Date & Time, FIFA World Cup Teams
FIFA World Cup 2022 to take place in Qatar from November 20 till December 18, in which a total of 32 teams divided into 8 groups will compete with each other to provide us with the world champion.
Here in this article, we will be providing you with the latest schedule for every team so that you can be ale to plan easily as per your favorite match of the tournament.
When and Where is the World Cup 2022?
The FIFA World Cup 2022 is to kick start on November 20, Sunday from the Al Bayt Stadium in which the hosts will take over Ecuador from Group A. In the previous schedule, it was said that the tournament would be starting from November 21 with Senegal’s game against the Netherlands at Al Thumama Stadium but Qatar’s match was forwarded so that authorities would be able to conduct the home tournament on time.
England team will now appear in the stadium on 2nd day of the tournament against their Group B rival Iran which is scheduled to be conducted 8 days after the premier league ends on November 21 Monday 01:00 PM.
After passing the qualification round the first game for the Wales team is on November 21 Monday. Wales team will then be fighting against England on November 29, Tuesday in Group B.
The final match of the tournament is planned to be conducted on December 18, Sunday at Lusail Stadium at Doha exactly one week from Christmas.
Who’s in which World Cup group?
The FIFA World Cup 2022 is to begin on November 20 and is to be played by 32 qualified teams divided equally into 8 groups as listed below:
- Group A: Qatar, Netherlands, Senegal, Ecuador
- Group B: England, Wales, USA, Iran
- Group C: Argentina, Poland, Mexico, Saudi Arabia
- Group D: France, Tunisia, Denmark, Australia
- Group E: Spain, Germany, Costa Rica, Japan
- Group F: Belgium, Croatia, Morocco, Canada
- Group G: Brazil, Cameroon, Switzerland, Serbia
- Group H: Portugal, South Korea, Uruguay, Ghana
What is the schedule and format for the Word Cup 2022?
In the group stage of the tournament, there will be a total of 4 matches played among the teams on each game day. The group stage of the tournament will last 12 days and the winners and runner-up of the round will be able to get their place for the round of 16.
On December 17, there will be a third-place play-off like at Euro 2020.
Group Stage Start:
| Date/Day | Group | Teams | Stadium | Timing |
| Sunday, November 20 | Group A | Qatar vs Ecuador | Al Bayt Stadium | 7:00 PM |
| Monday, November 21 | Group B | England vs Iran | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan | 1:00 PM |
| Group A | Senegal vs Netherlands | Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor | 4:00 PM | |
| Group B | USA vs Wales | Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan | 7:00 PM | |
| Tuesday, November 22 | Group C | Argentina vs Saudi Arabia | Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail | 10:00 AM |
| Group D | Denmark vs Tunisia | Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan | 1:00 PM | |
| Group C | Mexico vs Poland | Stadium 974, Doha | 4:00 PM | |
| Group D | France vs Australia | Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah | 7:00 PM | |
| Wednesday, November 23 | Group F | Morocco vs Croatia | Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor | 10:00 AM |
| Group E | Germany vs Japan | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan | 1:00 PM | |
| Group E | Spain vs Costa Rica | Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor | 4:00 PM | |
| Group F | Belgium vs Canada | Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan | 7:00 PM | |
| Thursday, November 24 | Group G | Switzerland vs Cameroon | Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah | 10:00 AM |
| Group H | Uruguay vs South Korea | Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan | 1:00 PM | |
| Group H | Portugal vs Ghana | Stadium 974, Doha | 4:00 PM | |
| Group G | Brazil vs Serbia | Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail | 7:00 PM | |
| Friday, November 25 | Group B | Wales vs Iran | Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan | 10:00 AM |
| Group A | Qatar vs Senegal | Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor | 1:00 PM | |
| Group A | Netherlands vs Ecuador | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan | 4:00 PM | |
| Group B | England vs USA | Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor | 7:00 PM | |
| Saturday, November 26 | Group C | Tunisia vs Australia | Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah | 10:00 AM |
| Group C | Poland vs Saudi Arabia | Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan | 1:00 PM | |
| Group D | France vs Denmark | Stadium 974, Doha | 4:00 PM | |
| Group C | Argentina vs Mexico | Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail | 7:00 PM | |
| Sunday, November 27 | Group E | Japan vs Costa Rica | Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan | 10:00 AM |
