The new date is Nov 19, 2022, 12:09pmEST.
Infantino raised eyebrows at a news conference Saturday over a series of strange comments defending the policies ofQatar's extremely conservative Muslim government, while maintaining that he remains "200% in control" of the tournament.
The opening match of the World Cup will take place on Saturday. The photo was taken by the Anadolu Agency.
According to Infantino, the ban on beer sales outside of stadiums was taken into account by FIFA and should have been considered earlier.
He said he confronted authorities about the deaths of migrant workers who built World Cup stadiums and that Europeans should apologize for the next 3000 years.
Infantino said that everyone is welcome in the World Cup despite the fact that homosexuality is illegal in the country.
The president of the sport's governing body called the reports of fake fans being hired to attend events "pure racism."
Don't criticizeQatar. Infantino said that people should enjoy the World Cup.
Infantino said "I am not African, I am not gay, I am not disabled," but added "I feel like it" because he faced discrimination as the son of immigrants with red hair and freckles. He said he felt like a woman as well.
The decision to award the small, oil-rich Persian Gulf state the World Cup has been slammed. The vote has been plagued with allegations of bribes and many top FIFA officials were arrested over rampant corruption within the organization. The World Cup will be held in the fall, instead of the traditional summer time, because of the heat in the country. European clubs play a season from August to May due to the World Cup being moved. Most of the major Western countries don't think it's appropriate forQatar to host major sporting events.
The first match of the day is between the two countries. In the 92-year history of the World Cup, this is the first time that a country other than Japan has appeared. According to the accusations, members of the Ecuadorian team were bribed to throw the game.
Infantino made a bizarre attack on critics.
There have been thousands of deaths of migrant workers in the country since the World Cup was awarded.
Beer was banned from the stadiums after the last-minute U-turn.
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