2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar - UEFA Qualifiers

[joker_josue]

I don't completely agree with this, Because winter in Qatar lasts for 3.1 months, from December 4 to March 8, with average daily highs below 26°C. The coldest month of the year in Doha is January, with an average low of 14°C and a high of 22°C. So this can benefit many countries competing for trophy.

Just looking at temperatures can be misleading. We have to count on the humidity levels and the thermal sensation. Which for those who are practicing a physical activity, are very significant elements.

Now, the fact that the World Cup is held in different places is also to create different difficulties for all teams. You can't just think about big teams.

[rahmad2nd]

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I don't agree with this. Spain maybe the favorites from the UEFA region and Germany is also a quite strong side (although they have performed very poorly in the UEFA nations league). Netherlands is far behind when compared to these two teams.

I am just assuming that UEFA teams will find it hard to adjust to the climatic conditions in the middle-east. Last time, when the world cup was held in Asia (South Korea/Japan), it was Brazil who lifted the trophy. Another aspect is that none of the UEFA teams (not even Spain) seems to be in peak form right now. Brazil seems to be far ahead of all the other teams.

World Cup 2022 which is going to be played in Qatar with climate change and Conditions are surely going to have impact on many teams specially from UEFA countries because they need time for adjustment, but they have no enough time for this just because of European soccer season is on peak, so this is also going against them with teams from Africa and South America both are in better shape just because of these conditions with right now most of the UEFA top teams are in development process which is surely another factor for having not good performance from them many are coming with youths and few are having issues which are not going to settle soon.
 
Argentina and Brazil are also having youths, but they are better prepared for this and can do good performance, which is also big factor for having title in their pocket this time.

In the 2010 world cup, south africa hosted. however, hot weather problems did not stop Spain from becoming champions. 

referring to the world cup in Qatar.
According to several news sources that I read, in November, the temperature there is estimated to only reach 24 degrees Celsius.  Even so, Qatar continues to innovate by installing air conditioning in every stadium to make it more friendly for players and spectators. as a result, the conditions in the stadium will certainly feel cool.

In an interview with FIFA, Dr Saud Abdulaziz Abdul Ghani, professor of mechanical engineering at Qatar University said "we not only cool the air, but also clean it".
So, it seems that weather or hot climate factors will not have a significant impact on the performance of all contestants who will compete later.

[Oneandpure]

In the 2010 world cup, south africa hosted. however, hot weather problems did not stop Spain from becoming champions. 

referring to the world cup in Qatar.
According to several news sources that I read, in November, the temperature there is estimated to only reach 24 degrees Celsius.  Even so, Qatar continues to innovate by installing air conditioning in every stadium to make it more friendly for players and spectators. as a result, the conditions in the stadium will certainly feel cool.

In an interview with FIFA, Dr Saud Abdulaziz Abdul Ghani, professor of mechanical engineering at Qatar University said "we not only cool the air, but also clean it".
So, it seems that weather or hot climate factors will not have a significant impact on the performance of all contestants who will compete later.

Climate and hot weather I think not problem for European and American countries have hot weather in their state, learned from many time World Cup edition from South Africa on 2010 and South Korean on 2002 keep have bigger chance for European and American country become the champion. Actually I don't see serious problem about hot weather in Qatar because World Cup edition this time begin at middle competition.

I worry with players not have enough time for recovery because few weeks only time preparing after several league around the world postponed preparing for World Cup, usually all Word Cup edition held after league ended and player have many time for recovery and rest time, but FIFA World Cup Qatar different after allowing begin at the middle league competition held.

[Boristhecat]

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In terms of climate conditions, hasn't Qatar guaranteed that there will be some kind of super stadiums with fully air-conditioned throughout the stadium? I think I've heard something similar.

I know that the Qataris are swimming in wads of money after the LNG prices went up by 20x during recent times. But at the same time, the players might find themselves in unfamiliar territory with a lot of restrictions. They can't go out with their friends to have a couple of beers. They can't even bring their girlfriends to the tournament, because unmarried couples are not allowed in Qatar. And more importantly, although the stadiums may be air-conditioned, we can't expect the players to stay there for 100% of the time.

