FIFA awarded and announced World Cups for Russia and Qatar on the same day some 12 years ago. And everyone said ok right, sure; so here we are.
The hosts first said hey we'll play in air-conditioned stadiums, which turned into we'll play in air-conditioned stadiums in the Northern hemisphere winter in the middle of the club league season. Never before has a World Cup began fewer than 16 days after a European/UCL final. This time around, the first match will be less than a week after the last league fixtures before this break. It has already been an injury-laden start to the season with the condensed calendar. Now it's the stage every player dreams of reaching, so one might expect a few more injuries than the typical tournament as well.
There's no Italy, no Chile, and no Peru *sheds tear*.
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