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A 32-day tournament using five full weekends wasn’t available this time because of the deal FIFA had to strike with European leagues and clubs in 2015 to drop the World Cup into the middle of their domestic season. “The only advantage I see is starting on the 24th,” he said, noting that teams which play on Nov. 21 — England, Netherlands, United States — have fewer days to prepare.
In the Premier League on Sunday, Ecuador players Moisés Caicedo and Pervis Estupiñán were on the field for Brighton exactly one week before their national team opens the World Cup against Qatar.
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