But in the news they wrote that even for ordinary tourists the rules will be soft and they will be able to drink beer. Similarly, girls - all these restrictions concern the Qataris themselves rather than tourists, and even more so football players. If I remember correctly, one of the players is openly gay and he criticized Qatar for homophobic laws, but it is obvious that no one will detain him there or prosecute him for homosexuality. All these restrictions are rather far-fetched and the players will not notice them. As for the rest of the conditions, they are accustomed to a change of scenery and, in general, all the players will be on an equal footing - Europeans, Americans, Africans and Asians.

[snipie]

I don't completely agree with this, Because winter in Qatar lasts for 3.1 months, from December 4 to March 8, with average daily highs below 26°C. The coldest month of the year in Doha is January, with an average low of 14°C and a high of 22°C. So this can benefit many countries competing for trophy.

Just looking at temperatures can be misleading. We have to count on the humidity levels and the thermal sensation. Which for those who are practicing a physical activity, are very significant elements.

Now, the fact that the World Cup is held in different places is also to create different difficulties for all teams. You can't just think about big teams.

These factors should be taken on consideration although I remember Qatar took mesures to improve climate in Stadium.
Apart from Europeans countries and Canada +/- USA, the remaining nations are somewhat used to play in similar conditions.

[Republikcoin.com]

I don't completely agree with this, Because winter in Qatar lasts for 3.1 months, from December 4 to March 8, with average daily highs below 26°C. The coldest month of the year in Doha is January, with an average low of 14°C and a high of 22°C. So this can benefit many countries competing for trophy.

The influence of the weather or the environment will not have such a big effect on all players from all countries, because everyone also knows how the conditions in Qatar are every year. Because everyone can see and conclude as you conclude so that players from all countries can immediately prepare themselves so that they can still perform optimally in any condition.

[Sithara007]

But in the news they wrote that even for ordinary tourists the rules will be soft and they will be able to drink beer. Similarly, girls - all these restrictions concern the Qataris themselves rather than tourists, and even more so football players. If I remember correctly, one of the players is openly gay and he criticized Qatar for homophobic laws, but it is obvious that no one will detain him there or prosecute him for homosexuality. All these restrictions are rather far-fetched and the players will not notice them. As for the rest of the conditions, they are accustomed to a change of scenery and, in general, all the players will be on an equal footing - Europeans, Americans, Africans and Asians.

They announced that beer will be allowed in the stadiums, just before the start of the match. Alcoholic beverages and beer will not be available anywhere else. Unmarried couples and LGBTs are banned irrespective of the nationality. So I don't know how much change has been made for the world cup. Let's not forget the fact that Qatar is one of the more conservative countries in the GCC region, along with Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Rules are stricter when compared to more liberal neighbors, such as Bahrain, Oman and the United Arab Emirates.

[joker_josue]

They announced that beer will be allowed in the stadiums, just before the start of the match. Alcoholic beverages and beer will not be available anywhere else. Unmarried couples and LGBTs are banned irrespective of the nationality. So I don't know how much change has been made for the world cup. Let's not forget the fact that Qatar is one of the more conservative countries in the GCC region, along with Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Rules are stricter when compared to more liberal neighbors, such as Bahrain, Oman and the United Arab Emirates.

Although we know that the World Cup will be in Qatar, it was for financial reasons. Allegedly the aim was for Qatar to open up more, easing this kind of measures. But of course that won't happen, and it will be the fans who will have to adapt to the Qatari rules. Anyway, it's going to be a strange World Cup for everyone.

[keyscore44]

They announced that beer will be allowed in the stadiums, just before the start of the match. Alcoholic beverages and beer will not be available anywhere else. Unmarried couples and LGBTs are banned irrespective of the nationality. So I don't know how much change has been made for the world cup. Let's not forget the fact that Qatar is one of the more conservative countries in the GCC region, along with Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Rules are stricter when compared to more liberal neighbors, such as Bahrain, Oman and the United Arab Emirates.

