The FIFA World Cup to schedule to be held in Qatar from November 21 to December 18, 2022. The full schedule and fixtures for the tournament will be released by FIFA. However, the opening match of the tournament has been confirmed, with hosts Qatar set to take on Ecuador at the Al Bayt Stadium on November 21. The final will be played at the Lusail Iconic Stadium on December 18.
During the group stage, four matches will be played each day, with kick-off times being 13:00, 16:00, 19:00, and 22:00 for the first two rounds. For the final round of group stage matches, and for all knockout stage matches, kick-off times will be 18:00 and 22:00.
The FIFA World Cup is the biggest sporting event in the world, and Qatar will be the first Middle Eastern nation to host the tournament.
FIFA World Cup 2022 Schedule
Group-Stage: 21 November – 2 December 2022
Round of 16: 3 December – 6 December 2022
Quarter-finals: 9 December -10 December 2022
Semi-finals: 13 December – 14 December 2022
Third-place match: 17 December 2022
Final: 18 December 2022
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FIFA World Cup 2022 Fixtures
Note: All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Group-stage
21 November 2022: Senegal vs Netherlands (1:00 pm), Al Thumama Stadium
21 November 2022: England vs Iran (4:00 pm), Khalifa International Stadium
21 November 2022: Qatar vs Ecuador (7:00 pm), Al Bayt Stadium
21 November 2022: USA vs Wales (10:00 pm), Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
22 November 2022: Argentina vs Saudi Arabia (1:00 pm), Lusail Iconic Stadium
22 November 2022: Denmark vs Tunisia (4:00 pm), Education City Stadium
22 November 2022: Mexico vs Poland (7:00 pm), Stadium 974
22 November 2022: France vs Australia (10:00 pm), Al Janoub Stadium
23 November 2022: Morocco vs Croatia (1:00 pm), Al Bayt Stadium
23 November 2022: Germany vs Japan (4:00 pm), Khalifa International Stadium
23 November 2022: Spain vs Costa Rica (7:00 pm), Al Thumama Stadium
23 November 2022: Belgium vs Canada (10:00 pm), Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
24 November 2022: Switzerland vs Cameroon (1:00 pm), Al Janoub Stadium
24 November 2022: Uruguay vs South Korea (4:00 pm), Education City Stadium
24 November 2022: Portugal vs Ghana (7:00 pm), Stadium 974
24 November 2022: Brazil vs Serbia (10:00 pm), Lusail Iconic Stadium
25 November 2022: Wales vs Iran (1:00 pm), Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
25 November 2022: Qatar vs Senegal (4:00 pm), Al Thumama Stadium
25 November 2022: Netherlands vs Ecuador (7:00 pm), Khalifa International Stadium
25 November 2022: England vs USA (10:00 pm), Al Bayt Stadium
26 November 2022: Tunisia vs Australia (1:00 pm), Al Janoub Stadium
26 November 2022: Poland vs Saudi Arabia (4:00 pm), Education City Stadium
26 November 2022: France vs Denmark (7:00 pm), Stadium 974
26 November 2022: Argentina vs Mexico (10:00 pm), Lusail Iconic Stadium
27 November 2022: Japan vs Costa Rica (1:00 pm), Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
27 November 2022: Belgium vs Morocco (4:00 pm), Al Thumama Stadium
27 November 2022: Croatia vs Canada (7:00 pm), Khalifa International Stadium
27 November 2022: Spain vs Germany (10:00 pm), Al Bayt Stadium
28 November 2022: Cameroon vs Serbia (1:00 pm), Al Janoub Stadium
28 November 2022: South Korea vs Ghana (4:00 pm), Education City Stadium
28 November 2022: Brazil vs Switzerland (7:00 pm), Stadium 974
28 November 2022: Portugal vs Uruguay (10:00 pm), Lusail Iconic Stadium
29 November 2022: Ecuador vs Senegal (6:00 pm), Khalifa International Stadium
29 November 2022: Qatar vs Netherlands (6:00 pm), Al Bayt Stadium
29 November 2022: Wales vs England (10:00 pm), Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
29 November 2022: Iran vs USA (10:00 pm), Al Thumama Stadium
30 November 2022: Tunisia vs France (6:00 pm), Education City Stadium
30 November 2022: Denmark vs Australia (6:00 pm), Al Janoub Stadium
30 November 2022: Saudi Arabia vs Mexico (10:00 pm), Stadium 974
30 November 2022: Poland vs Argentina (10:00 pm), Stadium 974
1 December 2022: Croatia vs Belgium (6:00 pm), Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
1 December 2022: Canada vs Morocco (6:00 pm), Al Thumama Stadium
1 December 2022: Japan vs Spain (10:00 pm), Khalifa International Stadium
1 December 2022: Costa Rica vs Germany (10:00 pm), Al Bayt Stadium
2 December 2022: South Korea vs Portugal (6:00 pm), Education City Stadium
2 December 2022: Ghana vs Uruguay (6:00 pm), Al Janoub Stadium
2 December 2022: Cameroon vs Brazil (10:00 pm), Lusail Iconic Stadium
2 December 2022: Serbia vs Switzerland (10:00 pm), Stadium 974
Round of 16
3 December 2022: Group A1 vs Group B2 (6:00 pm), Khalifa International Stadium
3 December 2022: Group C1 vs Group D2 (10:00 pm), Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
4 December 2022: Group D1 vs Group C2 (6:00 pm), Al Thumama Stadium
4 December 2022: Group B1 vs Group A2 (10:00 pm), Al Bayt Stadium
5 December 2022: Group E1 vs Group F2 (6:00 pm), Al Janoub Stadium
5 December 2022: Group G1 vs Group H2 (10:00 pm), Stadium 974
6 December 2022: Group F1 vs Group E2 (6:00 pm), Education City Stadium
6 December 2022: Group H1 vs Group G2 (10:00 pm), Lusail Iconic Stadium
Quarter-finals
9 December 2022: Winner M53 vs Winner M54 (6:00 pm), Education City Stadium
9 December 2022: Winner M49 vs Winner M50 (10:00 pm), Lusail Iconic Stadium
10 December 2022: Winner M55 vs Winner M56 (6:00 pm), Al Thumama Stadium
10 December 2022: Winner M51 vs Winner M52 (10:00 pm), Al Bayt Stadium
Semi-finals
13 December 2022: Winner M57 vs Winner M58 (10:00 pm), Lusail Iconic Stadium
14 December 2022: Winner M59 vs Winner M60 (10:00 pm), Al Bayt Stadium
Third-place play-off
17 December 2022: Losers M61 vs Losers M62 (6:00 pm), Khalifa International Stadium
Final
18 December 2022: Winner M61 vs Winner M62 (6:00 pm), Lusail Iconic Stadium