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World Cup 2022: Qatar tournament dates, schedule, kick-off times and finals
The World Cup 2022 will be held in Qatar from November 20th to December 18th, with 32 teams competing in eight groups.
Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup is just a few days away. This year’s tournament will be the first to be held in the Middle East and from late November to he will be the first to be held in early December.
The event will take place in eight stadiums spread across five Qatar towns: Lusail, Al Khor, Al Rayyan, Al Wakrah and Doha.
The top two teams from each group advancing to the World Cup Knockout Stage have already qualified.
The two-time Intercontinental Playoff winners were given two opening spots in Groups D and E. Australia received their first ticket after beating Peru on penalties.
When and where will the 2022 World Cup take place?
The 2022 Qatar World Cup will take place on Sunday 20 November at Arbeit Stadium, where the host nation will face Ecuador in Group A.
Senegal’s match against the Netherlands at Al Toumama Stadium was originally scheduled to start the tournament a day later, but Qatar’s match was brought forward to allow the home tournament to start.
England will appear on Day 2 in their Group B match against Iran, which is scheduled to kick off at 1pm UK time on Monday 21 November.The game comes just eight days after the Premier League shuts down
After qualifying in the playoffs, Wales’ first match will also be played on Monday 21 November.
Wales will face England in Group B on Tuesday 29 November.
The final will take place on Sunday 18th December, one week before Christmas, at Doha’s Lusail Stadium.
What is the World Cup group draw?
The 2022 World Cup will start with 32 teams in eight groups of four.
- Group A: Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal, Netherlands
- Group B: England, Iran, America, Wales
- Group C: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland
- Group D: France, Australia, Denmark, Tunisia
- Group E: Spain, Costa Rica, Germany, Japan
- Group F: Belgium, Canada, Morocco, Croatia
- Group G: Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland, Cameroon
- Group H: Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay, South Korea
What is the format and schedule of the World Cup?
The Group Stage will feature 4 matches per day, spread over 12 days, with the winners and runners-up advancing to the Round of 16.
Group Stage – Full Kickoff Time
Sunday, November 20th
Group A: Qatar vs Ecuador (Ar Bait Stadium, Al Hall, 7pm Kick Off)
Monday, November 21st
Group B: England v Iran (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, 1pm kickoff)
Group A: Senegal v Netherlands (Al Toumama Stadium, Al Khor, 4pm kick off)
Group B: USA v Wales (Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, 7pm kick off)
Tuesday, November 22nd
Group C: Argentina vs Saudi Arabia (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, 10am Kick Off)
Group D: Denmark vs Tunisia (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, 1pm kick-off)
Group C: Mexico vs Poland (Stadium 974, Doha, 4pm kick off)
Group D: France v Australia (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, 7pm kick off)
Wednesday, November 23rd
Group F: Morocco vs Croatia (Ar Bait Stadium, Al Khor, 10am Kick Off)
Group E: Germany v Japan (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, 1pm kickoff)
Group E: Spain vs Costa Rica (Al Toumama Stadium, Al Hall, 4pm kick-off)
Group F: Belgium vs Canada (Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, 7pm kick off)
Thursday, November 24th
Group G: Switzerland vs Cameroon (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, 10am kick off)
Group H: Uruguay vs South Korea (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, 1pm kick off)
Group H: Portugal vs Ghana (Stadium 974, Doha, 4pm kick-off)
Group G: Brazil vs Serbia (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, 7pm kick-off)
Friday, November 25th
Group B: Wales v Iran (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, 10am kickoff)
Group A: Qatar vs Senegal (Al Toumama Stadium, Al Khor, 1pm kick off)
Group A: Netherlands vs Ecuador (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, 4pm kick-off)
Group B: England vs USA (Al Khor, Al Bayt Stadium, 7pm kick off)
Saturday, November 26th
Group D: Tunisia vs Australia (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, 10am Kick Off)
