FIFA WORLD CUP 2022

Shortly before Lionel Messi took to the stage to lift up the World Cup trophy, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani put a black cloak, called a bisht, over the Argentinian soccer stars shoulders. Images of Messi wrapped in black fabric, which might have been construed as obscuring his national jersey, caused confusion around the world.

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Magal Martnez knew something was off: The seemingly invincible star Lionel Messi was scuffling on the soccer pitch. To her, it looked like he was afflicted with a supernatural curse that has roots in different cultures across history, the evil eye. So Martnez, a self-proclaimed witch and part-time babysitter, got to work. She focused intensely on Messi, began repeating a prayer and drizzled a bit of oil into a bowl of water. If the oil remained dispersed, he was safe. If it collected in the middle, he was cursed.

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Expect Amazing Thats the tagline for the football carnival called The FIFA World Cup 2022 which is being hosted by Qatar. It is the biggest football extravaganza and one of the best sporting events in the world. Fans all around the world wait for 4-years for this amazingtournament. Qatar is the first Arab country to host this prestigious tournament.There will be a total no.of 64 games will be played to decide the winners of theFIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Four matches are being played almost every day during the group stage, which will run over a 12-day period and see group winners and runners-up progress to the round of16. It is being played in a reduced timeframe of 29 days. There are a total no. of 32 teams who are participating in this tournament. There are 8 Groups, each group has 4 teams.Group-Ahas the Netherlands, Ecuador, Senegal, Qatar.Group-Bhas England, Wales, Iran, USA.Group-Chas Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland.Group-Dhas France, Tunisia, Denmark, Australia. Group-E has Spain, Germany, Japan, Costa Rica. Group-F has Belgium, Croatia, Morocco, Canada. Group-G has Switzerland, Cameroon, Brazil, Serbia.Group-Hhas Ghana, South Korea, Portugal, Uruguay.The opening match was between Qatar and Ecuador at Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor. In their first ever World Cup appearance, Qatar lost 20, becoming the first host nation to lose their opening game. The final will be held on 18 December 2022. FIFA announced the prizes for all participating nations. Each qualified team will receive $1.5 million before the competition to cover preparation costs with each team receiving at least $9 million in prize money. The 2022 Qatar World Cup,The total prize pool will be $440 million, $40 million greater than the prize pool of the previous year.You can catch seamless and non-stop action across all match days of the2022 FIFA World Cup, from live blogs, match results, analysis, big talking points, commentary and much more here: