FIFA announced on November 11 that the 2022 Qatar world cup will start one day ahead of schedule, and the originally scheduled November 21 will be adjusted to November 20. The match between the host country Qatar and Ecuador will become the opening game of the tournament. FIFA said that the schedule was adjusted to follow the "tradition of the host country or the defending champion participating in the opening game of the World Cup". After the schedule adjustment, the kick-off time of the opening game between Qatar and Ecuador is 19:00 local time on November 20. According to the original plan, the first match of the world cup in Qatar was the first round match between the Netherlands and Senegal in group A, which started at 13:00 local time on November 21. The time of the match has been changed from 13:00 on November 21 to 19:00. Despite the adjustment of the opening time, the Qatar world cup final is still held on December 18. (news agency)