before this World Cup with the package of Diogo Jota, injured in the calf with Liverpool while Danilo, injured in the hamstrings, starts a race against time. Finally, players like Koke, Dybala, Richarlison, Leroy Sané, all currently injured, are uncertain.
Strange links between the president of Fifa and Qatar?
October 20, 2022 at 2:50 p.m.. An article from World, published on Thursday October 20, 2022, a month right before the start of the 2022 World Cup, highlights strange links between Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA, and Qatar, host country of this World Cup. The survey explains that the Swiss has resided in Qatar since the year 2021 where he rents a house for his family. A unique choice in the history of the World Cup because theoretically, the President of FIFA comes to the host country only a few days before the kick-off of the competition. As our colleagues remind us, since 2016, the president of the body is “supposed to have only a representative and strategic role, and in no way operational.” If Jérôme Valcke, former secretary of FIFA, believes that he is within his rights, Sepp Blatter, former leader of the body, thinks that Gianni Infantino is wrong. “He doesn’t have to live in the host country of the World Cup. It’s a mistake. He has nothing to do there. He loses his neutrality and his superbness as president if there is a problem there. and that he must decide.”
The murky links don’t really end there. In 2020, FIFA withdraws its complaint filed four years earlier for “active private corruption” against Qatari Nasser Al-Khelaïfi. During the appeal trial, the representative of the public prosecutor of the Swiss Confederation said she was surprised by this reversal of the situation. Finally, Le Monde also recalls troubled cases such as in March 2016 and June 2017 when the President of FIFA met secretly (without minutes) the Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber, in charge of investigations into FIFA, including an open criminal procedure. against X, in March 2015, for “suspicion of unfair management and money laundering” in connection with the awarding of the Mondial. Two other meetings will take place, triggering criminal proceedings in Switzerland for “incitement to abuse of authority, violation of official secrecy and obstruction of criminal proceedings…
Exclusive survey: one in two French people do not want France to play the World Cup
October 20, 2022 at 9:50 a.m. One month before the start of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, an exclusive survey carried out by Yougov for L’Internaute reveals the skepticism of the French about this World Cup. This survey, carried out from October 14 to 17, 2022 on a sample of 1005 people, aged 18 and over, representative of the French population, indicates that one in two French people does not want to see the Blues play the World Cup. In detail, 49% of respondents say they are in favour, 31% completely in favor and 18% somewhat in favour. On the other hand, only 25% of respondents say they are opposed to a boycott.
As such a situation will not occur, this survey also reveals that 59% of respondents say they are in favor of France not being represented in Qatar “by the Head of State, by members of the government or by diplomats. “. Among the other lessons from this survey, the position of the players on this 2022 World Cup is expected by the spectators. 54% of respondents say they are in favor (32% completely in favor, 22% rather in favor) of “the French Football Federation and/or Didier Deschamps publicly criticizes the organization of the World Cup in Qatar”.
The draw for the 2022 World Cup determined all the groups for the group stage and a first sketch of the schedule for this World Cup with the poster for the opening match, Qatar – Ecuador. Here are all the groups resulting from this draw:
- Group A: Qatar / Ecuador / Netherlands / Senegal
- Group B: England / Iran / USA / Wales
- Group C: Argentina / Mexico / Poland / Saudi Arabia
- Group D: Australia / Denmark / France / Tunisia
- Group E: Costa Rica / Germany / Japan / Spain
- Group F: Belgium / Canada / Croatia / Morocco
- Group G: Brazil / Cameroon / Serbia / Switzerland
To cope with these climatic constraints, FIFA decided to organize this World Cup in winter, for the first time in its history. The date of the opening match, Qatar – Ecuador, has thus been set for November 20, 2022while the grand finale will take place on December 18, 2022Qatar National Day.
The group stage of the 2022 World Cup will take place from November 20 to December 2. The first two of each group will qualify for the round of 16, scheduled for December 3, 4, 5 and 6. It will then be time for the quarter-finals, scheduled for December 9 and 10, then the semi-finals, on December 13 and 14. The match for third place will take place on December 17 and the final on Sunday December 18, one week before Christmas. Here is the schedule for the group stage:
Download the 2022 World Cup schedule in PDF
Round of 16
- December 3, 2022 at 4 p.m.: 1st in Group A-2nd in Group B (8th final)
- December 3, 2022 at 8 p.m.: 1st in Group C-2nd in Group D (8th final)
- December 4, 2022 at 4 p.m.: 1st in Group B-2nd in Group A (8th final)
- December 4, 2022 at 8 p.m.: 1st in Group D-2nd in Group C (8th final)
- December 5 at 4 p.m.: 1st in Group E-2nd in Group F (8th final)
- December 5 at 8 p.m.: 1st in Group G-2nd in Group H (8th final)
- December 6 at 4 p.m.: 1st in Group F-2nd in Group E (8th final)
- December 6 at 8 p.m.: 1st in Group H-2nd in Group G (8th final)
Quarter-finals
- 9 December at 4 p.m.: 1st in Group A or 2nd in Group B-1st in Group C or 2nd in Group D (quarter-finals)
- December 9 at 8 p.m.: 1st in Group E or 2nd in Group F-1st in Group G or 2nd in Group H (quarter-finals)
- December 10 at 4 p.m.: 1st in Group B or 2nd in Group A-1st in Group D or 2nd in Group C (quarter-finals)
- December 10 at 8 p.m.: 1st in Group F or 2nd in Group E-1st in Group H or 2nd in Group G (quarter-finals)
Semi-finals
- December 13 at 8 p.m.: Winner Q1-Winner Q2 (semi-final)
- December 14 at 8 p.m.: Winner Q3-Winner Q4 (semi-final)
Final
- December 17 at 4 p.m.: match for 3rd place
- December 18 at 4 p.m.: 2022 World Cup final
If beIN Sports will broadcast all the matches of the competition, TF1 unveiled in June the posters that it will broadcast for the next World Cup in Qatar. Here is the complete list of matches to be found on our dedicated paper:
It was in December 2010 that Qatar was named host country of this World Cup, being preferred to the four other candidates: Australia, Japan, South Korea and the United States. A controversial choice which has continued, over the years, to give rise to controversy against a backdrop of accusations of corruption at the time of appointment, of slavery on the construction sites of the stadiums, and on the climate of the country. Given the high heat recorded in summer (the period when the competition is usually played), sometimes with peaks of 50°C, this 2022 World Cup has also had to be postponed to new dates, in winter.