Why are League One and League Two still playing during the World Cup?

THE EFL announced that League One and League Two are continuing their fixture schedules as normal while the World Cup takes place in Qatar.

The European top leagues will be suspended as footballing stars travel to the Middle East to compete for the trophy.

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England will be hoping to return home as champions despite falling to defeat in Euro 2020’s final and the semi-final of 2018’s World Cup.

The break will see the Premier League and Championship pause their action, but League One and League Two will continue the season.

Why are League One and League Two still playing during the World Cup?

The EFL released a statement, confirming that the Championship will be paused during the World Cup group stages, but revealed that League One and League Two fixtures will be unchanged for now.

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The statement wrote: “Match round 16 in the Championship, set to take place on Saturday, November 12, will be the final round of fixtures played ahead of the call-up period for the tournament, which begins on Monday, November 14.

“The Championship will resume on December 10 2022 following the culmination of the World Cup group stages, whilst League One and League Two fixtures will continue as normal.”

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This is due to the fact that teams in League One and League Two are less likely to be affected by the international tournament, with Championship and Premier League teams more likely to have players playing in Qatar, called up for international duty and absent for their clubs.

However, it was also revealed that individual fixtures in League One and League Two could still be postponed, subject to international call-up criteria being met.