Although we know that the World Cup will be in Qatar, it was for financial reasons. Allegedly the aim was for Qatar to open up more, easing this kind of measures. But of course that won't happen, and it will be the fans who will have to adapt to the Qatari rules. Anyway, it's going to be a strange World Cup for everyone.

In fact, this World Cup in Qatar is going to be the best World Cup in history. Everyone is electing to make their party as strong as possible. This time Argentina, Brazil as the favorite team in the World Cup. They are in pretty good shape. The rest of the teams are working hard. I hope Qatar will present a good and spectacular World Cup this time.

[Sithara007]

In fact, this World Cup in Qatar is going to be the best World Cup in history. Everyone is electing to make their party as strong as possible. This time Argentina, Brazil as the favorite team in the World Cup. They are in pretty good shape. The rest of the teams are working hard. I hope Qatar will present a good and spectacular World Cup this time.

How can you say that this will be the best world cup in history? Already some of the former players have spoken against the human rights abuses and corruption in Qatar. And fans are not happy with all the restrictions being imposed upon them. If you believe that splashing billions of USD just to show off their wealth can help Qatar, then you are wrong. They are yet to distribute fair compensation to the 6,000 plus workers who died during the construction of the world cup stadiums. I would rather say that this edition will be one of the worst in the history of FIFA and it will be like a black mark for them.

[Boristhecat]

But in the news they wrote that even for ordinary tourists the rules will be soft and they will be able to drink beer. Similarly, girls - all these restrictions concern the Qataris themselves rather than tourists, and even more so football players. If I remember correctly, one of the players is openly gay and he criticized Qatar for homophobic laws, but it is obvious that no one will detain him there or prosecute him for homosexuality. All these restrictions are rather far-fetched and the players will not notice them. As for the rest of the conditions, they are accustomed to a change of scenery and, in general, all the players will be on an equal footing - Europeans, Americans, Africans and Asians.

They announced that beer will be allowed in the stadiums, just before the start of the match. Alcoholic beverages and beer will not be available anywhere else. Unmarried couples and LGBTs are banned irrespective of the nationality. So I don't know how much change has been made for the world cup. Let's not forget the fact that Qatar is one of the more conservative countries in the GCC region, along with Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Rules are stricter when compared to more liberal neighbors, such as Bahrain, Oman and the United Arab Emirates.

I doubt that anyone will bother to check the pairs of tourists who, although for the sake of formalities, entered the country separately, but walk and sleep together. I know about the conservative nature of this country, but we all understand that any ideology has a huge amount of hypocrisy - if we turn to religion, then all these "entertainment" games/competitions are not encouraged by the radicals. But nevertheless, Qatar wants to hold this tournament and wants to attract tourists. I am sure that tourists informally will behave very freely during the World Cup, although formal restrictions will allegedly take place.

[fzkto]

But in the news they wrote that even for ordinary tourists the rules will be soft and they will be able to drink beer. Similarly, girls - all these restrictions concern the Qataris themselves rather than tourists, and even more so football players. If I remember correctly, one of the players is openly gay and he criticized Qatar for homophobic laws, but it is obvious that no one will detain him there or prosecute him for homosexuality. All these restrictions are rather far-fetched and the players will not notice them. As for the rest of the conditions, they are accustomed to a change of scenery and, in general, all the players will be on an equal footing - Europeans, Americans, Africans and Asians.

They announced that beer will be allowed in the stadiums, just before the start of the match. Alcoholic beverages and beer will not be available anywhere else. Unmarried couples and LGBTs are banned irrespective of the nationality. So I don't know how much change has been made for the world cup. Let's not forget the fact that Qatar is one of the more conservative countries in the GCC region, along with Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Rules are stricter when compared to more liberal neighbors, such as Bahrain, Oman and the United Arab Emirates.

