FIFA官方：2022世界杯提前1天开赛，于北京时间11月21日0点开踢，揭幕战改为卡塔尔vs厄瓜多尔。
塞内加尔vs荷兰则改至北京时间11月22日0点。
在原定的卡塔尔世界杯赛程中，最早举行的比赛是A组塞内加尔vs荷兰，在北京时间11月21日18点进行，而东道主卡塔尔vs厄瓜多尔则是在北京时间11月22日0点进行。
但卡塔尔方面希望能遵循以往世界杯东道主国家比赛先行的惯例，因此国际足联进行修改，卡塔尔vs厄瓜多尔改为揭幕战，提前一天进行，将于北京时间11月21日0点打响。
卡塔尔世界杯原定赛程：
FIFA官网原文：
Qatar v. Ecuador to kick off FIFA World Cup 2022™ on 20 November
卡塔尔vs厄瓜多尔将于2022年11月20日踢世界杯揭幕战。（北京时间就是11月21日）
Opening ceremony and match brought forward one day as stand-alone event。
比之前拟定的赛程提前一天开赛。
Change in line with long-standing tradition of opening matches involving hosts or reigning champions
Senegal to face the Netherlands at 19:00 on 21 November。
塞内加尔对阵荷兰的比赛改在11月21日19时。
The FIFA World Cup 2022™ will kick off with an even greater celebration for local and international fans as host country Qatar will now play Ecuador on Sunday, 20 November at 19:00 as part of a stand-alone event.
The opening match and ceremony of this year’s tournament at Al Bayt Stadium have been brought forward one day following a unanimous decision taken by the Bureau of the FIFA Council today. Consequently, the encounter between Senegal and the Netherlands has been rescheduled from 13:00 to 19:00 on Monday, 21 November.
The change ensures the continuity of a long-standing tradition of marking the start of the FIFA World Cup™ with an opening ceremony on the occasion of the first match featuring either the hosts or the defending champions.
The decision followed an assessment of the competition and operational implications, as well as a thorough consultation process and an agreement with key stakeholders and the host country.
这项决定由竞赛组委和理事会作出。
The release period, as previously decided and as governed by the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, will remain unchanged, beginning on 14 November 2022. Ticket holders will be duly notified by email that the relevant matches have been rescheduled and their tickets will remain valid irrespective of the new date/time. In addition, FIFA will seek to address any issues arising from this change in a case-by-case basis.
The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ match schedule, as well as the competition regulations, have been amended accordingly.
2022卡塔尔世界杯的赛程已经根据本法规进行了修订。
