The 2022 FIFA World Cup will be a tournament like no other both on and off the pitch.
In the 12 years since Qatar was handed the honour of becoming the first Middle Eastern country to host the World Cup, the country's abhorrent human rights record has rightly dominated the build-up and cast a shadow over what is usually one of the most celebrated month in the football calendar.
But because of the wholesale changes to the 22nd edition of the World Cup, none more so than it being held in the winter, the showpiece finals in Qatar will have an unusual eerie feel to it.