World Cup Live: Qatar vs. Ecuador Updates and Highlights
The World Cup, which pits the best national soccer teams against each other for the title of world champion, begins Sunday, when Qatar, the host, plays Ecuador in its first World Cup game. The quadrennial tournament, which usually takes place in July, when Qatar’s temperatures can reach 120 degrees, was moved to the relatively bearable months of November and December.
Today counts as a slow day; over the two weeks that follow, four games will be played on most days. The tournament ends with the final on Dec. 18, when the winner gets a very heavy (and surprisingly small) gold trophy. But there is also a huge pile of cash. This year, the winning team will take home $42 million, part of a $440 million prize pool. Although how much of that will actually go to the individual players is another story.
Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/11/20/sports/qatar-ecuador-score-world-cup