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xln1120 发表于 2015-3-25 16:47

2022年卡塔尔世界杯将在冬季举行

[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px][b]FIFA has confirmed the 2022 World Cup final in Qatar will take place on Sunday, December 18.[/b][/size][/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px][b]国际足联已经确认,2022年卡塔尔世界杯的总决赛将在12月18号举行,这一天是星期天。 [/b][/size][/font]

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[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px]Confirming the date for the 2022 World Cup final, Walter De Gregorio, FIFA's director of communications, said: 'This is for us an important step. [/size][/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px]'Finally we know the end of the tournament. It's a Sunday and, by the way, it's the national day inQatar, so it fits [url=http://dict.qsbdc.com/perfectly][b]perfectly[/b][/url].' [/size][/font]

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[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px]FIFA has indicated the 2022 tournament will also be shortened to 28 days, instead of the usual 32. The competition is likely to begin (featuring the hosts'Qatar) on November 21.[/size][/font]

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[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px]UEFA - the body that governs European football - had pushed for the final to be as late as December 23. [/size][/font]

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[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px]Sepp Blatter, FIFA's long-standing president, even admitted last year that staging the tournament in [url=http://www.enread.com/news/sports/100116.html]Qatar[/url] was a 'mistake' – [url=http://dict.qsbdc.com/justifying][b]justifying[/b][/url] it by saying 'but one makes lots of mistakes in life'. [/size][/font]

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