| Group F | Belgium vs Morocco | Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor | 1:00 PM | |
| Group F | Croatia vs Canada | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan | 4:00 PM | |
| Group E | Spain vs Germany | Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor | 7:00 PM | |
| Monday, November 28 | Group G | Cameroon vs Serbia | Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah | 10:00 AM |
| Group G | South Korea vs Ghana | Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan | 1:00 PM | |
| Group H | Brazil vs Switzerland | Stadium 974, Doha | 4:00 PM | |
| Group H | Portugal vs Uruguay | Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail | 7:00 PM | |
| Tuesday, November 29 | Group A | Netherlands vs Qatar | Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor | 3:00 PM |
| Group A | Ecuador vs Senegal | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan | 3:00 PM | |
| Group B | Wales vs England | Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan | 7:00 PM | |
| Group B | Iran vs USA | Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor | 7:00 PM | |
| Wednesday, November 30 | Group D | Australia vs Denmark | Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah | 3:00 PM |
| Group D | Tunisia vs France | Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan | 3:00 PM | |
| Group C | Poland vs Argentina | Stadium 974, Doha | 7:00 PM | |
| Group C | Saudi Arabia vs Mexico | Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail | 7:00 PM | |
| Thursday, December 1 | Group F | Croatia vs Belgium | Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan | 3:00 PM |
| Group F | Canada vs Morocco | Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor | 3:00 PM | |
| Group E | Costa Rica vs Germany | Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor | 7:00 PM | |
| Group E | Japan vs Spain | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan | 7:00 PM | |
| Friday, December 2 | Group G | South Korea vs Portugal | Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan | 3:00 PM |
| Group G | Ghana vs Uruguay | Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah | 3:00 PM | |
| Group H | Serbia vs Switzerland | Stadium 974, Doha | 7:00 PM | |
| Group H | Cameroon vs Brazil | Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail | 7:00 PM |
Round of 16
| Date/Day | Match NO | Teams | Stadium | Timing |
| Saturday, December 3 | 49 | Winners of Group A vs Runners-up of Group B | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan | 3:00 PM |
| 50 | Winners of Group C vs Runners-up of Group D | Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan | 7:00 PM | |
| Sunday, December 4 | 51 | Winners of Group D vs Runners-up of Group C | Al Thumama Stadium, Doha | 3:00 PM |
| 52 | Winners of Group B vs Runners-up of Group A | Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor | 7:00 PM | |
| Monday, December 5 | 53 | Winners of Group E vs Runners-up of Group F | Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah | 3:00 PM |
| 54 | Winners of Group G vs Runners-up of Group H | Stadium 974, Doha | 7:00 PM | |
| Tuesday, December 6 | 55 | Winners of Group F vs Runners-up of Group E | Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan | 3:00 PM |
| 56 | Winners of Group H vs Runners-up of Group G | Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail | 7:00 PM |
Quater Finals
| Date/Day | Match NO | Teams | Stadium | Timing |
| Friday, December 9 | 57 | Winners of 53 vs Winners of 54 | Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan | 3:00 PM |
| 58 | Winners of 49 vs Winners of 50 | Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail | 7:00 PM | |
| Saturday, December 10 | 59 | Winners of 55 vs Winners of 56 | Al Thumama Stadium, Doha | 3:00 PM |
| 60 | Winners of 51 vs Winners of 52 | Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor | 7:00 PM |
Semi Final
| Date/Day | Match NO | Teams | Stadium | Timing |
| Tuesday, December 13 | 61 | Winners of 57 vs Winners of 58 | Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail | 7:00 PM |
| Wednesday, December 14 | 62 | Winners of 59 vs Winners of 60 | Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor | 7:00 PM |
| Saturday, December 17 | 63 | Third place play-off | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan | 3:00 PM |
Final
| Date/Day | Match NO | Teams | Stadium | Timing |
| Sunday, December 18 | 64 | The World Cup final | Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail | 3:00 PM |
When will the matches kick-off?
For the first 2 rounds of matches, the timings will be of 1 PM, 4 PM, 7 PM and 10 PM.
For the final round games and the knock-out round matches the timings are 6 PM and 10 PM.
For the final fight the great finals the timings are from 06 PM local time.
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