The 2022 FIFA World Cup will be hosted from November 21, 2022 to December 18, 2022 in Qatar, update the FIFA World Cup 2022 schedule below. There are 32 countries ready to compete for the next World Cup. The men’s international football tournament was organized for the first time in an Arab country. The first opening match of the FIFA World Cup will be held on November 20, 2022 at 7:00 pm at the Al Bayt Stadium. The FIFA Finals will be held on December 18, 2022 at the Lusail Iconic Stadium.
FIFA world cup 2022 schedule :Match timings and schedule
FIFA World Cup 2022 groups:
- Group A: Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal, Netherlands
- Group B: England, Iran, USA, 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
Where will the FIFA World Cup 2022 be held?
What are the world cup timings?
The first two rounds of matches will start at 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM, 7:00 PM and 10:00 PM (GMT+3). Qatar is one hour behind the United Arab Emirates (GST).
The starting time for the final round of singles and knockout matches will be 6:00 am and 10:00 pm. The final is scheduled to start at 6pm local time.
FIFA world cup 2022 schedule : Date, day and venue
20 November , Sunday
Group A: Qatar vs Ecuador (Al Bayt Stadium; starting at 7:00 PM)
21 November, Monday
Group B: England vs Iran (Khalifa International Stadium; starting at 1:00 PM)
Group A: Senegal vs Netherlands (Al Thumama Stadium; starting at 4:00 PM)
Group B: USA vs Wales (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium; starting at 7:00 PM)
22 November, Tuesday
Group C: Argentina vs Saudi Arabia (Lusail Stadium; starting at 10:00 AM)
Group D: Denmark vs Tunisia (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan; starting at 1:00 PM)
Group C: Mexico vs Poland (Stadium 974, Doha; starting at 4:00 PM)
Group D: France vs Australia (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah; starting at 7:00 PM)
23 November, Wednesday
Group F: Morocco vs Croatia (Al Bayt Stadium; starting at 10:00 AM)
Group E: Germany vs Japan (Khalifa International Stadium; starting at 1:00 PM)
Group E: Spain vs Costa Rica (Al Thumama Stadium; starting at 4:00 PM)
Group F: Belgium vs Canada (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium; starting at 7:00 PM)
24 November, Thursday
Group G: Switzerland vs Cameroon (Al Janoub Stadium; starting at 10:00 AM)
Group H: Uruguay vs South Korea (Education City Stadium; starting at 1:00 PM)
Group H: Portugal vs Ghana (Stadium 974; starting at 4:00 PM)
Group G: Brazil vs Serbia (Lusail Stadium; starting at 7:00 PM)
25 November, Friday
Group B: Wales vs Iran (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium; starting at 10:00 AM)
Group A: Qatar vs Senegal (Al Thumama Stadium; starting at 1:00 PM)
Group A: Netherlands vs Ecuador (Khalifa International Stadium; starting at 4:00 PM)
Group B: England vs USA (Al Bayt Stadium; starting at 7:00 PM)
26 November, Saturday
Group C: Tunisia vs Australia (Al Janoub Stadium; starting at 10:00 AM)
Group C: Poland vs Saudi Arabia (Education City Stadium; starting at 1:00 PM)
Group D: France vs Denmark (Stadium 974; starting at 4:00 PM)
Group C: Argentina vs Mexico (Lusail Stadium; starting at 7:00 PM)
27 November, Sunday
Group E: Japan vs Costa Rica (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium;starting at 10:00 AM)
Group F: Belgium vs Morocco (Al Thumama Stadium; starting at 1:00 PM)
Group F: Croatia vs Canada (Khalifa International Stadium; starting at 4:00 PM)
