Toga:
The World Cup is the 2nd largest sporting event in the world. This football festival happens once in 4 years.
The last FIFA World Cup was held in Russia in 2018. France won the championship.
The 22nd FIFA World Cup will begin on 20th in Qatar. The competition will be held for 29 days till December 18. The football festival is held in 8 stadiums in 5 cities there.
A total of 32 countries are participating in this tournament. Qatar, the host of the tournament, has qualified directly. The remaining 31 teams were selected through the qualifying round.
These 32 countries are divided into 8 categories. There are 4 teams in each division. The top 2 teams in each division in the league will qualify for the knockout rounds.
The details of the prize money of the World Cup football tournament have been released. The total prize money is Rs.3586 crore. This is an increase of Rs 328 crore over the last period. The prize money awarded in Russia in 2018 was Rs.3258 crore.
The winning team will get a prize of Rs.342 crores. 244 crores will be given to the 2nd place. 3rd place will get Rs.219 crore and 4th place will get Rs.203 crore.
138 crores each for the 4 teams that exit in the quarter finals, Rs.105 crores each for the 8 teams that exit the 2nd round and Rs.73 crores each for the 16 teams that exit the league round.