Group C: Poland vs Saudi Arabia (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, 1pm kick off)
Group D: France v Denmark (Stadium 974, Doha, 4pm kick-off)
Group C: Argentina vs Mexico (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, 7pm Kickoff)
Sunday, November 27th
Group E: Japan vs Costa Rica (Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, 10am Kick Off)
Group F: Belgium v Morocco (Al Toumama Stadium, Al Khor, 1pm kick off)
Group F: Croatia vs Canada (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, 4pm kick off)
Group E: Spain vs Germany (Ar Bait Stadium, Al Hall, 7pm kickoff)
Monday, November 28th
Group G: Cameroon vs Serbia (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, 10am Kick Off)
Group H: South Korea vs Ghana (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, 1pm Kick Off)
Group G: Brazil vs Switzerland (Stadium 974, Doha, 4pm kick-off)
Group H: Portugal vs Uruguay (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, 7pm kick-off)
Tuesday, November 29th
Group A: Netherlands vs Qatar (Ar Bait Stadium, Al Hall, 3pm kick off)
Group A: Ecuador vs Senegal (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, 3pm kick off)
Group B: Wales v England (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, 7pm kickoff)
Group B: Iran vs USA (Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor, 7pm Kick Off)
Wednesday, November 30th
Group D: Australia v Denmark (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, 3pm kickoff)
Group D: Tunisia vs France (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, 3pm kick off)
Group C: Poland vs Argentina (Stadium 974, Doha, 7pm kick-off)
Group C: Saudi Arabia v Mexico (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, 7pm Kickoff)
December 1st (Thursday)
Group F: Croatia vs Belgium (Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, 3pm kick-off)
Group F: Canada v Morocco (Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor, 3pm kick off)
Group E: Costa Rica vs Germany (Al Bait Stadium, Al Hall, 7pm Kickoff)
Group E: Japan vs Spain (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, 7pm kick off)
Friday, December 2nd
Group G: South Korea vs Portugal (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, 3pm kick off)
Group G: Ghana vs Uruguay (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, 3pm kick off)
Group H: Serbia vs Switzerland (Stadium 974, Doha, 7pm kick-off)
Group H: Cameroon vs Brazil (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, 7pm kick off)
round 16
Saturday, December 3rd
49 – Group A Winner vs Group B Runner-up (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, 3pm Kick Off)
50 – Group C winner vs Group D runners-up (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, 7pm kickoff)
December 4th (Sun)
52 – Group D winner vs Group C runners-up (Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, 3pm kick-off)
51 – Group B Winner vs Group A Runner-up (Al Khor, Arbait Stadium, 7pm kickoff)
Monday, December 5th
53 – Group E winner vs Group F runners-up (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, 3pm kickoff)
54 – Group G winner vs Group H runners-up (Stadium 974, Doha, 7pm kick-off)
December 6 (Tue)
55 – Group F Winner vs Group E Runner-up (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, 3pm kick-off)
56 – Group H Winner vs Group G Runner-up (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, 7pm kick-off)
quaterfinals
Friday, December 9th
Winners 58 – 53 vs Winners 54 (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, 3pm kick off)
Winners 57 – 49 vs Winners 50 (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, 7pm)
Saturday, December 10th
Winners 60 – 55 vs Winners 56 (Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, 3pm kick off)
Winners 59 – 51 vs Winners 52 (Al Bait Stadium, Al Hall, 7pm kickoff)
semi-finals
Tuesday, December 13th
61 – 57 Winners vs 58 Winners (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, 7pm kick off)
Wednesday, December 14th
Winners 62 – 59 vs Winners 60 (Al Bait Stadium, Al Hall, 7pm kickoff)
Saturday, December 17th
63 – Third Place Game (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, 3pm Kick Off)
Last
Sunday, December 18th
64 – World Cup Final (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, 3pm Kick Off)
Group games will be held at eight stadiums: Al Bait Stadium, Khalifa International Stadium, Al Thumama Stadium, Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Lusail Stadium, Ras Abu Aboud Stadium, Education City Stadium and Al Janoub Stadium.