Group E: Spain vs Germany (Al Bayt Stadium; starting at 7:00 PM)
28 November, Monday
Group G: Cameroon vs Serbia (Al Janoub Stadium; starting at 10:00 AM)
Group G: South Korea vs Ghana (Education City Stadium; starting at 1:00 PM)
Group H: Brazil vs Switzerland (Stadium 974; starting at 4:00 PM)
Group H: Portugal vs Uruguay (Lusail Stadium; starting at 7:00 PM)
29 November, Tuesday
Group A: Netherlands vs Qatar (Al Bayt Stadium; starting at 3:00 PM)
Group A: Ecuador vs Senegal (Khalifa International Stadium; starting at 3:00 PM)
Group B: Wales vs England (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium; starting at 7:00 PM)
Group B: Iran vs USA (Al Thumama Stadium; starting at 7:00 PM)
30 November, Wednesday
Group D: Australia vs Denmark (Al Janoub Stadium; starting at 3:00 PM)
Group D: Tunisia vs France (Education City Stadium; starting at 3:00 PM)
Group C: Poland vs Argentina (Stadium 974; starting at 7:00 PM)
Group C: Saudi Arabia vs Mexico (Lusail Stadium; starting at 7:00 PM)
1 December, Thursday
Group F: Croatia vs Belgium (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium; starting at 3:00 PM)
Group F: Canada vs Morocco (Al Thumama Stadium; starting at 3:00 PM)
Group E: Costa Rica vs Germany (Al Bayt Stadium; starting at 7:00 PM)
Group E: Japan vs Spain (Khalifa International Stadium; starting at 7:00 PM)
2 December, Friday
Group G: South Korea vs Portugal (Education City Stadium; starting at 3:00 PM)
Group G: Ghana vs Uruguay (Al Janoub Stadium; starting at 3:00 PM)
Group H: Serbia vs Switzerland (Stadium 974; starting at 7:00 PM)
Group H: Cameroon vs Brazil (Lusail Stadium; starting at 7:00 PM)
Round of 16 in FIFA World Cup 2022 schedule
3 December, Saturday
49 – Winners of Group A vs Runners-up of Group B (Khalifa International Stadium; starting at 3:00 PM)
50 – Winners of Group C vs Runners-up of Group D (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium; starting at 7:00 PM)
4 December, Sunday
52 – Winners
of Group D vs Runners-up of Group C (Al Thumama Stadium; starting at 3:00 PM)
51 – Winners of Group B vs Runners-up of Group A (Al Bayt Stadium; starting at 7:00 PM)
5 December, Monday
53 – Winners of Group E vs Runners-up of Group F (Al Janoub Stadium; starting at 3:00 PM)
54 – Winners of Group G vs Runners-up of Group H (Stadium 974; starting at 7:00 PM)
6 December, Tuesday
55 – Winners of Group F vs Runners-up of Group E (Education City Stadium; starting at 3:00 PM)
56 – Winners of Group H vs Runners-up of Group G (Lusail Iconic Stadium; starting at 7:00 PM)
FIFA World Cup 2022 schedule : Qatar quarter-finals
9 December, Friday
58 – Winners of 53 vs Winners of 54 (Education City Stadium; starting at 3:00 PM)
57 – Winners of 49 vs Winners of 50 (Lusail Iconic Stadium; starting at 7:00 PM)
10 December, Saturday
60 – Winners of 55 vs Winners of 56 (Al Thumama Stadium; starting at 3:00 PM)
59 – Winners of 51 vs Winners of 52 (Al Bayt Stadium; starting at 7:00 PM)
FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar semi-finals
13 December, Tuesday
61 – Winners of 57 vs Winners of 58 (Lusail Iconic Stadium; starting at 7:00 PM)
14 December, Wednesday
62 – Winners of 59 vs Winners of 60 (Al Bayt Stadium; starting at 7:00 PM)
17 December, Saturday
63 – Third place play-off (Khalifa International Stadium; starting at 3:00 PM)
FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar finals
18 December, Sunday
64 – The World Cup final (Lusail Iconic Stadium; starting at 3 :00 PM)
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