A total of 64 matches will be played to decide the winners of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
There are only a few days left until the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and all nations are represented. We can now predict who would be best placed to advance to the knockout stages now that the group stage pairings have been decided.
Senegal's game against the Netherlands at the Al Thumama Stadium was originally scheduled to kick off the tournament a day later, but Qatar's game has been brought forward to allow them to kick off their home tournament.
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With their Group B encounter against Iran scheduled for Monday 21 November at 13pm UK time, England will now play matchday two. The Premier League stops eight days before the match. Wales' opener will also take place on Monday, November 21, having qualified via the play-offs.
In Group B, England will face the United States; in Group C, Argentina and Lionel Messi will face Mexico; and in Group H, Luis Suarez and Uruguay will try to spoil what could be Cristiano Ronaldo's final World Cup appearance.
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2022 FIFA World Cup Schedule Full Details:
| Game name | Football |
| Tournament name | FIFA World Cup 2022 |
| Coordinator | FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) |
| An | 2022 |
| Host country | Qatar |
| First game | November 21, 2022 |
| Category | Sports news |
| Final match | 18th December 2022 |
| Total number of matches | 64 |
| Total teams | 32 |
Qualified teams for the 2022 FIFA World Cup:
| Saucepan 1 | Saucepan 2 | Saucepan 3 | Saucepan 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | Mexico | Senegal | Cameroon |
| Brazil | Netherlands | Iran | Canada |
| Belgium | Denmark | Japan | Ecuador |
| France | Germany | Morocco | Saudi Arabia |
| Argentina | Uruguay | Serbia | Ghana |
| England | Switzerland | Poland | Wales |
| Spain | USA | South Korea | Costa Rica |
| Portugal | Croatia | Tunisia | Australia |
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2022 World Cup kick-off times:
| Steps) | Location (Qatar) |
United States and Canada (HEY) |
UK (GMT) |
Australia (AEDT) |
India (IST) |
| Group stage only | 13 h | 5 am in the morning | 10 h | 21 h | 15h30 |
| Group stage only | 16 h | 8h | 13 h | 12 h | 18h30 |
| Knockout only | 18 h | 10 h | 15 h | 2h in the morning | 20h30 |
| Group stage only | 19 h | 11 h | 16 h | 3 am in the morning | 21h30 |
| Group/KO | 22 h | 14 h | 19 h | 6 hours | 00h30 |
FIFA World Cup 2022 groups:
| Groupes | Teams |
|---|---|
| group A | Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal and the Netherlands. |
| group B | England, Iran, United States, Wales. |
| group C | Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland. |
| Group D | France, Australia, Denmark and Tunisia. |
| Group E | Spain, Costa Rica, Germany and Japan. |
| Group F | Belgium, Canada, Morocco and Croatia. |
| Group G | Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland, Cameroon. |
| Group H | Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay and South Korea. |
2022 FIFA World Cup schedule:
| Match | Date | Match details | Location | Time |
| 1 | 21th November | Qatar vs Ecuador | Al Bayt Stadium | 15h30 |
| 3 | 21th November | Senegal vs Netherlands | Khalifa International Stadium | 21h30 |
| 2 | 21th November | England v Iran | Al Thumama Stadium | 18h30 |
| 4 | 22th November | USA v Wales | Al-Rayyan Stadium | 00h30 |
| 8 | 23th November | Argentina v Saudi Arabia | Lusail Stadium | 00h30 |
| Sept | 22th November | Mexico vs Poland | Ras Abu Aboud Stadium | 21h30 |
| 6 | 22th November | France vs Australia | Education City Stadium | 18h30 |
| 5 | 22th November | Denmark vs Tunisia | Al Janoub Stadium | 15h30 |
| 12 | 23th November | Spain v Costa Rica | Al Bayt Stadium | 15h30 |
| 11 | 23th November | Germany versus Japan | Khalifa International Stadium | 21h30 |
