Qatar 2022 World Cup calendar: Times and location

 

Qatar 2022 World Cup calendar

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The 2022 World Cup will be held for the first time in winter and is bound to be a special event, especially in terms of the schedule. To make sure you don't miss any of the 64 matches, here is the schedule for the 2022 World Cup.

The 2022 World Cup will kick off on Sunday 20 November with the match between the host country, Qatar, and Ecuador at the Al-Bayt Stadium. The final will take place on Sunday 18 December at the Lusail Stadium.

The 2022 World Cup Qatar  groups

The 2022 World Cup will begin with 32 teams in eight groups of four:

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

What is the World Cup Qatar 2022  schedule?

Sunday November 20

Group A: Qatar vs Ecuador (Al Bayt Stadium,  kick-off 7pm)

Monday November 21

Group B: England vs Iran (Khalifa International Stadium,  kick-off 1pm)

Group A: Senegal vs Netherlands (Al Thumama Stadium,  kick-off 4pm)

Group B: USA vs Wales (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium,  kick-off 7pm)

Tuesday November 22

Group C: Argentina vs Saudi Arabia (Lusail  Stadium, kick-off 10am)

Group D: Denmark vs Tunisia (Education City Stadium, kick-off 1pm)

Group C: Mexico vs Poland (Stadium 974, Doha; kick-off 4pm)

Group D: France vs Australia (Al Janoub Stadium,  kick-off 7pm)

Wednesday November 23

Group F: Morocco vs Croatia (Al Bayt Stadium, kick-off 10am)

Group E: Germany vs Japan (Khalifa International Stadium, kick-off 1pm)

Group E: Spain vs Costa Rica (Al Thumama Stadium,  kick-off 4pm)

Group F: Belgium vs Canada (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium,  kick-off 7pm)

Thursday November 24

Group G: Switzerland vs Cameroon (Al Janoub Stadium, kick-off 10am)

Group H: Uruguay vs South Korea (Education City Stadium, kick-off 1pm)

Group H: Portugal vs Ghana (Stadium 974, Doha; kick-off 4pm)

Group G: Brazil vs Serbia (Lusail  Stadium, ; kick-off 7pm)

Friday November 25

Group B: Wales vs Iran (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, kick-off 10am)

Group A: Qatar vs Senegal (Al Thumama Stadium,  kick-off 1pm)

Group A: Netherlands vs Ecuador (Khalifa International Stadium, kick-off 4pm)

Group B: England vs USA (Al Bayt Stadium, kick-off 7pm)

Saturday November 26

Group D: Tunisia vs Australia (Al Janoub Stadium,  kick-off 10am)

Group C: Poland vs Saudi Arabia (Education City Stadium,  kick-off 1pm)

Group D: France vs Denmark (Stadium 974, Doha; kick-off 4pm)

Group C: Argentina vs Mexico (Stadium  LusaiL kick-off 7pm)

Sunday November 27

Group E: Japan vs Costa Rica (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium,  kick-off 10am)

Group F: Belgium vs Morocco (Al Thumama Stadium,  kick-off 1pm)

Group F: Croatia vs Canada (Khalifa International Stadium,  kick-off 4pm)

Group E: Spain vs Germany (Al Bayt Stadium,  kick-off 7pm)

Monday November 28

Group G: Cameroon vs Serbia (Al Janoub Stadium, kick-off 10am)

Group H: South Korea vs Ghana (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan; kick-off 1pm)

Group G: Brazil vs Switzerland (Stadium 974, Doha; kick-off 4pm)

Group H: Portugal vs Uruguay (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; kick-off 7pm)

Tuesday November 29

Group A: Netherlands vs Qatar (Al Bayt Stadium,  kick-off 3pm)

Group A: Ecuador vs Senegal (Khalifa International Stadium,  kick-off 3pm)

Group B: Wales vs England (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium,  kick-off 7pm)

Group B: Iran vs USA (Al Thumama Stadium, kick-off 7pm)

Wednesday November 30

Group D: Australia vs Denmark (Al Janoub Stadium, kick-off 3pm)

Group D: Tunisia vs France (Education City Stadium,  kick-off 3pm)

Group C: Poland vs Argentina (Stadium 974, Doha; kick-off 7pm)

Group C: Saudi Arabia vs Mexico (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; kick-off 7pm)

Thursday December 1

Group F: Croatia vs Belgium (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan; kick-off 3pm)

Group F: Canada vs Morocco (Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor; kick-off 3pm)

Group E: Costa Rica vs Germany (Al Bayt Stadium,  kick-off 7pm)

Group E: Japan vs Spain (Khalifa International Stadium, ; kick-off 7pm)

Friday, December 2

Group G: South Korea vs Portugal (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan; kick-off 3pm)

Group G: Ghana vs Uruguay (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah; kick-off 3pm)

Group H: Serbia vs Switzerland (Stadium 974, Doha; kick-off 7pm)

Group H: Cameroon vs Brazil (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; kick-off 7pm)

Round of 16

Saturday December 3

49 - Winners of Group A vs Runners-up of Group B (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan; kick-off 3pm)

50 - Winners of Group C vs Runners-up of Group D (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan; kick-off 7pm)

Sunday December 4

52 - Winners of Group D vs Runners-up of Group C (Al Thumama Stadium, Doha; kick-off 3pm)

51 - Winners of Group B vs Runners-up of Group A (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor; kick-off 7pm)

Monday December 5

53 - Winners of Group E vs Runners-up of Group F (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah; kick-off 3pm)

54 - Winners of Group G vs Runners-up of Group H (Stadium 974, Doha; kick-off 7pm)

Tuesday December 6

55 - Winners of Group F vs Runners-up of Group E (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan; kick-off 3pm)

56 - Winners of Group H vs Runners-up of Group G (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; kick-off 7pm)

Quarter-finals

Friday December 9

58 - Winners of 53 vs Winners of 54 (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan; kick-off 3pm)

57 - Winners of 49 vs Winners of 50 (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; 7pm)

Saturday December 10

60 - Winners of 55 vs Winners of 56 (Al Thumama Stadium,  kick-off 3pm)

59 - Winners of 51 vs Winners of 52 (Al Bayt Stadium,  kick-off 7pm)

Semi-finals

Tuesday December 13

61 - Winners of 57 vs Winners of 58 (Lusail Stadium, kick-off 7pm)

Wednesday December 14

62 - Winners of 59 vs Winners of 60 (Al Bayt Stadium,  kick-off 7pm)

Saturday December 17

63 - Third place play-off (Khalifa International Stadium,  kick-off 3pm)

Final

Sunday December 18

64 - The World Cup final (Lusail Stadium,  kick-off 3pm)

Details of the 2022 World Cup schedule

A tighter schedule

Because the World Cup is scheduled in winter, FIFA has had to adapt and opt for a tighter calendar in order to disrupt the club season as little as possible, which is interrupted in the middle of the year, which inevitably irritates the leagues and teams. As a result, the World Cup will be played over only 29 days and the group stage over only 13 days.

 For the first time in the history of the World Cup, there will be not 3 but 4 daily matches systematically scheduled (except for the first two days of the tournament).

A typical day in Qatar

During the group stage, 4 matches will be scheduled each day, with some exceptions. The first match will take place at 11am in France (or 1pm in Qatar), the second at 2pm, the third at 5pm and the last at 8pm (or 10pm in Qatar).

The knockout matches will only take place in the evening: at 4pm and 8pm in France, or at 6pm and 10pm in Qatar. The final will thus take place at 4pm.

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