Tuesday 24 February 2015 18:08, UK
The FIFA task force has recommended that the 2022 World Cup is played from late November to late December at its final meeting in Doha.
The task force has also proposed a shorter tournament in compensation for moving it to the winter in order to avoid the fierce heat of the Middle East in June and July.
FIFA's executive committee meeting in Zurich on March 19 and 20 will now make the final decision on when the tournament is played.
There are no plans to reduce the size of the tournament from 32 teams or 64 matches, but the tournament would be shortened by a matter of days, with some commentators speculating it could run from November 26 to December 23.
A FIFA statement read: "The proposed event dates have the full support of all six confederations. The proposal will be discussed at the next meeting of the FIFA executive committee, scheduled to take place at the home of FIFA in Zurich on 19 and 20 March 2015.
"The outcome of the discussions is also a proposed reduced competition days schedule with the exact dates to be defined in line with the match schedule and number of venues to be used for the 22nd edition of football's flagship event."
A shift to November-December faces resistance from European clubs who fear major disruption to the Champions League and domestic leagues, with an alternative May-June proposal put forward, but FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke said: "There is one solution, November-December."
Concerns
Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa, the chairman of the task force and head of the Asian Football Confederation, added: "Some people have concerns, but whatever decision you're going to take will have some questions about it. But we need to look at the overall benefit of everybody.
"We are very pleased that, after careful consideration of the various opinions and detailed discussions with all stakeholders, we have identified what we believe to be the best solution for the 2018-2024 international match calendar and football in general.
"It was a challenging task and I want to thank all members of the football community for their productive input and constructiveness in helping to find a solution that we believe can work for everyone."
UEFA, which is one of FIFA's six confederations, said it supported the recommendation made by the task force for the World Cup to be played in late November to late December 2022.
A statement read: "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.
"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."