| dix | 23th November | Belgium v Canada | Al Thumama Stadium | 18h30 |
| 9 | 24th November | Morocco vs Croatia | Al-Rayyan Stadium | 00h30 |
| 16 | 25th November | Brazil vs Serbia | Lusail Stadium | 00h30 |
| 15 | 24th November | Switzerland vs Cameroon | Ras Abu Aboud Stadium | 21h30 |
| 14 | 24th November | Portugal v Ghana | Education City Stadium | 18h30 |
| 13 | 24th November | Uruguay v South Korea | Al Janoub Stadium | 15h30 |
| 20 | 25th November | England vs USA | Al Bayt Stadium | 15h30 |
| 19 | 25th November | Wales v Iran | Khalifa International Stadium | 21h30 |
| 18 | 25th November | Qatar v Senegal | Al Thumama Stadium | 18h30 |
| 17 | 26th November | Netherlands vs Ecuador | Al-Rayyan Stadium | 00h30 |
| 24 | 27th November | France v Denmark | Lusail Stadium | 00h30 |
| 23 | 26th November | Tunisia vs Australia | Ras Abu Aboud Stadium | 21h30 |
| 22 | 26th November | Argentina vs Mexico | Education City Stadium | 18h30 |
| 21 | 26th November | Poland vs Saudi Arabia | Al Janoub Stadium | 15h30 |
| 28 | 27th November | Belgium vs Morocco | Al Bayt Stadium | 15h30 |
| 27 | 27th November | Croatia v Canada | Khalifa International Stadium | 21h30 |
| 26 | 27th November | Spain v Germany | Al Thumama Stadium | 18h30 |
| 25 | 28th November | Japan vs. Costa Rica | Al-Rayyan Stadium | 00h30 |
| 32 | 29th November | Portugal v Uruguay | Lusail Stadium | 00h30 |
| 31 | 28th November | South Korea v Ghana | Ras Abu Aboud Stadium | 21h30 |
| 30 | 28th November | Brazil vs Switzerland | Education City Stadium | 18h30 |
| 29 | 28th November | Cameroon vs Serbia | Al Janoub Stadium | 15h30 |
| 36 | 29th November | Netherlands v Qatar | Al Bayt Stadium | 15h30 |
| 35 | 29th November | Ecuador vs Senegal | Khalifa International Stadium | 21h30 |
| 34 | 29th November | Wales v England | Al Thumama Stadium | 18h30 |
| 33 | 30th November | Iran versus the United States | Al-Rayyan Stadium | 00h30 |
| 40 | 1er december | Poland vs Argentina | Lusail Stadium | 00h30 |
| 39 | 30th November | Saudi Arabia vs Mexico | Ras Abu Aboud Stadium | 21h30 |
| 38 | 30th November | Tunisia vs France | Education City Stadium | 18h30 |
| 37 | 30th November | Australia vs Denmark | Al Janoub Stadium | 15h30 |
| 44 | 1er december | Japan vs Spain | Al Bayt Stadium | 15h30 |
| 43 | 1er december | Costa Rica v Germany | Khalifa International Stadium | 21h30 |
| 42 | 1er december | Croatia vs Belgium | Al Thumama Stadium | 18h30 |
| 41 | 2 December | Canada v Morocco | Al-Rayyan Stadium | 00h30 |
| 48 | 3 December | Cameroon vs Brazil | Lusail Stadium | 00h30 |
| 47 | 2 December | Serbia vs Switzerland | Ras Abu Aboud Stadium | 21h30 |
| 46 | 2 December | South Korea v Portugal | Education City Stadium | 18h30 |
| 45 | 2 December | Ghana v Uruguay | Al Janoub Stadium | 15h30 |
ROUND 16:
| Match | Date | Match details | Time | Location |
| 49 | 3 December | 1A versus 2B | 20h30 | Khalifa International Stadium |
| 50 | 4 December | 1C versus 2D | 00h30 | Al-Rayyan Stadium |
| 51 | 5 December | 1B versus 2A | 00h30 | Al Bayt Stadium |
| 52 | 4 December | 1D versus 2C | 20h30 | Al Thumama Stadium |
| 54 | 6 December | 1G versus 2H | 00h30 | Ras Abu Aboud Stadium |
| 53 | 5 December | 1E versus 2F | 20h30 | Al Janoub Stadium |
| 56 | 7 December | 1H versus 2G | 00h30 | Lusail Stadium |
| 55 | 6 December | 1F versus 2E | 20h30 | Education City Stadium |
| FINAL QUARTERS | ||||
| 57 | 10 December | W49 versus W50 | 00h30 | Lusail Stadium |
| 58 | 9 December | S53 versus S54 | 20h30 | Education City Stadium |
| 59 | 11 December | S51 versus S52 | 00h30 | Al Bayt Stadium |
| 60 | 10 December | W55 versus W56 | 20h30 | Al Thumama Stadium |
| SEMI FINALS | ||||
| 61 | 14 December | S57 versus S58 | 00h30 | Lusail Stadium |
| 62 | 15 December | W59 versus W60 | 00h30 | Al Bayt Stadium |
| THIRD PLACE MATCH | ||||
| 63 | 17 December | L61 versus L62 | 20h30 | Khalifa International Stadium |
| FINAL | ||||
| 64 | 18 December | S61 versus S62 | 20h30 | Lusail Stadium |
