ColoradoHusk
Donor
I think the World Cup was going to initially held during the historical summer months, when the qualifying window started in March 2021. But, after determining it would be too dang hot in Qatar, the tournament was moved to Nov/Dec 2022 (which was announced in Nov 2021). So, the qualifying tournaments had already started when they pushed the World Cup back, thus creating the extra time between qualifying and the actual tournament.It’s crazy to me that they qualify for something that isn’t going to be played for 8 months.