Football world cup 2022 schedule

By Sayak Das Updated On: Dec 15, 2022 11:54 IST | 7 minutes read

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Football World Cup 2022 Match Schedule, Groups, Venues & Time

The Football World Cup 2022 is scheduled to be the 22nd edition of the international men's football World Cup. The tournament will take place in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022. This will be the first World Cup ever to be held in the Arab world. All you fantasy football fans, get ready.

The first match of the tournament will be played between hosts Qatar and Ecuador at Al Bayt Stadium, Doha. The final is due to be held on 18 December 2022, Qatar National Day. The reigning World Cup champions are France, who won the 2018 World Cup.

Football World Cup 2022 Groups

Venues For The Football World Cup 2022

64 Matches will take place across eight stadiums in Qatar.

Venue	Capacity	No. of Matches
Lusail Stadium	88966	10
Al Bayt Stadium	68895	9
Khalifa International Stadium	45857	8
Education City Stadium	44667	8
Al Thumama Stadium	44400	8
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium	45032	7
Al Janoub Stadium	44325	7
Stadium 974	44089	7

2022 World Cup Matches Kick Off Times

The first two rounds of matches will kick off at 3.30pm, 6.30pm, 9.30pm and 12.30pm IST (India Standard Time). The final round of group games and knockout-round matches have kick-off times of 8.30pm and 12.30am IST. The semi finals are scheduled to kick off at 12.30am Indian time while the 3rd place match and final is scheduled to kick off at 8.30pm Indian time.

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Football World Cup 2022 Match Schedule

Match	Group	Date	Time	Venue
Qatar vs. Ecuador	Group A	20 Nov	9.30 PM	Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
England vs. Iran	Group B	21 Nov	6.30 PM	Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
Senegal vs. Netherlands	Group A	21 Nov	9.30 PM	Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor
USA vs. Wales	Group B	22 Nov	12.30 AM	Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Argentina vs. Saudi Arabia	Group C	22 Nov	3.30 PM	Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
Denmark vs. Tunisia	Group D	22 Nov	6.30 PM	Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Mexico vs. Poland	Group C	22 Nov	9.30 PM	Stadium 974, Doha
France vs. Australia	Group D	23 Nov	12.30 AM	Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Morocco vs. Croatia	Group F	23 Nov	3.30 PM	Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Germany vs. Japan	Group E	23 Nov	6.30 PM	Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
Spain vs. Costa Rica	Group E	23 Nov	9.30 PM	Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor
Belgium vs. Canada	Group F	24 Nov	12.30 AM	Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Switzerland vs. Cameroon	Group G	24 Nov	3.30 PM	Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Uruguay vs. South Korea	Group H	24 Nov	6.30 PM	Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Portugal vs. Ghana	Group H	24 Nov	9.30 PM	Stadium 974, Doha
Brazil vs. Serbia	Group G	25 Nov	12.30 AM	Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
Wales vs. Iran	Group B	25 Nov	3.30 PM	Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Qatar vs. Senegal	Group A	25 Nov	6.30 PM	Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor
Netherlands vs. Ecuador	Group A	25 Nov	9.30 PM	Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
England vs. USA	Group B	26 Nov	12.30 AM	Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Tunisia vs. Australia	Group D	26 Nov	3.30 PM	Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Poland vs. Saudi Arabia	Group C	26 Nov	6.30 PM	Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
France vs. Denmark	Group D	26 Nov	9.30 PM	Stadium 974, Doha
Argentina vs. Mexico	Group C	27 Nov	12.30 AM	Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
Japan vs. Costa Rica	Group E	27 Nov	3.30 PM	Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Belgium vs. Morocco	Group F	27 Nov	6.30 PM	Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor
Croatia vs. Canada	Group F	27 Nov	9.30 PM	Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
Spain vs. Germany	Group E	28 Nov	12.30 AM	Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Cameroon vs. Serbia	Group G	28 Nov	3.30 PM	Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
South Korea vs. Ghana	Group H	28 Nov	6.30 PM	Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Brazil vs. Switzerland	Group G	28 Nov	9.30 PM	Stadium 974, Doha
Portugal vs. Uruguay	Group H	29 Nov	12.30 AM	Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
Netherlands vs. Qatar	Group A	29 Nov	8.30 PM	Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Ecuador vs. Senegal	Group A	29 Nov	8.30 PM	Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
Wales vs. England	Group B	30 Nov	12.30 AM	Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Iran vs. USA	Group B	30 Nov	12.30 AM	Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor
Tunisia vs. France	Group D	30 Nov	8.30 PM	Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Australia vs. Denmark	Group D	30 Nov	8.30 PM	Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Poland vs. Argentina	Group C	1 Dec	12.30 AM	Stadium 974, Doha
Saudi Arabia vs. Mexico	Group C	1 Dec	12.30 AM	Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
Croatia vs. Belgium	Group F	1 Dec	8.30 PM	Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Canada vs. Morocco	Group F	1 Dec	8.30 PM	Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor
Japan vs. Spain	Group E	2 Dec	12.30 AM	Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Costa Rica vs. Germany	Group E	2 Dec	12.30 AM	Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
South Korea vs. Portugal	Group H	2 Dec	8.30 PM	Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Ghana vs. Uruguay	Group H	2 Dec	8.30 PM	Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Cameroon vs. Brazil	Group G	3 Dec	12.30 AM	Stadium 974, Doha
Serbia vs. Switzerland	Group G	3 Dec	12.30 AM	Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail

Knockout Stage

Round of 16

Netherlands vs USA	Round of 16	3 Dec	8.30 PM	Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
Argentina vs Australia	Round of 16	4 Dec	12.30 AM	Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
France vs Poland	Round of 16	4 Dec	8.30 PM	Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor
England vs Senegal	Round of 16	5 Dec	12.30 AM	Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Japan vs Croatia	Round of 16	5 Dec	8.30 PM	Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Brazil vs South Korea	Round of 16	6 Dec	12.30 AM	Stadium 974, Doha
Morocco vs Spain	Round of 16	6 Dec	8.30 PM	Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Portugal vs Switzerland	Round of 16	7 Dec	12.30 AM	Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail

Quarter Finals

QF 1 (Croatia vs. Brazil)	Quarter-finals	9 Dec	8.30 PM	Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
QF 2 (Netherlands vs. Argentina)	Quarter-finals	10 Dec	12.30 AM	Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
QF 3 (Morocco vs. Portugal)	Quarter-finals	10 Dec	8.30 PM	Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor
QF 4 (England vs. France)	Quarter-finals	11 Dec	12.30 AM	Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor

Semi Finals

SF 1 (Argentina vs. Croatia)	Semi-finals	14 Dec	12.30 AM	Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
SF 2 (France vs. Morocco)	Semi-finals	15 Dec	12.30 AM	Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor

3rd Place Match

Croatia vs Morocco

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17 Dec

8.30 PM

Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan

FINAL

Argentina vs France

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18 Dec

8.30 PM

Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail

Football World Cup 2022 Live Streaming

Viacom 18 is the official broadcaster for all the matches of the 2022 Football World Cup in India. Hence, all the matches will be telecast live on Sports 18 Channels. The live streaming will be available on the Voot app. You can also check the Football 2022 World Cup live score on the Howzat fantasy app.