The tournament kicks off on Monday November 21 at the Al Bayt stadium in Al Khor with a match that will feature the host country. The final will be played at the Lusail Stadium in Doha a week before Christmas on Sunday December 18. There are always a few journeymen pros who may be down on their luck before getting to live the dream of competing on the biggest stage of all. Some miss the cut by a mile, some get into the weekend and land a plum pairing with a golfing superstar. "There will be people who say 'Antonio Conte has just gone to Tottenham'. He was never coming to Manchester United. Manchester United's board were never going to appoint Antonio Conte whether you agree with that or not. I don't think Antonio Conte would have been a fit for Manchester United and I don't think there is an absolutely perfect fit available at this time so they have to bring someone in temporarily until someone is available who can take forward the work that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has done."