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Having the World Cup in Qatar creates unique tight schedule

FILE - Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, left, greets Portugal coach Fernando Santos at the end of the Euro 2016 Group F soccer match between Portugal and Iceland at the Geoffroy Guichard stadium in Saint-Etienne, France, on June 14, 2016. The last 32-team World Cup will be the shortest in this era. There are just 28 days from starting on Nov. 21 in Qatar to finishing on Dec. 18. And only 25 days to play seven games if a team from Groups G or H – like Brazil or Portugal – is to reach the final after opening on Nov. 24. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)

FILE - Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal coach Fernando Santos react moments before the end of the Euro 2016 final soccer match between Portugal and France at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on July 10, 2016. The last 32-team World Cup will be the shortest in this era. There are just 28 days from starting on Nov. 21 in Qatar to finishing on Dec. 18. And only 25 days to play seven games if a team from Groups G or H – like Brazil or Portugal – is to reach the final after opening on Nov. 24. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

FILE - UEFA Secretary General Gianni Infantino speaks during a news conference at the end of the 39th Ordinary UEFA Congress in Vienna, Austria, on March 24, 2015. The last 32-team World Cup will be the shortest in this era. There are just 28 days from starting on Nov. 21 in Qatar to finishing on Dec. 18. And only 25 days to play seven games if a team from Groups G or H – like Brazil or Portugal – is to reach the final after opening on Nov. 24. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak, File)

Having the World Cup in Qatar creates unique tight schedule