Qatar 2022 World Cup event set for November and December

Key football officials met in Doha to discuss a number of options following fears a summer event would endanger the health of players and fans.
Summer temperatures in Qatar can exceed 40C while those in November and December drop to around 25C.
Tuesday's recommendation is expected to be ratified by Fifa's executive committee in Zurich on 19 and 20 March.
Taskforce chief Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa also recommended that the 2022 tournament should be shortened by a few days.
There has already been speculation that the tournament could start on 26 November and end on 23 December.
However, Fifa has already said there are no plans to reduce the size of the tournament from 32 teams or 64 matches.
The other dates under consideration were May and January-February.
Fifa said a number of options had been discussed but felt that November-December was the best one because:

• A January-February tournament would clash with Winter Olympics
• The month of Ramadan begins on 2 April in 2022
• Hot conditions prevail from May to September in Qatar

Fifa general secretary Jerome Valcke said there were "pros and cons" for all options but said the "one solution" was November and December.


Average temperatures in November are around 29C, dropping to around 25C by mid-December, slightly cooler than the 35C averages in May.
In June and July, those numbers increase significantly, regularly exceeding 40C.
Organisers planned to use air-cooling technology they claim lowers temperatures within grounds to about 23C.