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What to expect from the 2022 World Cup

Messi and Ronaldo’s last dance The Qatar World Cup will be (almost definitely) the last World Cup tournament Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi ever play. Both football superstars are now in the twilight of their careers. Ronaldo will be 38 next February and Messi 35 and a half, during the World Cup. This will be their last shot at winning the most coveted football trophy of them all. Must-see match The most anticipated group stage match will take place on November 27th between Spain and Germany, two former World Cup champions.

France is this year’s favorite Favorites usually end up

succumbing to the pressure of expectations and losing. But France is pretty positive that won’t be happening to them. And with the killer combo they’ll be unleashing on the pitch - bright star Kylian Mbappé and veteran striker extraordinaire Karim Benzéma - it’s going to be hard to prevent them from lifting that trophy for the third time in history and twice in a row. Brazil! Brazil is always a top contender, and they’ve got their eye on the prize this time as well - they’ll be playing with one objective only: winning the trophy for the 6 th time round. Brazil has won the World Cup five times, that’s more than any other team in history and they’re also the only team to have played every single World Cup since 1930

to build, has four lines operating across 233km, and 96 stops. A few fan facts Fans coming to Qatar will need a special fan ID card, much like the one used in Russia in 2018. Anybody with tickets to a match will receive one directly at the airport after they land. This way, the hundreds of thousands of football tourists, Israelis included, will be exempt from visa requirements. And in case you were worried - even though there are no diplomatic relations between Israel and Qatar, the thousands of Israeli fans who have already purchased tickets to matches, will be able to enter the country without any problem, while the tournament is taking place. ■

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