卡塔尔世界杯的大幕就将拉开，历时28天的足球狂欢，将会在11月21日0时正式打响，如此盛宴将会持续到12月18日。这一次世界杯的特殊在于，它是历史上首次在卡塔尔和中东国家境内举行、首次在北半球冬季举行、首次由从未进过世界杯的国家举办的世界杯足球赛。除此之外，它在这五个方面也做出了改变。
This year in Qatar is going to be different from all other World Cup tournaments in different ways.
To start with, we already know that time and place are different.
We're used to the World Cup being played in the summer, at the end of the European season.
But this time around, the tournament will be held mid-season, during fall.
Also, as you probably already know, this will be the first time the FIFA World Cup will be hosted by an Arab nation.
But guess what?
When the tournament starts in November, time and place will be the new things you're least concerned about.
You wanna know why?
Because there are new rules being introduced in Qatar this year.
Did we just hear you ask what those rules might be?
