‘Tis the season for FIFA World Cup soccer. A subject of 32 groups step on the stage in Qatar for the first World Cup within the Center East. This match takes place in the course of the winter, somewhat than the standard summer season window, because of the warmth of the native local weather. Video games will even be performed within the night native time.
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From opening kick to lifting the FIFA World Cup trophy, listed below are dwell updates and the most recent protection from Qatar and world wide.
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U.S. males’s nationwide group coach Gregg Berhalter named midfielder Tyler Adams as his captain all through the World Cup. Adams, 23, is the youngest participant to captain the USMNT at a World Cup since 1950. He has worn the armband 9 occasions out of his 32 caps.
“We’re proud to announce Tyler because the captain for the World Cup. We predict he has nice management capabilities,” Berhalter mentioned at a press convention Sunday. “He leads by his actions and his phrases, so we’re proud to have him as a captain.”
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Reigning champion France will try and do one thing solely Italy and Brazil have finished earlier than — win back-to-back FIFA males’s World Cup trophies. However the path to victory will not be simple, star midfielders Paul Pogba and N’golo Kante will miss the match because of harm. Ballon d’Or winner and French ahead Karim Benzema, 34, injured his leg in coaching this week and also will miss the rest of the match.
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Here is who USA TODAY Community reporters suppose will come out champions (disclaimer: picks made earlier than the information of Benzema’s harm):
Time: Sunday, Nov. 20 at 11 a.m. ET
Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar
Methods to watch: FS1 and Telemundo or stream on fuboTV and Peacock
Qatar continues the custom of host nations kicking off the match after they face Group A opponent Ecuador. In almost a century of World Cup opening video games, eight hosts have performed within the first sport — and none have misplaced. Outmatched on paper, Qatar is enjoying in its first-ever World Cup.
Whereas Qatar robotically certified for the match by the use of being host, Ecuador gained video games towards South American powerhouse groups Colombia and Uruguay in the course of the qualifying course of.