I don't think anything will happen if beer is not sold in stadiums. For example, in Russia it is not sold during matches, only non-alcoholic beer. But if fans are not allowed to drink alcohol even in bars, or not allowed to buy it in shops, it will of course be a frustrating experience for the football fans. I don't think government will be making severe restrictions for tourists though. It's more likely that the locals will be affected.

[alegotardo]

But in the news they wrote that even for ordinary tourists the rules will be soft and they will be able to drink beer. Similarly, girls - all these restrictions concern the Qataris themselves rather than tourists, and even more so football players. If I remember correctly, one of the players is openly gay and he criticized Qatar for homophobic laws, but it is obvious that no one will detain him there or prosecute him for homosexuality. All these restrictions are rather far-fetched and the players will not notice them. As for the rest of the conditions, they are accustomed to a change of scenery and, in general, all the players will be on an equal footing - Europeans, Americans, Africans and Asians.

I honestly believe that in stadiums law enforcement will be much more lenient than on the streets.
The world will all be looking at what happens on the pitch and in the stands, I'm sure Qatar, despite their conservatism, will not want to make a bad impression on the world.
However, I believe that the law will be strictly enforced on the streets and commercial establishments, so tourists will need to control themselves so they don't commit any bullshit that they may regret later.

[nullama]

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I honestly believe that in stadiums law enforcement will be much more lenient than on the streets.
The world will all be looking at what happens on the pitch and in the stands, I'm sure Qatar, despite their conservatism, will not want to make a bad impression on the world.
However, I believe that the law will be strictly enforced on the streets and commercial establishments, so tourists will need to control themselves so they don't commit any bullshit that they may regret later.

We already started to see these issues and the world cup hasn't even started yet:

A Mexican woman reported an assault in Qatar. She faces jail, 100 lashes.
"Although I had the forensic evidence of the beatings and everything, they believed him," Paola Schietekat said about the incident, which has made international headlines.

I think we'll be hearing a lot of these things when thousands of foreign people arrive there.

[TheGreatPython]

I doubt that anyone will bother to check the pairs of tourists who, although for the sake of formalities, entered the country separately, but walk and sleep together. I know about the conservative nature of this country, but we all understand that any ideology has a huge amount of hypocrisy - if we turn to religion, then all these "entertainment" games/competitions are not encouraged by the radicals. But nevertheless, Qatar wants to hold this tournament and wants to attract tourists. I am sure that tourists informally will behave very freely during the World Cup, although formal restrictions will allegedly take place.

Even I am expecting few restrictions are going to impose but still too much hype about this is working around because many peoples are not happy with Qatar, and they are trying to create mess up which is never been ideal.

But negative mind peoples are doing their job so just because of this we are having some things which are surely not going to be having any impact like alcohol is already allowed in hotels and if something happening in hotel rooms no one going to check are you married or not these things are manageable in these countries even recently we have some news from Saudi Arab they are giving few relaxations for these things because now they are also understanding foreigners are coming, and they want to live like they want so if these things are having any big impact then surely FIFA and Qatar sports authority will be available for all clarifications.

[Sithara007]

I doubt that anyone will bother to check the pairs of tourists who, although for the sake of formalities, entered the country separately, but walk and sleep together. I know about the conservative nature of this country, but we all understand that any ideology has a huge amount of hypocrisy - if we turn to religion, then all these "entertainment" games/competitions are not encouraged by the radicals. But nevertheless, Qatar wants to hold this tournament and wants to attract tourists. I am sure that tourists informally will behave very freely during the World Cup, although formal restrictions will allegedly take place.

I agree, to a certain limit. Hotel management can't install cameras inside everyone's room. So if an unmarried couple decide to sleep together, then in 99.99% of the cases there should not be a problem. But the remaining 0.01% is the issue. I am saying this, because previously there have been similar incidents in the GCC. Unmarried couples were arrested and jailed, just because they were having physical relationships. If they really want to attract tourists, then I don't think that they should stick to these stone age laws.

