This is all you have to know about the 2022 World Cup Qatar, including how to buy tickets, watch matches, and all the schedules.
The 2022 World Cup Qatar is an association football event in which the senior men’s national teams of 32 member nations across the globe compete for the ultimate trophy – the FIFA World Cup trophy.
It will be the 22nd edition of the tournament since it was first hosted in 1930 in Uruguay.
The tournament is the first to be hosted by an Arab nation and will take place from 20 November to 18 December 2022.
It will also be the last to have only 32 teams, as the next edition will feature 48 teams.
France are the defending champions of the tournament and have qualified for the competition, ready to defend the trophy they won four years ago in Russia.
For the first time, the tournament is not taking place in May, June, or July due to Qatar’s inclement weather conditions.
It will be hosted across 8 stadiums, with host country Qatar facing Ecuador for the opening match.
World Cup 2022 Qatar Qualifiers
The 2022 World Cup qualifiers took place from the 6th of June, 2019 to the 14th of June, 2022 which produced the 31 teams that joined Qatar in the World Cup.
It featured regional and continental competitions, including intercontinental competitions at the later stages.
The first match that was played in the qualifiers was between Mongolia and Brunei on 6th June 2019, while the last match was an intercontinental playoff between Costa Rica and New Zealand on 14th June, 2022.
A total of 2,424 matches was played, and 865 goals scored, with Ali Ahmed of United Arab Emirates emerging top-scorer with 14 goals during the World Cup 2022 Qatar qualifiers.
2022 World Cup Qatar Teams
Apart from Qatar, with automatic qualification to the tournament as the host country, countries that successfully qualified for the tournament include; Ecuador, Senegal, Netherlands, England, Iran, USA, Wales, Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland, France, Australia, Denmark, Tunisia, Spain, Costa Rica, Germany, Japan, Belgium, Canada, Morocco, Croatia, Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland, and Cameroon.
World Cup 2022 Qatar Groups
As usual 32 teams have qualified for the competition and they have been divided into eight groups – Group A to Group H. Each Group has four teams, with the Group winners and runners up qualifying to the next round of the competition.
Below are the World Cup Groups and the respective teams in each Group.
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: South Korea, Uruguay, Portugal, Ghana.
World Cup 2022 Qatar Schedule
A total of 64 games will be played to decide the winner of the 2022 World Cup Qatar.
The Group stages of the competition will begin on Sunday November 20 and end on Friday, December 2.
The Round of 16 will start on Saturday, December 3, and end on Tuesday December 6.
Quarterfinals starts on Friday December 9, and ends on Saturday December 10. The Semifinals is Tuesday December 13 and Wednesday 14.
The third-place play off will take place on Saturday December 17, and the Final on Sunday, December 18.
World Cup 2022 Qatar: All 64 match schedules, time and venue
Qatar v Ecuador: November 20 Al Bayt Stadium, 16:00 GMT
November 21
England v Iran: Khalifa International Stadium, 13:00 GMT
Senegal v Holland: Al Thumama Stadium, 16:00 GMT
USA v Wales: Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, 16:00 GMT
November 22
Argentina v Saudi Arabia: Lusail Stadium, 10:00GMT
