European countries that travel to Qatar next year for the 2022 World Cup can only prepare for the tournament for a week, reports L’Equipe Tuesday. The sports newspaper has documents in the hands of UEFA, stating that players do not have to be released by the clubs until November 14, 2022, exactly seven days before the start of the tournament.
In a message to the 55 member states currently trying to qualify for the final tournament in Qatar, UEFA mentions the remarkably short preparation time they have for this. It would mean that the players selected for their country will be able to play another club match on Sunday, November 13, less than 24 hours before they are due to sign up for their national commitments. The tournament will be finished in the middle of the season, because summer temperatures in Qatar are too high to be able to play in.
Several national coaches have already expressed their dissatisfaction with the preparations that seem to be getting shorter over the years. For example, in the run-up to the previous European Championship, French chief executive Didier Deschamps complained about “a minimum time around major matches” and Louis van Gaal said he hoped to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar as early as possible in order to use the remaining matches for the final round. playing from another system.
“We have hardly any games and only a week of preparation for the World Cup, so I will have to do that on the way,” he added. It has now been confirmed that there is only a week of preparation time for the European countries. As a result, the increasing sporting load on players does not seem to be coming to an end for the time being. Last week, players’ union FIFPro released a report expressing serious concerns about the workload of football players.
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