In addition, the World Cup is being held for the first time in the Middle East, and also for the first time in the Northern Hemisphere in autumn and winter. The organizer of the 2022 World Cup was named on 2 December 2010 in Zurich. The final match will be held on December 18, 2022 at the National Stadium in Lusail, with a capacity of 80,000 spectators. Due to the intense summer heat in Qatar, this World Cup runs from late November to mid-December, making it the first tournament not to take place in May, June or July. It is planned to be held in a shortened time - 29 days.
It is the first World Cup ever held in the Arab world and the first in a Muslim-majority country, and the second World Cup to be held entirely in Asia after the 2002 tournament in the Republic of Korea and Japan. Also, this is the last FIFA World Cup with 32 teams in the final stage. Despite the high-profile scandal associated with the choice of the country of the 2022 World Cup, FIFA has denied reports of a possible transfer of the championship from Qatar.