FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Preview - Doha, Qatar - November 13, 2022 General view of a replica World Cup trophy outside the Al Thumama Stadium REUTERS/John Sibley/File Photo
(Reuters) - The 2022 World Cup in Qatar - the first edition to be held in the Middle East and second in Asia after Japan and South Korea hosted the 2002 tournament - began on Nov. 20 and will run through to Dec. 18.
Brazil are favourites to win the tournament and capture a record-extending sixth title, with the likes of Argentina and defending champions France also fancied.
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