15 SHOCKING FACTS about WORLD CUP 2022 in QATAR

The World Cup is steadily approaching, and it'll be unique in many ways. It's not so easy to spot all the curiosities, so we're here to help you with that. The Football Club channel presents 15 interesting facts about the World Cup in Qatar. Let's go! Semi-automated offside technology will be used in Qatar for the first time in World Cup history. This is the kind of technology that will help VAR make decisions regarding offsides faster and more accurately. For this, additional 12 cameras will be installed under the roof of each stadium, which will record the position of all 22 players at any moment in time. Also, the balls will be equipped with special sensors that will allow more accurate determination of the ball's position at a certain moment. In general, as similar as possible to the goal-line technology, to determine offside, the same 3D models will be built as in cases of a scored goal. This system will reduce the speed of decision-making by about 3 times, so now fans won't have to wait several minutes before celebrating or not celebrating a goal. This World Cup will also introduce some rules for the first time. Although they will be new only for the World Cup, because some of them have already been tested and implemented in other competitions. We're talking about the possibility of making 5 substitutions during the match. These never happened at the last World Cup. The same can be said about the rule for the goalkeeper when taking a penalty kick. At least part of one of the goalkeeper's feet must be on the goal line at the moment of the kick. For the first time, the World Cup squad consists of 26 players. It used to be 23. However, the squad of 26 players has already been tested at Euro 2020. This was caused by the fact that due to COVID, footballers were overloaded and coaches needed to have more options. Everything works even better together with a rule of 5 substitutions. It's also good for football players. Some players will have the opportunity to play at the World Cup, although under the previous rules, they wouldn't have had such a chance. For the first time in history, women will referee matches at the men's World Cup. And this is really big. The list of 36 head referees who will travel to the tournament includes the names of 3 women, namely Yamashita Yoshimi, Salima Mukansanga and Stephanie Frappard. The fact that women are officiating for the first time at the men's World Cup is a sign to other people that women's potential is always growing and is something I also feel strongly about. Yamashita Yoshimi Sherp. In addition to these, 3 more women were chosen as referee assistants. They are Noza Bak, Karin Diaz Medina and Catherine Nesbitt. In fact, this is a good time and place to allow female referees in matches of this level. Qatar, where there are certain issues regarding women's rights, should receive a clear signal. Since Qatar is a small country, coping with a huge influx of fans is one of the biggest challenges. One of the solutions was the creation of so-called fan villages. The pieces you see now were made in the capital city of Doha. A one-night stay in such a container costs more than $200. In addition to the insane price, it all just looks bad. One can only guess how it will be for the fans to live in such a place under the scorching Qatari sun. Now imagine the conditions in which the workers who build the stadiums live if fans will be housed in such boxes. Nevertheless, we note the presence of such a phenomenon this has never been seen at the World Cup before. This will be the first World Cup to be held in winter. This decision was made due to the incredible heat in Qatar in the summer and holding the tournament in such conditions would be simply dangerous for the health of players and fans. However, winter for Qataris doesn't mean the same thing as winter for Europeans, for example. For Qatar, winter is simply less hot than summer. But it's still hot. Temperature during the World Cup is expected to be around This World Cup has already become the most expensive in history for the house site. The fact is that at the time of obtaining the right to hold a tournament there was almost no infrastructure for this in Qatar. So the country spent more than $200 billion only on stadiums, roads, hotels, and so on. This is, for example, 10 times more than Brazil spent in 2014. The official ball of the World Cup is Al Arila, which translates as The Journey. Al Arila by Adidas is to be made exclusively from water-based inks and glues and is more technological than its predecessors due to two features. The first is CRT Core, the heart of the ball. It provides speed, accuracy, and consistency in the most intense matches while retaining maximum shape, air, and rebound accuracy. The second is Speed Chill, a textured polyurethane leather with an innovative 20-panel shape that improves the ball's precision, stability, and rotation in the air thanks to macro and micro textures as well as surface counter-relief. The 2022 World Cup will be held at only eight stadiums, the smallest number in recent years. Moreover, seven of them were built from scratch for these events specifically and only one was renovated. In 1978, Argentina held the World Cup at six stadiums, but only 16 teams took part in the tournament back then, not 32 as it's now. Due to the hot climate in Qatar, FIFA has obliged the organizers to make life easier for players and fans. Every stadium that will host World Cup matches will have an air-conditioning system and it will also be the first time in history. And it'll be a little easier for the players to perform at the highest level. There is also the fact which the hosts of the tournament will not appreciate. Homo, the manufacturer of Denmark's national team's kit, protested against the tournament in Qatar. They did this by producing a kit with almost invisible logos of the company and the Danish Football Association. The protest is related to the violation of human rights in Qatar, in particular to the inadequate conditions of workers who build the infrastructure for the tournament. At Homo, we believe that sport should bring people together, and when it doesn't, we are eager to speak up and make a statement. Homo commented on their decision. Qatar is a country with an area of less than 12,000 square kilometers. For comparison, Wales occupies almost twice the area, and Germany is 30 times larger. Even New York City alone takes up more space than the whole of Qatar. This has obvious advantages for the fans. It'll be possible to move from one stadium to another very quickly. Some fans will be able to watch one match of the tournament and then go and watch another on the same day at a different stadium. The two farthest-apart stadiums in Qatar, Albayat and Al Janoub, are only 145 kilometers from each other. The distance that can be covered in two hours. Compactness is not only about distance, but also about time. This World Cup will fit 64 tournament matches in 28 days. Indeed, the most compact in history. Qatar will become the first Arab country to host the FIFA World Cup, and the World Cup will be held on the Asian continent only for the second time. We'll remind you that in 2002, the tournament was held by Japan and Korea. Back then, the Brazilians celebrated the victory, and since then, no South American country has won the World Cup. If they don't succeed this time, then the Latin American representatives will repeat their anti-record of 20 years without a World Cup. The uniqueness of Qatar also lies in the fact that for the first time, the World Cup will be hosted by a country that has never participated in it before. Of course, they got a ticket to this World Cup as hosts. It so happened that the tournament in Qatar will be the first World Cup without Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, because she was born in 1926 and the first World Cup was held in 1930. A record number of fans are expected to attend the 2022 FIFA World Cup. More than one and a half million spectators from around the world are expected to visit Qatar. One of the main reasons for this is Qatar's geographical location. It's very convenient for many countries. In addition, it's relatively easy to get a visa there. Cheap flights also add to the attractiveness of the trip. Guys, tell us which fact you liked the most in the comments below, and also like this video. We'd really appreciate it. So, that's all for this episode. Take care!