Denmark v Tunisia: Education City Stadium, 13:00 GMT
Mexico v Poland: Stadium 974, 16:00 GMT
France v Australia: Al Janoub Stadium, 19:00 GMT
November 23
Morocco v Croatia: Al Bayt Stadium, 10:00 GMT
Germany v Japan: Khalifa International Stadium, 13:00 GMT
Spain v Costa Rica: Al Thumama Stadium, 16:00 GMT
Belgium v Canada: Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, 19:00 GMT
November 24
Switzerland v Cameroon: Al Janoub Stadium, 10:00GMT
Uruguay v South Korea: Education City Stadium, 13:00 GMT
Portugal v Ghana: Stadium 974, 16:00 GMT
Brazil v Serbia: Lusail Stadium, 19:00 GMT
November 25
Wales v Iran: Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, 10:00 GMT
Qatar v Senegal: Al Thumama Stadium, 13:00 GMT
Holland v Ecuador: Khalifa International Stadium, 16:00GMT
England v USA: Al Bayt Stadium, 19:00 GMT
November 26
Tunisia v Australia: Al Janoub Stadium, 10:00 GMT
Poland v Saudi Arabia: Education City Stadium, 13:00 GMT
France v Denmark: Stadium 974, 16:00 GMT
Argentina v Mexico: Lusail Stadium, 19:00 GMT
November 27
Japan v Costa Rica: Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, 10:00 GMT
Belgium v Morocco: Al Thumama Stadium, 13:00 GMT
Croatia v Canada: Khalifa International Stadium, 16:00 GMT
Spain v Germany: Al Bayt Stadium, 19:00 GMT
November 28
Cameroon v Serbia : Al Janoub Stadium, 10:00 GMT
South Korea v Ghana: Education City Stadium, 13:00 GMT
Brazil v Switzerland: Stadium 974, 16:00 GMT
Portugal v Uruguay: Lusail Stadium, 19:00 GMT
November 29
Holland v Qatar: Al Bayt Stadium, 15:00 GMT
Ecuador v Senegal: Khalifa International Stadium, 15:00 GMT
November 30
Australia v Denmark: Al Janoub Stadium, 15:00 GMT
Tunisia v France: Education City Stadium, 15:00 GMT
Poland v Argentina: Stadium 974, 19:00 GMT
Saudi Arabia v Mexico: Lusail Stadium, 19:00 GMT
December 1
Croatia v Belgium: Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, 19:00 GMT
Canada v Morocco: Al Thumama Stadium, 19:00 GMT
Japan v Spain: Khalifa International Stadium, 19:00 GMT
Costa Rica v Germany: Al Bayt Stadium, 19:00 GMT
December 2
Ghana v Uruguay: Al Janoub Stadium, 19: 00 GMT
South Korea v Portugal: Education City Stadium, 15:00 GMT
Serbia v Switzerland: Stadium 974, 19:00 GMT
Cameroon v Brazil: Lusail Stadium, 19:00 GMT
Last 16 fixtures
December 3
Match 49 – 1A v 2B – Khalifa International Stadium, 15:00 GMT
Match 50 – 1C v 2D – Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, 19:00 GMT
December 4
Match 52 – 1D v 2C – Al Thumama Stadium 15:00 GMT
Match 51 – 1B v 2A – Al Bayt Stadium, 19:00 GMT
December 5
Match 53 – 1E v 2F – Al Janoub Stadium, 15:00 GMT
Match 54 – 1G v 2H – Stadium 947, 19:00 GMT
December 6
Match 55 – 1F v 2E – Education City Stadium, 15:00 GMT
Match 56 – 1H v 2G – Lusail Stadium, 19:00 GMT
Quarter-finals
December 9
Match 57 – Winner49 v Winner50 – Lusail Stadium, 19:00 GMT
Match 58 – Winner53 v Winner54 – Education City Stadium, 15:00 GMT
December 10
Match 59 – Winner51 v Winner52 – Al Bayt Stadium, 19:00 GMT
Match 60 – Winner55 v Winner56 – Al Thumama Stadium, 15:00 GMT
Semi-finals
December 13
Match 61 – Winner57 v Winner58 – Lusail Stadium, 19:00 GMT
December 14
Match 62 – Winner59 v Winner60 – Al Bayt Stadium, 19:00 GMT
December 17
Match 63 – Khalifa International Stadium, 15:00 GMT
Final
December 18
Match 64 – Lusail Stadium, 15:00 GMT
World Cup 2022 Qatar: How to watch
All matches will be streamed via the digital channels of accredited media organizations in partnership with FIFA. You can buy tickets HERE, or watch all games online HERE.
