ZURICH, SWITZERLAND: European football body UEFA has shown support for a proposal of staging the 2022 FIFA World Cup in winter, it emerged on Tuesday. The FIFA task force looking into dates for the Qatar World Cup on Tuesday recommended a shorter tournament to be staged in November and December 2022. "UEFA supports the recommendation made by the FIFA task force for the International Match Calendar 2018-24 to stage the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar from late November to late December 2022," a statement read on Tuesday. "UEFA believes that - for the benefits of players and fans - the event should be played in winter and now awaits the final decision from the FIFA Executive Committee meeting on 18/19 March 2015. "UEFA sees no major issues in rescheduling its competitions for the 2022/23 season, should the 2022 FIFA World Cup proposal be approved by the FIFA Executive Committee, and UEFA acknowledges that the competition may be shortened and thus that the release period of players be reduced." The decision is expected to be confirmed at the next meeting of the FIFA executive committee, which will take place in Zurich on March 19 and 20.