FIFA President briefs Greek PM on World Cup Qatar 2022 latest preparations

 
FIFA President Gianni Infantino briefed Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on the latest preparations for organizing the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. The FIFA World Cup 2022 will commence on November 20 as host country Qatar will play Ecuador, the opener match of the event, and the ceremony of this year's tournament on Monday at Al Bayt Stadium at 7 pm. In a statement on its official website, FIFA said that Infantino and Prime Minister Mitsotakis discussed the latest updates on football in Greece and the wider topic of global football development, a key part of the FIFA presidents' Vision 2020–2023, in addition to holding fruitful discussions on a wide range of topics. FIFA added that this meeting between Infantino and Prime Minister Mitsotakis follows a previous meeting in New York in September 2021. In July 2022, President Infantino also hosted the newly elected President of the Hellenic Football Federation, Panagiotis Baltakos, for a meeting at FIFA's offices in Paris.