Season’s greetings for 2022 from Fifa. Football’s world governing body is poised to move the Qatar World Cup finals from the summer to deep mid-winter with the final kicking off on December 23.<br /><br /> The tournament will also be shortened by a few days. The decision is expected to be ratified by Fifa’s ExCo committee.<br /><br /> The announcement was made by a Fifa task force after fears the soaring summer temperatures of the Gulf State would be dangerous.<br /><br /> “All the minutes and all the discussion that has been discussed today will be put on the table at the EXCO meeting next month. As I said, you know, my personal feeling will be November-December. We will see,” Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa,Head of the Asian Football Confederation told reporters.<br /><br /> The announcement is the latest twist in a World Cup which has been overshadowed by controversy including allegations of collusion and corruption in the bidding process.<br /><br /> The change of dates has the potential to set Fifa on a collision course with