[fathafraink]

I don't completely agree with this, Because winter in Qatar lasts for 3.1 months, from December 4 to March 8, with average daily highs below 26°C. The coldest month of the year in Doha is January, with an average low of 14°C and a high of 22°C. So this can benefit many countries competing for trophy.

The influence of the weather or the environment will not have such a big effect on all players from all countries, because everyone also knows how the conditions in Qatar are every year. Because everyone can see and conclude as you conclude so that players from all countries can immediately prepare themselves so that they can still perform optimally in any condition.

Yes of course, because the planning team from FIFA had planned it carefully in advance, however, unexpected things could happen at any time. Addition, maybe this information below could be more convincing.

https://www.goal.com/id/berita/when-is-world-cup-2022-qatar-tournament-dates-timing/blt8b710c46a4f9cbde

[CryptoPanda]

In fact, this World Cup in Qatar is going to be the best World Cup in history. Everyone is electing to make their party as strong as possible. This time Argentina, Brazil as the favorite team in the World Cup. They are in pretty good shape. The rest of the teams are working hard. I hope Qatar will present a good and spectacular World Cup this time.

I can't say the same, this is the most controversial World Cup I have witnessed it is possible it might be the worse. All the countries are making up their team to get the best squad they can get for the world cup. Every team is working hard to be able to get to the heights of the competition which will make it even more competitive but I hope things turn out as you say.

[m_nief]

I doubt that anyone will bother to check the pairs of tourists who, although for the sake of formalities, entered the country separately, but walk and sleep together. I know about the conservative nature of this country, but we all understand that any ideology has a huge amount of hypocrisy - if we turn to religion, then all these "entertainment" games/competitions are not encouraged by the radicals. But nevertheless, Qatar wants to hold this tournament and wants to attract tourists. I am sure that tourists informally will behave very freely during the World Cup, although formal restrictions will allegedly take place.

I think need respect about culture in Qatar and not make the same with other countries allowed with alcoholic and some thing bad based on culture in Qatar. I don't sure this reason seem controversy and need to debate, based on religion in some countries we need respect and did which one allowed and left with some rule not allowed in Qatar. Simple I see what rule have applicated by Qatar government and I think this time World Cup begin more luxurious than held in other country before. I don't see reason about Qatar try to make difficult for tourist in this World Cup because they have make all easy if each other side understood about rule and culture there.

[wiss19]

I doubt that anyone will bother to check the pairs of tourists who, although for the sake of formalities, entered the country separately, but walk and sleep together. I know about the conservative nature of this country, but we all understand that any ideology has a huge amount of hypocrisy - if we turn to religion, then all these "entertainment" games/competitions are not encouraged by the radicals. But nevertheless, Qatar wants to hold this tournament and wants to attract tourists. I am sure that tourists informally will behave very freely during the World Cup, although formal restrictions will allegedly take place.

I agree, to a certain limit. Hotel management can't install cameras inside everyone's room. So if an unmarried couple decide to sleep together, then in 99.99% of the cases there should not be a problem. But the remaining 0.01% is the issue. I am saying this, because previously there have been similar incidents in the GCC. Unmarried couples were arrested and jailed, just because they were having physical relationships. If they really want to attract tourists, then I don't think that they should stick to these stone age laws.

As first Gulf country going to host mega event after 50 days, but sadly things are surely confusing because Qatari authorities are not going to allow anything which is against their belief so with this most chances a big number of western fans are going to refuse for favouring their countries in this country because I was feeling they will bring some soft policies.

But, nothing going to happen for them as they are still not allowing anything against their law even Prime Minister of Qatar already announces please respect local culture and laws so with this all now I am feeling they have to ban these countries from hosting mega events because this has never been fair to do things like this when you have around 90% countries which are non Muslims, and they want to celebrate their wins and favouring their countries with their own way, but your law is not allowing things like these.  https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2022/06/349859/qatar-enacts-sex-bans-for-unmarried-fans-ahead-of-world-cup