FIFA has clarified the activities of the national teams in preparation for the 2022 World Cup™. “As the whole world looks forward to the start of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar later this year, FIFA is taking the opportunity to approach the friendlies and release players for the pre-competition preparation period.

It is noted that in 2015, the FIFA Executive Committee set the preparation period for the 2022 World Cup on November 14-20, 2022. This preparation period requires the mandatory release of all players by their clubs to the national teams of the 32 member associations participating in the championship. This is based on the relevant clauses of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Status and Transfer Regulations. In addition, all players released under these rules will be protected by FIFA’s Club Protection Program (“CPP”) for that period and during the tournament, provided they remain active with their national team. went It has been decided to temporarily stop the season from November 14, 2022, so that the players can prepare for the competition in TJ.

In addition, FIFA is aware that many member associations participating in the 2022 FIFA World Cup are holding friendly matches with non-participating associations as part of preparations, and other non-participating member associations are also organizing friendly matches. It should be noted that the organization’s internal calendar mentioned above trends and reminds that friendlies will be the single sporting rule for member associations not participating in the World Cup.

FIFA calls on all club players and member associations not participating in the World Cup to schedule friendly matches during the preparation period between November 14-20. “To support this process and protect the interested clubs “In order to do this, FIFA has taken an extraordinary step to finance all friendly matches during this period and to expand the coverage of the CPP,” the report said.