Qatar World Cup finals: Check fixture list involving all Newcastle United players

Six players from Newcastle United are taking part in the Qatar World Cup finals. The player of particular interest to NUFC is Garang Kuol, who signed with the club in September and will formally join when the January transfer window opens.

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The tournament will begin at 4 p.m. on Sunday, November 20, with Qatar vs. Ecuador, which may not be the most exciting game to start the group games. However, 24 countries are competing in total, divided into six groups of four, for a total of 48 group games.
The top teams from each of the six groups move-forward, with the best four who finish third in groups also advancing. So, 16 teams remain in the game, with just 10 eliminated in the first round. Newcastle United has six players competing in the Qatar World Cup finals.

Garang Kuol is the player of special NUFC interest, signed for Newcastle in September and will formally join the club when the January transfer window opens. The exciting 18-year-old striker in Australia's finals squad.


​Qatar World Cup: Most expensive World cup ever​
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The gleaming new stadiums are ready and cost more than $6.5 billion.

The gleaming new stadiums are ready and cost more than $6.5 billion.
FIFA lauded Qatar's preparations and its stadiums designed to highlight Arabic tradition and culture.


FIFA lauded Qatar's preparations and its stadiums designed to highlight Arabic tradition and culture.
Plans also include a driverless metro system with a price tag of $36 billion serving five of the eight venues.
Plans also include a driverless metro system with a price tag of $36 billion serving five of the eight venues.
Thousands of laborers worked relentlessly to finish some hotels, apartment blocks, and roads.

Thousands of laborers worked relentlessly to finish some hotels, apartment blocks, and roads.
Qatar's natural gas riches have given the emirate seemingly bottomless pockets to pay for the football extravaga

Qatar's natural gas riches have given the emirate seemingly bottomless pockets to pay for the football extravaga
Mind-boggling estimates of up to $300 billion have been given for the total infrastructure spending over the past decade.


Mind-boggling estimates of up to $300 billion have been given for the total infrastructure spending over the past decade.
By contrast, the 2014 World Cup in Brazil cost an estimated $11.5 billion, and Russia 2018 about $14 billion.


By contrast, the 2014 World Cup in Brazil cost an estimated $11.5 billion, and Russia 2018 about $14 billion.
The most expensive ticket is for Category 1 seating at the final, which is 5,850 Qatari rials (approximately $1,600).

The most expensive ticket is for Category 1 seating at the final, which is 5,850 Qatari rials (approximately $1,600).
According to Fifa, nearly 2.9 million tickets have been sold for the World Cup so far.

According to Fifa, nearly 2.9 million tickets have been sold for the World Cup so far.


Of the 48 group games, 11 are of particular interest to Newcastle United fans:

• Monday, November 21, 13:00: England v Iran
• Tuesday, November 22, 19:00: France v Australia
• Thursday, November 24, 10:00: Switzerland v Cameroon
• Thursday, November 24, 19:00: Brazil v Serbia
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• Friday, November 25, 19:00: England v USA
• Saturday, November 26, 10:00: Tunisia v Australia
• Monday, November 28, 16:00: Brazil v Switzerland
• Tuesday, November 29, 19:00: England v Wales
• Wednesday, November 30, 15:00: Australia v Denmark
• Friday, December 2, 19:00: Serbia v Switzerland
• Friday, December 2, 19:00: Cameroon v Brazil

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